Baby right whale and mother spotted off St. Marys

The New Year has brought a new baby right whale to the waters near Jacksonville — one more member of an endangered species of marine mammals.

An aerial survey team saw a right whale named Boomerang and her new calf about 9 miles east of the St. Mary’s River entrance in Florida on Jan. 1.

The mother was last seen Dec. 20 without a calf, making this baby less than 2 weeks old, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…

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