SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. ( WKRG ) — A rare sighting along the Gulf Coast on Saturday as two endangered North Atlantic Right Whales were spotted and reported to Oceana. This is only the fifth time since 2000 that North Atlantic Right Whales have been in the Gulf.
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Oceana North Atlantic Whale Marine Scientist Nora Ives warns boaters in the area to be extra cautious, as these mammals are hard to see.
“They’re dark in color, they don’t have a dorsal fin, and they like to swim close to the surface,” said Ives.
An estimated 370 North Atlantic Right Whales are left in the wild today. Of those, only around 70 are females, making reproduction chances slim for the species…