A new study offers a glimpse into the state of mind of North Atlantic right whales when they are trapped and dying in fishing gear.
By measuring hormone levels in the collected feces of the endangered whales, scientists have determines the animals’ stress levels are “sky-high.”
“What it tells us is that there is extreme physical trauma and extreme suffering going on,” said Rosalind Rolland, a senior scientist
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