Scientists made an incredible discovery last year: a small, "unique" group of baleen whales in the Gulf of Mexico that make up an entirely new species. The whales — up to 60,000 pounds each ...

Rice’s whale is the only year-round resident baleen whale in the northern Gulf of Mexico. At an estimated population size of only 51 animals, it is one of the world’s most endangered baleen ...

A Rice’s whale is shown in the Gulf of Mexico. | U.S. Marine Mammal Commission Republicans and conservative groups are also making the Rice’s whale an issue in the 2024 campaign.

Rice's whale is the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of Mexico. It is also one of the world's most endangered whales. Only an estimated 50 individuals are left.

Environmental scientists say Rice's whale, discovered in 2021, faces extinction unless the federal government sets tougher restrictions on oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico.

Rice’s whale is the only year-round resident baleen whale in the northern Gulf of Mexico. At an estimated population size of only 51 animals, it is one of the world’s most endangered baleen ...

That’s Rice’s whale, the only resident baleen whale in the Gulf of Mexico—and one of the most endangered whales in the world. Scientists estimate that about 50 are left.

Environmental scientists say Rice’s whale, discovered in 2021, faces extinction unless the federal government sets tougher restrictions on oil and gas activities in the gulf.

A species of baleen whale endemic to the northern Gulf of Mexico, Rice's whales are one of the most endangered in the world, with fewer than 100 individuals remaining throughout the Gulf of Mexico ...

The Rice's Whale. Scientists estimate that there are fewer than 100 Rice's whales in existence. The whale only lives in the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo courtesy National Marine Fisheries Service/NOAA ...

This is the Rice’s whale, one of the Gulf of Mexico’s largest and most mysterious animals. Found nowhere else on Earth, it is the only baleen whale that lives in the Gulf year-round.

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