As numbers of North Atlantic right whales keep declining because of entanglements with fishing gear and fatal ship strikes, conservationists are using acoustic technology and waging an escalating legal battle to push for more aggressive action to protect the world’s rarest cetacean.
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Rene Ebersole is an independent investigative journalist covering science, health, and the environment. She writes for many outlets, including National Geographic, The Washington Post, Outside, Popular Science, The Nation, and Audubon, where she was features editor for more than a decade.