Melting Ice in Greenland Disrupting Whale Migration and Putting Species at Risk

North Atlantic right whales have largely disappeared from their usual feeding grounds in the Gulf of Maine.
Instead, the whales are traveling hundreds of miles north to Canadian waters, putting them in danger of ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear.
Scientists have linked the whales’ unusual migration to changes in the ocean caused by climate change and the melting of Greenland’s second largest ice sheet.
The endangered whale population has dwindled to only about 340 animals left.
The shifts in the whales’ behavior demonstrate how the effects of climate change can ripple through connected natural systems with dangerous consequences.