# @centerforbiodiv on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYPzExGH4t3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65533236-centerforbiodiv-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-12T17:23:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Center for Biological Diversity (@CenterForBioDiv) — https://gondola.cc/CenterForBioDiv

## Caption

There are fewer than 400 North Atlantic right whales left on Earth, with only an estimated 70 reproductively active females. 

One major threat they face: deadly vessel strikes.

Vessel strikes are one of the two most common causes of death for right whales, along with fishing gear entanglements.

This week, the Center and our allies filed a legal intervention to help fight a lawsuit aimed at overturning a seasonal speed rule protecting North Atlantic right whales from deadly ship strikes.

We're working to defend the speed rule against a lawsuit brought by a New York vessel owner fined for violating seasonal speed limits. 

The existing speed limits and areas they cover are based on scientific data. Research has shown they have reduced the risk of fatally striking a right whale by up to 90%. 

We're doing all that we can to maintain the speed limit to save these whales. 

[Image description: A scientific illustration of a North atlantic right whale with a bright yellow outline set among an underwater scene. Text overlay introduces the animal and it's threats.]

#SaveTheWhales #RightWhale #OceanConservation #WildlifeConservation #EndangeredSpecies

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savethewhales, wildlifeconservation, rightwhale, oceanconservation, endangeredspecies

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