Add endangered whales to the list of things the Trump administration doesnt give a rats ass about.
Environmental advocates have reacted with outrage.
The consequences of fatal error are too dire to contemplate, he added.
A photo of a Rice’s whale.© NOAA Fisheries
It was only in 2021 that genetic and morphological testing helped researchers determine they were a distinct species.
They also face numerous threats, largely due to industrial activity.
That makes them vulnerable to being struck by ships.
Thats proven fatal at least once.
In 2009, a whale later determined to belong to the species wasfound floatingin the Port of Tampa.
A necropsy determined the females death was resulting from a collision with a boat.
Klein was named to the position by former president Joe Biden in 2023.
This, as they say, is why we cant have nice things.
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