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Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017
Volunteers began watching for the North American Right Whales on January 2.
by: Jacque Estes Community Editor
The North American Right Whale population is watched closely by scientists, trained volunteers, and beachgoers.
?We had 350 in 2001, and by 2009 more than 500,? Joy Hampp, said.
Hampp started her 17th season documenting the whales as they passed between St. Augustine and Ponce inlets. But this year, Hampp said she, and the 225 official volunteers, hadn?t seen any...
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017
Volunteers began watching for the North American Right Whales on January 2.
by: Jacque Estes Community Editor
The North American Right Whale population is watched closely by scientists, trained volunteers, and beachgoers.
?We had 350 in 2001, and by 2009 more than 500,? Joy Hampp, said.
Hampp started her 17th season documenting the whales as they passed between St. Augustine and Ponce inlets. But this year, Hampp said she, and the 225 official volunteers, hadn?t seen any...
?The rub is, at a time of an environmental and conservation need, funding is becoming more difficult,? Hain said.