While a North Atlantic right whale has been spotted in Canadian waters for the first time this season, it is entangled in fishing gear in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Heidi Petracek explains how rescuers are trying to free the whale, known as Shelagh, one of only 356 right whales left on Earth; and what’s being done to protect them.
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