Internal DFO memo warns Trump-backed bill threatens right whale survival

The Fisheries Department has said little about the proposed U.S. legislation. But the newly released memo shows experts inside the department believe the policy could have grave consequences for the species, of which fewer than 400 remain.

Proposed U.S. legislation would delay new protections for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale until 2035

Staff at the federal Fisheries Department are worried the United States government is about to adopt legislation jeopardizing the survival of the North Atlantic right whale, according to an internal government memo.