The Urban Whale

The Urban Whale
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 624
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ISBN-10 : 0674023277
ISBN-13 : 9780674023277
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Book Synopsis The Urban Whale by : Scott D. Kraus

Download or read book The Urban Whale written by Scott D. Kraus and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2007-02-15 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1980 a group of scientists censusing marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy was astonished by the sight of 25 right whales. Until that time, scientists believed the North Atlantic right whale was extinct or nearly so. The sightings electrified the research community, spurring a quarter century of exploration, which is documented here.


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