A population like this couldn't stand too many years with only a couple of animals born into it. |
That's the most poignant thing of our season. There are no whales here to speak of. |
They're an urban whale, really, if you will. They're found near shore near these large, busy ports. |
This is an exciting year ... witnessing a population on the brink of extinction exhibit signs that it might actually make it, that it might have a fighting chance. |
This population of right whales is one of the most endangered populations of large mammals anywhere in the world. This is our white rhino. This is our giant panda. |
We're the wealthiest, most powerful nation in the world and here we have one of the most endangered populations of large mammals in the world right out our back door. And I think it would be a shame if 100 years from now, this population became extinct because we didn't give it our all. |