The North Atlantic right whale was found off Tybee Island – east of Savannah – and was identified as a female born last year, the NOAA said. ENDANGERED WHALE AND CALF SPOTTED OFF GEORGIA COASTThe discovery of the whale carcass floating off the Georgia coast comes more than two weeks after another young female right whale was found dead off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, on Jan. 28. "The death of two juvenile North Atlantic whales within three weeks of each other is heartbreaking and preventable," Kathleen Collins, senior marine campaign manager for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, said in statement to the AP on Thursday. "The right whale graveyard off our eastern seaboard continues to grow and inaction from the administration is digging the graves." The NOAA said scientists believe there are now fewer than 360 North Atlantic right whales in existence, with the population falling about 25% from 2010 to 2020.

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