A 2025 report by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium estimated the North Atlantic right whale population at 384 individuals.
October 21, 2025
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temporal
Annual population estimate produced by a scientific consortium monitoring the species.
North Atlantic right whales are vulnerable to collisions with ships and to entanglement in fishing gear.
October 21, 2025
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descriptive
Primary anthropogenic threats to the species identified by researchers and managers.
The North Atlantic right whale population declined by about 25% between 2010 and 2020.
December 31, 2020
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temporal
Decadal population change reported for the species.
IUCN Red List assessments influence government agencies and international agreements that regulate wildlife import and export, including the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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institutional
Conservation status listings inform regulatory and trade decisions by authorities and multilateral agreements.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area contains the world's largest unbroken caldera and, according to UNESCO World Heritage, supports about 25,000 large animals including over 1,000,000 wildebeest and 72,000 zebras.
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descriptive
Geological and wildlife attribute summary provided by UNESCO World Heritage.
Many shark species reproduce slowly, which makes them especially vulnerable to overexploitation from fishing and trade.
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biology
Life-history traits that affect population recovery and extinction risk.
Sharks function as apex predators in marine ecosystems, and declines in shark populations can trigger cascading ecological effects that negatively affect coral reefs and fisheries.
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ecology
Ecological role of sharks and potential consequences of their decline.