Meet the Moms and Calves There have been 14 new calves in the 2021-22 calving season! Here they are, pictured along with their moms. To see more images and learn more visit NOAA's right whale page at bit.ly/right_whales2022 or the Georgia DNR online album at bit.ly/dnr_rwpics.
Commercial mariners spotted catalog #2040 "Naevus" with a calf off Sapelo Island, Ga., on Dec. 31, 2021. Naevus is 32 years old and this is her sixth known calf. Her last calf was born in 2014. This image of Naevus was taken about 15 miles east of Sapelo on Jan. 19, 2022. Photo by Trip Kolkmeyer, GADNR, under NOAA permit 20556
#2040 - Naevus
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March 2022
Catalog #1515 was seen with a calf about 5 nautical miles off Cumberland Island, Ga., on Jan. 23, 2022. 1515 is more than 37 years old and this is her 8th known calf. Her last calf was born in 2017 and was last seen in 2018. Photo by Florida FWC, taken under NOAA permit 20556
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