Right Whale Model

Model measures 9 inches long x 5 inches wide The NRC building of the Museum has a Right Whale and her calf hanging in the lobby.  Come to the Museum to meet Stumpy, the Right Whale whose death made a difference for her species. Right Whales are critically endangered, with fewer than 500 left in the wild. When Stumpy was struck by a ship and died in 2004, researchers used her bones to show that ships need a speed limit within Right Whale protected habitats. New laws meant that fewer whales would die due to ship strikes.