Be sea-ing you: humpback whale spotted in New York’s Hudson River

Sightings of the species are becoming increasingly common as experts worry about danger posed by busy waterways A humpback whale was spotted on Thursday swimming in New York’s Hudson River, sparking a social media frenzy. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, president of Manhattan borough, was among those to share a photograph of the whale on Facebook , an image taken on Thursday morning and provided by Gotham Whale, a citizen science and education group that tracks marine mammals in New York’s waterways. Continue reading...

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