A necropsy has been completed on an eighth endangered right whale found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The necropsy was completed yesterday on Miscou Island, NB. The initial findings have not yet been released and it’s expected to take weeks for tissues samples to be analyzed. Necropsies on the other whales found dead over the past month have revealed evidence of blunt force trauma from boat strikes and signs of fishing gear entanglement. The alarming number of dead endangered right whales has also prompted the closure of the northern New Brunswick snow Crab fishery as a precaution.
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Community Rallies to Help Stanley, NB Fire Victim
Community members are stepping in to help a central New Brunswick man whose home was destroyed by fire this week. The 66-year-old man made it out of his home near Stanley unharmed but he lost his house and everything in it. The Canadian Red Cross provided emergency assistance to the man and also reached out to the non-profit group Big Hearts Small City. Founder Jason Surette says the organization put out a request on Facebook for building supplies, and received the donation of a mini-home.