People walk past a mural of a whale created by artist Marcus Cuffi in Roseau, Dominica, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. The tiny island of Dominica announced on Nov. 13, 2023 that it is creating the world’s first marine protected area for one of earth’s largest animals: the endangered sperm whale. (AP Photo/Clyde K Jno-Baptiste)
November 13, 2023
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November 13, 2023 11 a.m.
Caribbean island of Dominica creates world's first marine protected area for endangered sperm whale
Less than 500 sperm whales are estimated to live in the waters surrounding Dominica, part of a population that moves along the Lesser Antilles chain, swimming as far south as St. Vincent and north into Guadeloupe