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Daniel walks in the studio.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and a blue and gray TVO Kids hooded sweatshirt.

He says WELCOME TO
TVO K NEWS.
I'M YOUR NEWS ANCHOR, DANIEL,
AND THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING.
CANADA IS IN DANGER OF LOSING
SOMETHING PRECIOUS
IN THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE.
THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE.
NOW THERE ARE ONLY...
(WHALE SINGING)

Daniel says I KNOW, A VERY SAD STORY.
BUT THERE ARE ONLY 450 OF THESE
WHALES LEFT IN THE WORLD.
NOW, EVERY YEAR THESE WHALES
PASS INTO THE GULF TO FEED.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS HAS BECOME
A DANGEROUS PLACE FOR THEM
FOR TWO REASONS.
ONE: THE ST. LAWRENCE IS A
HEAVY SHIPPING ROUTE,
AND THESE LARGE VESSELS CAN'T
ALWAYS SEE THE WHALES
IN THEIR PATH AND END UP
HITTING THEM.
TWO: THIS IS A HEAVILY
FISHED AREA.
SPECIFICALLY FOR CRAB FISHING.
WHALES GET ENTANGLED IN THE
HEAVY ROPES THEY USE
AND CAN'T ESCAPE.
THE GOOD NEWS IS
THAT LAST WEEK,
THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
INTRODUCED NEW RULES
TO HELP PROTECT THESE WHALES.
THIS INCLUDES A MANDATORY
SPEED LIMIT FOR SHIPS
TRAVELLING IN THE AREA,
FORCING THEM TO SLOW DOWN AND
AVOID HITTING THE WHALES.
ALSO, THE CRAB FISHING SEASON
WILL END EARLIER THAN USUAL,
AND BE RESTRICTED IN AREAS WHERE
THE WHALES HAVE BEEN SPOTTED.
THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVE THAT
THESE RULES WILL
HAVE A HUG IMPACT IN
PROTECTING THE WHALES
AND ENSURING THEIR RECOVERY.
NOW STAY TUNED FOR MORE
TVO K NEWS.
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