Research finds endangered Antarctic blue, fin and southern right whales struggling to recover despite hunting bansPopulations of the endangered blue and fin whales, which were hunted nearly to extinction in the 20th century, will not have recovered to even half of their pre-whaling numbers by 2100, according to a new Australian study.The research, published in the Fish and Fisheries journal next month, analysed 122 years of whaling data from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and current population survey data to project future population growth, based on predicted food availability in the southern oceans. Continue reading...
Endangered whales won't reach half of pre-hunting numbers by 2100, study says
22. srpna 2017 10:57
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Zdroj: The Guardian