Tag: Humpback whales

• Friday, November 6th 2020 - 09:19 UTC

  Humpback whales are back in South Georgia, after almost extinction a century ago

  

  A new study shows the welcome return of humpback whales to the waters around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia after a century of commercial whaling decimated their populations. The study is published in the journal Endangered Species Research this week and is good news for whale conservation.

• Thursday, November 5th 2020 - 09:07 UTC

  Close encounter of two kayakers with a humpback whale off California

  

  Whale watchers in Avila Beach, California had a close encounter with a humpback whale as the marine giant almost swallowed two kayakers. The event was caught in the video and has made its round on the internet.

• Friday, October 18th 2019 - 09:29 UTC

  Humpback whales in the SW Atlantic total some 25.000, NOAA survey

  

  One of the whale populations taken to the edge of extinction by commercial hunting in the early 20th Century has essentially recovered its numbers. It's estimated the humpbacks that frequent the southwest Atlantic once totaled perhaps 27,000 animals.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2016 - 22:17 UTC

  “Whale recovery in Falklands” and an explosion of sightings

  

  ”Whale recovery in Falklands’ waters was the subject of an article in Penguin News in October last year. It outlined the Marine Spatial Planning team’s efforts to capture the story of the mammal’s recovery.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2015 - 07:25 UTC

  Blue whales reported to be back in Barents Sea after a century

  

  Blue whales are returning to the Barents Sea in the area of Svalbard, according to employees of Holland's Institute of Sea Research. The 17 species spotted means the mammals are returning to the region after a century of absence.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 00:16 UTC

  Humpback whales in different oceans should be recognized as separate species, says genetic study

  

  A new genetic study has revealed that populations of humpback whales in the oceans of the North Pacific, North Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere are much more distinct from each other than previously thought, and should be recognized as separate subspecies.

• Tuesday, September 4th 2012 - 00:25 UTC

  Nearly 11.500 humpback whales counted off the coast of Brazil

  

  Whales are returning to the coast of Brazil. Last year, nearly 11,500 humpback whales were counted off the coast of Brazil - a new record, the Baleia Jubarte Institute cheered on Sunday in a report.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2011 - 21:52 UTC

  Humpback whale appears floating in the port of Montevideo

  

  An eight metre long humpback whale with a big gash close to the mouth appeared dead in the port of Montevideo. According to local marine biologists the cetacean most probably collided with a vessel.

• Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 17:26 UTC

  Australia whale-watching season takes off as thousands head north during winter

  

  Australia marked the start of its whale-watching season Wednesday with predictions that some 4,000 of the giant animals will be spotted as they make their way along the coast during winter.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 14:12 UTC

  Migrating humpback whales have jetliners’ navigational precision

  

  Researchers based at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand have found that migrating humpback whales achieve navigational precision usually associated with jetliners or arrows.