Tag: whaling industry

• Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 07:30 UTC

  South Georgia is evidence of whales recovery, a century after they were heavily exploited

  

  A team led by the British Antarctic Survey has just returned from the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, as the last of three expeditions to investigate the recovery of whales a century after they were heavily exploited. After 30 years of protection, large numbers of whales appear to be returning to the region.