After decades near collapse, humpback whales are resurging — from an estimated 10 000 at their lowest, to around 80 000 today. Conservation efforts and the whales’ flexible feeding behavior helped them recover. Researchers now spot them almost daily in former near-deserts of the sea.
(c) Marlin Clark
(c) Marlin Clark

Las ballenas jorobadas resurgen: su población sube de 10 000 a unas 80 000

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Tras décadas al borde de la extinción, las ballenas jorobadas se recuperan — de unos 10 000 en su peor momento a cerca de 80 000 hoy en día. Las medidas de conservación y su capacidad para cambiar de alimento han sido clave. Hoy en día es común verlas donde antes eran una rareza.

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