Nearly 40 years after the global whaling ban, large gatherings of humpback whales are being recorded more often off South Africa. One sighting submitted to Happywhale identified 299 whales in 24 hours, reflecting a Southern Hemisphere recovery from about 10,000 to roughly 100,000 animals.
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Buckelwal-Supergruppen kehren vor Südafrika zurück

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Fast 40 Jahre nach dem weltweiten Walfangverbot werden vor Südafrika wieder häufiger grosse Gruppen von Buckelwalen beobachtet. Eine bei Happywhale gemeldete Sichtung identifizierte 299 Tiere in 24 Stunden und verweist auf die Erholung im Südpazifik und Südatlantik.

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