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

Humpback whales bounce back: global population rises from 10 000 to ~80 000

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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.

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