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southern right whales

3D whales are coming to Hermanus as global beacons for marine conservation and education

Our Burning Planet

3D whales are coming to Hermanus as global beacons for marine conservation and education

By Liz Clarke

Whale superhighways along the West Coast — a conservation success story

South Africa

Whale superhighways along the West Coast — a conservation success story

By Gunnar Oberhosel

Southern right whales are changing their migratory patterns — krill overfishing might be to blame

World

Southern right whales are changing their migratory patterns — krill overfishing might be to blame

By Liz Clarke

The southern right to protection — tracking the ocean’s threatened gentle giant

South Africa

The southern right to protection — tracking the ocean’s threatened gentle giant

By Liz Clarke

Recovering southern right whales face new challenge as crucial marginal ice diminishes in foraging grounds

South Africa

Recovering southern right whales face new challenge as crucial marginal ice diminishes in foraging grounds

By Julia Evans

The harpoons are gone, but whales face more complex modern threats

South Africa

The harpoons are gone, but whales face more complex modern threats

By Julia Evans

Researchers cite climate crisis as possible reason behind decreased southern right whale migration to SA

South Africa

Researchers cite climate crisis as possible reason behind decreased southern right whale migration to SA

By Anke Nel