Southern Right Whales Are Having Fewer Calves; Scientists Say a Warming Ocean Is to Blame
2026-02-27
After decades of recovery from commercial whaling, climate change is now threatening the whales’ future. By Teresa Tomassoni Southern right whales—once driven to near-extinction by industrial hunting in the 19th and 20th centuries—have long been regarded as a conservation success. After the International Whaling Commission banned commercial whaling in theContinue Reading