11. Preventing Extinctions
Tourists appreciating a southern right whale (Eubalaena australis, LC) from a whale charter boat operating from Hermanus, South Africa. Considered the “right” whale by 19th century whalers, the species was hunted to near extinction by the early 1900s, when only 300 individuals were left in the world...
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Tourists appreciating a southern right whale (Eubalaena australis, LC) from a whale charter boat operating from Hermanus, South Africa. Considered the “right” whale by 19th century whalers, the species was hunted to near extinction by the early 1900s, when only 300 individuals were left in the world (Reilly et al., 2013). Following the international ban on whale hunting, their populations have steadily recovered. Today it is considered safe from extinction, enabling towns such as Hermanus to . |
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