Humpback Whale Migrations

The migrational routes followed by the hunchbac-ked whales around the world are accounted, being one of the two species of whales whose displace-ments are well known. Their passing by the Costa-rrican Pacific coast is emphasized, revealing the ac-tivities realized here, the dangers they face and the...

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Published in:Revista de Ciencias Ambientales
Main Author: Rodríguez, Javier
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2004
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/12040
https://doi.org/10.15359/rca.28-1.2
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Summary:The migrational routes followed by the hunchbac-ked whales around the world are accounted, being one of the two species of whales whose displace-ments are well known. Their passing by the Costa-rrican Pacific coast is emphasized, revealing the ac-tivities realized here, the dangers they face and the national existing conditions for their protection. Se da cuenta de las rutas que en sus migraciones por el mundo sigue la ballena jorobada,que es una de las dos es-pecies de ballenas cuyos desplazamientos son bien conoci-dos.Se hace hincapié en su paso por la costa pacífica cos-tarricense, revelando las actividades que aquí realizan, los peligros que enfrentan y las condiciones para su protección que nacionalmente existen.