Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’
by Petra Stock from on (#73G10)
Lead author of Australian study says breeding slowdown is linked to climate-driven changes in magnificent' whale's foraging grounds
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After decades of recovery, southern right whales are showing signs of a climate-driven decline in breeding rates, which scientists say is a warning signal" about changes in the Southern Ocean.
After being hunted to near extinction by commercial whaling in the 19th and 20th centuries, southern right whales remained endangered in Australia.
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