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Good news! 18 calves of right whales are born, a critically endangered species
Photo credits: Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
📍Location: Unknown
It must be taken into account that the number of calves per individual is very small, this happens in marine mammals. They are not like some invertebrates or fish, which can leave a very large descent, as is the case with crabs, sea snails, octopuses, etc.** So it is great news to know that 18 babies have been born of these enormous endangered beings**.
A newspaper article published in BioGuia (with additional data from IUCN)
These 18 births make us wonder, is it still too late to save this species? year after year, the famous red list of endangered species increases. The aforementioned hatchlings have appeared from November 2019 to recent dates
Valuable information from the IUCN Red List
At the end of 2018, the estimated number of sightings of this species of whale was 409 (Pettis et al. 2020), of which less than 250 were not yet sexually mature.
Photo credits: Todd Cravens
📍Location: Boston,Massachusetts,USA
The population decreased during 2011-2020 due to the fact that the whales died more frequently (mainly driven by entanglement in fishing gear and the fact that the whales collide with boats) in addition, they were observed to reproduce less than in previous years.
This is why this species is listed as Critically Endangered, will this be the end of its threat?
There are still more dangers for the right whale
Although we mentioned earlier that deaths since 2011 have been from entanglements and collisions, there are still other additional dangers.
Photo credits: Michael Behrens
📍Location: Húsavík, Iceland
There are several reasons why these animals have seen their population minimize. The first is due to hunting. For several centuries, humans slaughtered whales for their oil. Today, hunting has been prohibited in these animals, despite this, countries like Japan still continue to hunt whales.
However, in recent times climate change has caused them the most damage. Changes in sea temperatures have made whales unable to adapt.
There is still hope
An important fact is that they are not animals that survive in captivity. Therefore, there are no living specimens in any aquarium in the world. The cetaceans of this species that survive in the wild are the ones that can keep the species alive.
Photo credits: Michael Blum
📍Location: Stellwagen Bank, United States
One thing that is certain is that we may never be able to see these large cetaceans in large numbers together, but they are still there. We have caused the damage ourselves, so the survival of the right whale depends on us.
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Will these 18 births be enough for the conservation of the right whale❓🐋
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