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Whale conservation institute: Protecting right whales

Whale conservation institute: Protecting right whales

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statistical discovery . From sas. TM CUSTOMER BRIEF Whale conservation institute Protecting right whales In Argentina’s Peninsula Valdés, kelp gulls dive down toward the sparkling jewel-toned waters below, where endangered southern right whales return each May through December to mate and birth their calves. The gulls gouge chunks of skin and blubber from the backs of the whales to eat. In response, the whales flinch violently, submerge and swim away fast. These gull attacks have increased over the years and are damaging the quality of life for these endangered great whales. That’s one of the recent findings of researchers at the Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas / Whale Conservation Institute (WCI). Since 1971, these scientists have studied the southern right wha

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