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Australia's right whales are recovering after whaling bans, but there are still worrying signs

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageRight whales pass on the knowledge of their migration routes. Rob Harcourt, Author provided

Every July southern right whales arrive in the sheltered inlets of southern Australia to breed. These endangered whales were severely depleted by whaling, with up to 150,000 killed between 1790 and 1980.

After more than a century of protection they are...

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