Nach Dezimierung durch Walfang: Viele Walpopulationen erholen sich deutlich

Nach Dezimierung durch Walfang: Viele Walpopulationen erholen sich deutlich

Photographer Buddhilini De Soyza Captured These Stunning Pictures Of A Humpback Whale Breaching In June 2020 The Jaw Dropping Shots Were Taken As Lockdown Eased And Whale Watching Resumed Off The Coast Of Sydney Australia Buddhilini Explains We Saw A Blow In The Distance And Headed That Way Just Off South Head We Caught Up With A Whale Before We Could Get Into Position He Breached And We Were Like Oh No A Breach Is Rare And We Were Disappointed To Have Missed It The Whale Watching Boats Only Sees Breaching Whales Around 30 Of The Time But With This Boy We Neednt Have Worried For The Next 90 Minutes He Put On A Show Like Wed Never Seen In Our 8 Years Of Whale Watching In Australia Mid May Heralds The Start Of Winter In Sydney The Days Get Shorter Colder And Darker But Its Usually My Favourite Time Of The Year As Its The Start Of The Whale Watching Season For Us On The East Coast However This Year Has Been Like No Other When Mid May Came Around We Were Still Stuck At Home Under Lockdown Restrictions Thankfully By The Start Of June Australia Had Flattened The Curve And Restrictions Were Slowly Starting To Ease Here In NSW We Did Our First Whale Watching Cruise Of The Season With Go Whale Watching On The 7th Of June The Cruises Had Officially Started The Day Before It Was Quiet Out There In The Harbour And Even Quieter Once We Cleared The Heads And Headed Out Into The Tasman Sea Ours Was The Only Official Whale Watching Boat Out There There Were A Few Pleasure Boats Around But Not Many We Were Just Glad To Be Out On The Water Again And Didnt Have High Expectations We Just Wanted To See And Photograph A Few Whales Not Having Picked Up A Camera For Four MonthsNach fast einem Jahrhundert rücksichtslosen Walfangs zeigen sich Anzeichen der Erholung bei vielen Walarten. Besonders Buckelwale erreichen wieder historische Bestände. Doch neue Gefahren könnten die positiven Entwicklungen stoppen.

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