World’s largest iceberg continues to break up off the coast of South Georgia
The world’s (former) largest iceberg continues to break apart into smaller pieces on the doorstep of a major marine wildlife haven and home to millions of macaroni and king penguins in Antarctica. This comes less than a week after the mammoth iceberg, known as A68a, first split in two, Live Science recently reported. Scientists at […]
Antarctica’s blue whales return to South Georgia a century after they were nearly wiped out
The critically-endangered blue whale — the largest animal known to have ever existed — has returned to the waters near the remote island of South Georgia near Antarctica, almost 100 years after the mega-mammal was nearly made extinct by industrial whaling. Researchers say a recent survey of the waters around the sub-Antarctic island — a […]
Blue whales return to sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia after near local extinction — ScienceDaily
An international research team led by UK scientists has revealed the return of critically endangered Antarctic blue whales to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, 50 years after whaling all but wiped them out. The new study follows recent research that humpback whales are also returning to the region. The discovery, based on analysis of […]
Blue whales return to South Georgia after near extinction
A blue whale photographed near South Georgia. Credit: Russell Leaper An international research team led by UK scientists has revealed the return of critically endangered Antarctic blue whales to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, 50 years after whaling all but wiped them out. The new study follows recent research that humpback whales are also […]
