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Thar and Thar and Thar She Blows
Southern Right Whales Rebounding in South African Waters |
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21 Oct 2003 |
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| Thar and Thar and Thar She Blows Southern Right Whales Rebounding in South African Waters In a rare bit of good news about the marine environment, southern right whales are making an impressive comeback in the waters of South Africa. The mammals were pushed to the brink of extinction by whaling until protections were put in place in 1935; in recent years, annual counts off the South African coast have found steadily increasi ... |
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| Topics: business, oceans, South Africa (all these topics) |
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