Southern right whale calf wounding by kelp gulls increased to nearly all over 4 decades

Southern right whale calf wounding by kelp gulls increased to nearly all over 4 decades
London, UK (SPX) Nov 17, 2015 - Wounding of southern right whale calves and mothers by Kelp Gulls has increased from 2% to 99% over four decades, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Carina Maron from the University of Utah and colleagues. Over 600 southern right whale calves died at the Peninsula Valdes calving ground, Argentina, between 2003 and 2014. This is a vastly larger number than ... more

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