once-endangered

The fin whale could be a ray of hope in a sea of ominous ecosystem changes. During the whaling boom of the 20th century, the species was heavily hunted. Their populations in the Southern Hemisphere reached critically low levels. But in the Antarctic region, the second-largest whale in the world is making a promising comeback. Large fin whale feeding groups, more amusingly and … [Read more...] about The Sighting of Fin Whales Indicates a Comeback for the Once-Endangered Species