CLIMATE CHANGE EXHAUSTING WHALES
Humpback whales exhausted as food sources depleted due to climate change, researcher says
Gion De Poloni, June 12, 2015 (ABC-Australia)
“Climate change could be responsible for humpback whales becoming exhausted during their annual migration to warmer waters…[Whale researcher] Janelle Braithwaite examined historical whaling data and says climate change may be depleting the Antarctic food sources whales rely on to store energy for their long journey to breeding grounds off WA's northern coast…[Ice declines will reduce krill and that will reduce how much food they have…Over the summer [they feast] on krill down in the Southern Ocean but once they leave, they're pretty much fasting during their migration journey…[The issues are] causing a decline in the whale population and female humpback whales were especially vulnerable…” click here for more
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