Possible signs of recovery of the nearly extirpated Spitsbergen bowhead whales: calves observed in east Greenland
The Spitsbergen population of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) was harvested to near extinction during the whaling era. Here, we show possible signs of recovery of the population by reporting observations of two calves in the Scoresby Sund polynya in East Greenland on 2 and 4 May 2022, and it is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Norwegian Polar Institute
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Polar Research |
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| Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/8809/15285 |