Whales
The recovery of whale populations is a great example of ocean rewilding. It’s what happens when we give nature time and space to recover. In this case, the 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling was key. In the Azores for example, around 25 species of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) can be spotted. Some whales remain on the endangered list, but there are positive signs. Humpback whales were hunted almost to extinction, with just a few hundred remaining in the 1950s. A recent study by the Royal Society estimates that there are now 25,000, which is 93% of their pre-exploitation population.
— Wayne Visser
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