Breeding Humpbacks Get Safe Space

摘要

Every year, 20,000 or so humpback whales migrate north from Antarctica's feeding grounds to breed in the warmer waters of Western Australia. About 1000 of the whales of this "Breeding Group D" population head to Australia's Kimberley Coast, making it the largest humpback whale calving area in the Southern Hemisphere—and last week Western Australian officials announced that part of a planned marine park will be set aside to help protect the annual visitors.