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Humpback whales back in Britain, with rise in sightings from Kent to Isles of Scilly (www.theguardian.com)
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Traditionally, the whales move around the western side of Britain but some are now swimming down the east coast and through the Strait of Dover – possibly re-establishing ancestral routes that were abandoned when so many humpbacks were slaughtered by 19th- and 20th-century whale-hunters.

Experts say the sightings could be a positive sign that the humpback whales’ global population of 84,000 mature animals is recovering following the ban on commercial hunting in 1986.

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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

They're taking it back

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 20 hours ago

Make Wales Whales Again

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

My home town is in bald eagles' historic habitat, but there were never any growing up. In the past decade or so, they've started to reclaim it, which is pretty cool.

Yeah, we're destroying the planet, but we are doing some things right. And this sort of good stuff only happens because we fight for it.

[–] YungOnions@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Exactly. Well said.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 17 hours ago

I read "shootings from Kent" and now I have Ohio stuck in my head