Antarctic #humpback whales 🐋 have bounced back to nearly pre-whaling levels. Amazing considering over 2 million whales were killed in the 20th century 🌊 Since the 1986 ban, they’ve recovered fast, with huge groups spotted again near the #SouthOrkneyIslands 😮✨

Antarctic whales’ remarkable c...
Antarctic whales’ remarkable comeback is threatened by krill fishing

Huge industrial trawlers are competing for krill – the main food source for whales – in the Southern Ocean, removing vital nutrients from the ecosystem

The Guardian