Zeldzame Noordkaper voor kust Georgia (VS) begint paringsseizoen - Slechts 400 Noordkapers in het wild

Right whale migration begins

10-11-2008 The Associated Press, The Miami Herald, USA

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — State officials are warning boaters to steer clear of right whales as their calving season begins off the Georgia coast.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says calving season for the massive, endangered species begins in mid-November and runs through mid-April.

Marine biologists will begin aerial watches of the animals Dec. 1.
Scientists say there are up to 400 right whales left in the wild.
About half of them migrate to warm waters off the coasts of Florida and Georgia during the cooler months. They give birth to calves there.

(Bron: http://www.miamiherald.com/)
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