Natural History Wanderings

The population of Blue Whales living off the California coast has made a significant comeback. The LA Times reports

A new analysis suggests that there are as many blue whales living off the coast of California as there were before humans started hunting them to near extinction 110 years ago.Today, there are roughly 2,200 blue whales who range from Mexico in the south to Alaska in the north. In the 1930s, that number was closer to 750.

Read Story at Blue whales of California are back to historical levels, study finds – LA Times.