Long-term research since 1969, is finding that southern right whales that visit South Africa’s shores are much thinner and having fewer calves. Climate change shifts are the likely cause. WWF South Africa and the Whale Unit within the Mammal Institute at the University of Pretoria, have joined hands to ensure that this research continues so that we can better understand what is happening to the Southern Ocean.
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