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Interesting, almost looks as if whale conservation, despite having been started for purely sentimental reasons afaik, has turned out to be saving our asses a bi
by usrusr 6y ago
Interesting, almost looks as if whale conservation, despite having been started for purely sentimental reasons afaik, has turned out to be saving our asses a bit in terms of climate change and overfishing.
- travmatt 6y agoEcologists frequently focus public efforts on widely recognizable umbrella species. Humpback whales are widely distributed and touch many complex parts of the ecosystem. Making them the face of conservation efforts makes sense, because protecting them entails protecting the ecosystem they live in and rely on.