Drilling platform in the Gray
Whale habitat area off the Sakhalin coast in the Russian Federation.
Not exact matches
The research developed computer models of blue
whale habitat off the U.S. West Coast and in the eastern tropical Pacific, including upwelling and underwater topography that affects
areas of krill concentration.
An international commission is considering whether to designate the waters around Antarctica special marine reserves, a step campaigners say would safeguard the
habitat of
whales, seals and penguins and more than double the world's protected sea
area.
In the case of Arctic
whales, the changes in sea ice might benefit their populations, at least in the short term: the loss and earlier retreat of sea ice opens up new
habitats and, in some
areas of the Arctic, has also led to an increase in food production and the length of their feeding season.
But in the
habitat of the urban
whale, in the coastal
areas of the Eastern Seaboard, there are many ships and less space.
But the gray
whale watching is the best in the world and the importance of this
area as a major winter
habitat for huge bird concentrations can make up for those shortcomings.
In the immediate
area, you can explore the jungle - covered mountains, hills, and valleys, and potentially witness the exotic wildlife, including
whales and turtles, in their natural
habitat.
We know a lot of people come to our
area and book tours with us because they want to see Killer
Whales / Orca in their natural
habitat.
Ideally located near the south end of Discovery Passage, the
area is critically important
habitat for Killer
Whales, Humpback
Whales, and so much more.
Considering the apparent importance of the Gulf of Boothia and Lancaster Sound as summer feeding
areas for the eastern Canada - west Greenland bowhead
whale population, as indicated by recent IPY results, every effort should be made to maintain the integrity of these ecosystems by limiting additional environmental alterations and human activities within their critical
habitat.