| Title: |
First documented movement of a humpback whale between the Cape Verde Islands and West Greenland. |
| Authors: |
Chosson, Valerie, Wyss, Virginie, Jann, Beatrice, Wenzel, Frederick W., Sigurðsson, Guðjón Már, Simon, Malene, Hansen, Rikke Guldborg, Jones, Lindsey S. |
| Source: |
Ecology & Evolution (20457758); Mar2024, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p1-5, 5p |
| Subject Terms: |
HUMPBACK whale, MATING grounds, ANIMAL migration, ISLANDS |
| Geographic Terms: |
CABO Verde |
| Abstract: |
The endangered population of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) breeding and calving off the Cape Verde Islands (CVI) are known to migrate to feeding areas located along the eastern margin of the North Atlantic Ocean (Iceland, and Norway). Here, we report for the first time a confirmed migration of an individual humpback whale from CVI breeding ground to a western North Atlantic feeding ground of West Greenland. This individual humpback, which was photographed and identified off the coast of West Greenland in 2021, was previously documented in CVI 22 years before (1999). An annual subsistence hunt for humpbacks occurs in West Greenland and the resighting at this location with a humpback whale from CVI has strong implications for the conservation efforts of the small CVI population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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