What is the scientific name for the SRW
What are the main threats to the SRW?
Why should we care about the SRW?
Who is responsible for protecting the SRW?
Who/what is / had the biggest negative impact on the SRW?
Who collects data & information about the SRW?
Govt?
Tourists?
Whalers?
Fisherman?
Pollution?
Ocean debris?nets, fishing lines
Why have numbers increased / decreased?
Where do SRWs migrate to and from?
Where are the nurseries for the SRW?
Where are the biggest populations of SRWs found?
What is the current population of SRW?
When are they most at risk?
Tourists - abiding by rules and guidelines
Science Agencies?
Universities?
Govt?
When did the numbers begin to recover?
Useful resources
Science Agencies
Agencies / Organisations
Policies?
Laws to protect them?
When do they migrate?
Southern Right Whale Recover yPlan
Importance to ecosystem?
How often do they reproduce?
Tourist interference
Paddlers at Point Ann birthing grounds
How has the population of the SRWs changed (increased or decreased?
natural predators?
Human actions
Reduced food supply through overfishing
Boating collisions / injuries
Humans getting too close / interferring with mothers and babies
Microplastics?
Chemicals?
Protected species?
Killer Whales?Great white sharks?
Whaling bans?
Where in their migration are they most vulnerable?
How often do they reproduce?
Birthing?
Migrating?
Where are they most at risk?
Proximity rules?
Tourist boats