Conservationists are learning the well being of Antarctic whales utilizing custom-made crossbows.
Researchers use the gadget to take distant biopsies from wild humpback whales to review the animals’ well being.
That is an effort that’s taking a look at how the meals provide of Antarctic whales could also be affected by local weather change. With sea ice receding at an alarming charge on this essential surroundings, the huge our bodies of whales maintain clues to the affect on the complete marine ecosystem.
BBC science journalist Victoria Gill joins a whale analysis mission led by wildlife charity WWF within the Antarctic Peninsula.
Filmed by Phil Edwards. Produced by Kate Stephens. Edited by Victoria Gill
