Southern right whales in Peru

Eubalaena australis (Desmoilins, 1822)

Common names:

English = Southern right whale (originaly named by early whalers to be the “right whale” o hunt, as he is a rather slow whale that could easily be reached by sailing and rowing whalers)

Spanish = Ballena franca austral

Conservation status of Southern right whales:

Southern right whales are “strictly protected” by the International Whaling Commission and earlier conventions since 1937;
Southern right whales are listed in Annex 1 (endangered species) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species;
Southern right whales are listed in Annex C1 (strongest category of protection) of Regulation 3626/82 of the European Union;
Southern right whales are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of the United States of America and declared to be “depleted”;
Southern right whales are listed as “endangered” by the Endangered Species Act of the United States of America;
Southern right whales are listed as “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

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Distribution of Southern right whales in Peru:

unknown, 1987 two specimen were observed in front of Ilo (17º38’ S)

Historical threats for Southern right whales:

whaling

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Page author: Stefan Austermühle

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