Several conservation groups and scientists have called for one of the world’s busiest shipping routes to be immediately re-routed differently to protect blue whales. What has become evident is the tremendous threat they continue to face. The blue whales’ habitat overlaps with a critical shipping artery, which connects East Asia to the Suez Canal, making them prone to noise pollution and ship strikes.
One of the ways to keeping blue whales from being unnecessarily hurt by massive cargo vessels is...
