Animals • July 15, 2026

Humpback Whale Watching Surges in Brazil Where Population Has Grown 27-fold Since Whaling Ended

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Humpback Whale Watching Surges in Brazil Where Population Has Grown 27-fold Since Whaling Ended

The population of humpback whales around the world continues to climb ever higher, as do the records for numbers of sightings in single whale-watching seasons. In Brazil's renowned Guanabara Bay, whale watching trips are becoming popular thanks to an increase in the population of humpbacks from 2,000 in 1986, to around 35,000 today. Every year

The population of humpback whales around the world continues to climb ever higher, as do the records for numbers of sightings in single whale-watching seasons. In Brazil's renowned Guanabara Bay, whale watching trips are becoming popular thanks to an increase in the population of humpbacks from 2,000 in 1986, to around 35,000 today. Every year
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