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]]>The protected reserve will spread over nearly 18,000 square miles. As the government announced, the area “is of great ecological value and represents a migration path of vital importance for cetaceans in the Western Mediterranean.”
Spain’s minister for ecological transition, Teresa Ribera, says that “this is the end of new prospecting or any type of extraction of fossil fuels” in the protected area.
Spain hopes to protect species like Fin whales, pilot whales, sperm whales, striped dolphins, and more.
Because heβs so recognizable, Migaloo has helped scientists better understand whale migrations off the Australian coast. His entire migration up from Antarctic waters to the Great Barrier Reef is almost 7,500 miles ! 
Besides Migaloo, there are only 3-4 other known white whales, making them exceedingly rare. cc unknown #whale #whales #ocean #breach #sea
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