The Australian humpback whale population recovers from near-extinction only to find climate change poses a looming food shortage.
The Australian humpback whale population has recovered from near-extinction linked to hunting, but new Queensland research warns that numbers could soon fall again due to the effects of climate change.
Associate Professor Michael Noad said the species had recovered rapidly since commercial whaling ended in 1962, averaging a 10.9 per cent increase per year.
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