From: NZWeek
A group of scientists from the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Science (RAS) left here for Sakhalin coasts on Thursday to monitor an endangered population of gray whales listed in the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species.
According to the scientists, every summer 120 to 140 gray whales come to the Sea of Okhotsk for feeding. They have been studying western gray whales for years.
This year, the scientists and biology students will count the animals and learn about their behavior.
