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Whales Return to Moby Dick's Old Haunts

New sightings of hunt-decimated populations off Chile raise hopes

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 28, 2008 3:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – Hosts of whale sightings are being reported off southern Chile, raising conservationists' hopes for a resurgence of the populations—including the real-life inspiration for Moby Dick—that flourished in the area before they were hunted nearly to extinction. Experts warn the apparent boom could be... Read full story »

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