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Rare whales and seals thrive thanks to controversial US law

Animals protected by the Endangered Species Act for more than two decades are the most likely to recover.
Sea otter

The number of southern sea otters living off the Californian coast shot up after the animals gained protection from the US Endangered Species Act. Credit: Inaki Relanzon/NPL

Populations of whales, seals, sea otters, manatees and sea turtles are bouncing back under the protection of the US Endangered Species Act, even after decades of habitat destruction and exploitation.

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Nature 565, 401 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-00192-z

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