Unregulated tourism risks disrupting Timor-Leste’s whale migration

Mongabay
Dec 10, 2025, 10:09 pm125 ptsTrending
DILI, Timor-Leste — Whale tourism in Timor-Leste is booming. Tour operators report a healthy number of sightings and full bookings in the peak season of September to December, when hundreds of pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) make the journey through the Ombai-Wetar Strait on their way…

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