The Gray Whales of Mexico, an Important Tourist Attraction in Expansion Agencia EFE
go to original March 15, 2015

Once nearly extinct, grey whales now migrate in their thousands to Mexico's Vizcaino reserve in Baja California, in search of warmer waters to mate and give birth. Tourists flock to the reserve to see the whales, measuring up to 49 feet long. (Associated Press )

After reaching its largest population in almost 20 years, the gray whale has definitely become an important tourist attraction for the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, a frequent destination for visitors from the United States and Canada.

The Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources, or Semarnat, reported last week that by late February this year there had been sightings of 2,652 of the cetaceans in the lagoons of Ojo de Liebre and San Ignacio, where they gather annually during this season of the year.

...Though the gray whales started their return to Alaska earlier this year as a consequence of the El Niño phenomenon, which warms water temperatures and so facilitates their return, hundreds of the cetaceans can still be observed and the whale watching tours will not end until April 30.

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