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Els Vermeulen

Southern right whales dropped 23% in body weight
The Green Guardian
/ 17 September 2023

Southern right whales dropped 23% in body weight

This is because of a reduction and fluctuation in krill in their feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean

By Sheree Bega
Whale makes unprecedented 10 000km journey from SA to Argentina
The Green Guardian
/ 27 April 2022

Whale makes unprecedented 10 000km journey from SA to Argentina

Scientists believe she travelled that far to find good food sources, which is a ‘worrying trend’

By Sheree Bega
Campaign aims to stop ship strikes to save whales
The Green Guardian
/ 17 February 2022

Campaign aims to stop ship strikes to save whales

In South African waters, these collisions may be a growing menace, but are not yet a major threat to populations

By Sheree Bega
‘Nature not designed for seismic blasting’ – marine expert
The Green Guardian
/ 25 November 2021

‘Nature not designed for seismic blasting’ – marine expert

Shell has appointed Shearwater GeoServices to conduct a three-dimensional offshore seismic survey from Morgan Bay to Port St Johns

By Sheree Bega
South Africa’s southern right whale population is falling, research finds
The Green Guardian
/ 10 October 2020

South Africa’s southern right whale population is falling, research finds

Researcher Els Vermeulen has a whale of a time conducting an annual aerial survey of the country’s southern right whales. But decreasing numbers reveal the depressing nature of this work

By Sheree Bega

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