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around that time, scientists learned something extraordinary. whales were communicating with each other. sometimes by song over long distances. in part, because of that discovery, scientists and conservationists rallied to enact laws to protect the whales and it worked. the humpback whale population has made a remarkable comeback. now they face a host of new threats. global warming is killing off their food source and human activity is causing thousands of whale deaths a year from the ...

50 years ago humpback whales were considered an endangered species after decades of commercial whaling decimated the population. around that same time scientists learned something extraordinary. whales were communicating with each other, sometimes by song over long distances. in part because of that discovery scientists and conservationists rallied to enact laws to protect the whales, and it worked. the humpback whale population has made a remarkable comeback. but now they face a host ...

>> at these latitudes, the sea can be terrifying. they say below 40 degrees south, there is no law. but below 50, there is no god. at the ends of the earth is a land of extremes, home to spectacular wildlife. for centuries, people and animals have battled for supremacy. but now enemies are becoming allies. together, they face new challenges. in our rapidly changing world. >> you are at the mercy of the elements. >> this is a story of what it takes to survive. on the edge of the world ....

>> at these latitudes, the sea can be terrifying. they say below 40 degrees south, there is no law. but below 50, there is no god. at the ends of the earth is a land of extremes, home to spectacular wildlife. for centuries, people and animals have battled for supremacy. but now enemies are becoming allies. together, they face new challenges. in our rapidly changing world. >> you are at the mercy of the elements. >> this is a story of what it takes to survive. on the edge of the world ....

Only ones plying these waters. >> the steady stream of ships through the straits might drive away the whales entirely . >> to make his case, he needs proof that the whales are stressed, and that means taking a sample. but chasing whales in boat mace panic them.

>> to make his case, he needs proof that the whales are stressed, and that means taking a sample. but chasing whales in boats make panic them. so fredrik and his team are trying something new. a drone. its mission, to hover over the whales spout and catch a sample of its snot. spout samples reveal levels of stress hormones as well as pollution.

>> to make his case, he needs proof that the whales are stressed, and that means taking a sample. but chasing whales in boat mace panic them. so fredrik and his team are trying something new. a drone. its mission, to hover over the whales spout and catch a sample of its snot. spout samples reveal levels of stress hormones as well as