Portugal bans tourist boats from approaching orcas after series of ramming incidents
Traumatic incidents may be the root cause of the unusual behaviour, which has ramped up over the last three years.
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Traumatic incidents may be the root cause of the unusual behaviour, which has ramped up over the last three years.
Some 744 encounters between killer whales and boats taking place between the coast of North Africa and Brittany have been recorded by scientists since 2020.
Orcas are attacking and capsizing boats off the coast of Spain in what researchers are saying may be learned behaviour. The local maritime rescue
Traumatic incidents may be the root cause of the unusual behaviour, which has ramped up over the last three years.
Reported incidents of orcas ramming into boats, including yachts and sailboats near the Spanish and Portuguese coast have tripled in the last two years, according to data released by GTOA, a group that researches orcas in the region.