Whale Haven in Chile
Blue whales survived despite commercial whaling; now threatened by industry.
The Science and Survival of a Species
Searching For Spouts: Scientists at Chile's Blue Whale Center find whales in the vast Gulf of Corcovado by scouring the water with high-powered binoculars from a hillside on the remote island of Melinka. Here biologist Yaccquiline Montecinos shows ABC's Jeffrey Kofman how she finds the spouts. The shape of the spout tells researchers what kind of whale it is. (Wonbo Woo/ABC News)
