[CINC] Varvera's perignations. Actually two separate populations? Update to Feb. 5

[paul jr petrich]

Thanks Marty, Great stuff! 
 To all: Could the urge to find a mate cause Western Grays to dump old  that no longer work as well for them? After all, the urge to find a mate has caused evolution to change course for a long, long time among many species. Happy Day After Valentine's Day here - but just starting in the Western Pacific countries ( South Korea has 3 days dedicated to finding a mate! ) Paul
On Feb 9, 2012, at 10:52 PM, Marty Flam wrote:

> http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jan/23/rare-gray-whale-mixes-crowd-sd/ 
> 
>  One idea is that some grays near Russia are actually eastern grays that have sought out new territory because there are so many whales along the United States and Canada. Another possibility is that some western Pacific whales routinely cross the ocean but they haven't been discovered until now. 
> 
> http://mmi.oregonstate.edu/Sakhalin2011 
> 
> During this last week [ending Feb 5] Varvara started out north of Bahia Magdalena and traveled south to a latitude halfway between La Paz and Cabo San Lucas. There she turned back northwest to the most westerly point of land north of the mouth of Magdalena Bay.  
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