December 18, 2007
Reading this article in the Economist we bought for the flight to KL, I was reminded of what Martial, our guide, told us about the humpback whales that migrate up to Sainte Marie, Madagascar, to give birth. We were standing on the street in the one town on the island, telling him that we'd managed to see lots of whales while camped up on the west coast of the island. We'd been a little disturbed watching the tourist boats running around after the whales, but didn't think too much about it until Martial said that the calves have a hard time getting enough to eat. They need 600 liters of milk day, but they only nurse when their moms are still, or at least not fleeing before a horde of tourists, so as tourism increases, the calves are getting less milk than they need.
Something else to worry about.
