Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822) . Occurrence records of the Southern Right Whale are shared on GBIF from around 36 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all De Hoop Nature Reserve (116 records), in 2 provinces.

IUCN: Least concern

36reserves with records

417records around them

2provinces

LCIUCN category

Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) — Photo: Michaël CATANZARITI · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	116
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	50
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	49
Walker Bay Whale SanctuaryMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	28
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	25
Walker Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	16
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	11
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	11
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	11
Jukani Predator ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	10
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	8
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	8
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	6
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	6
Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	5
Noorsekloof Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	5
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	4
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	3
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	2
Vogelgat Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Agulhas National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2
Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	2
Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	2
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
Morris point / Uitkyk puntNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 30 reserves
Eastern Cape: 6 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Balaenidae
Scientific name: Eubalaena australis
GBIF taxon: 2440332
Wikidata: Q244410

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.