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- Blue whale - Wikipedia
The blue whale was abundant in nearly all the Earth's oceans until the end of the 19th century It was hunted almost to the point of extinction by whalers until the International Whaling Commission banned all blue whale hunting in 1966 The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed blue whales as Endangered as of 2018
- A critically endangered whale gets a trifecta of good news
The number of North Atlantic right whales has grown slightly, continuing a recent positive trend that has researchers "cautiously optimistic" about the critically endangered species The whale
- Whale conservation - Wikipedia
The decline of global whale populations Blue whale populations have declined dramatically due to unregulated commercial whaling, putting them at risk of extinction Prior to the setting up of the IWC in 1946, unregulated whaling had depleted a number of whale populations to a significant extent, and several whales species were severely endangered The International Union for Conservation of
- Pygmy blue whale - Wikipedia
The pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) is a subspecies of the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) found in the Indian Ocean and the Southern Pacific Ocean
- 2 Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Found Entangled in . . .
Scientists have reported that two endangered whales have been found entangled in fishing gear off the coast of Massachusetts According to a statement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
- Whale - Wikipedia
Whales range in size from the 2 6 metres (8 5 ft) and 135 kilograms (298 lb) dwarf sperm whale to the 29 9 metres (98 ft) and 190 tonnes (210 short tons) blue whale, which is the largest known animal that has ever lived The sperm whale is the largest toothed predator on Earth
- Dead 47-foot-long endangered fin whale washes up in Alaska . . .
The second-largest whale species after blue whales, fin whales are classified as endangered species, according to NOAA A fully grown whale can reach up to 85 feet long and weigh between 40 and 80
- Alfaguara project - Wikipedia
The Alfaguara project is a marine life conservation project operated from Puñihuil in the northwest of Chiloé Island, the main island in the Chiloé Archipelago in southern Chile "Alfaguara" was the name given to blue whales by Chilean whalers The focus of the project is on preservation of these endangered animals, the largest in the world [1] The project is operated by the Centro de
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