Endangered Whales
"We
have
all heard about endangered
whales but are all species actually endangered? The answer
is no."
Endangered Whales Species
The most threatened whales are the large baleen whales. They are the whales that were hunted during the past two centuries. They were hunted on so badly that some of the species almost vanished and many have still today not recovered. At least nine species still have numbers below the pre-hunting times. And Blue Whale, the largest animal in the world, now exists in numbers that are only about 10% of what there was before the whaling started in 1800s. Right Whales, the group that includes Blue Whales, was the group that took most damage.
Are Humpback Whales Endangered?
Are Killer Whales Endangered?
Endangered Dolphins
With all the concern about large baleen whales, it's almost easy to forget the toothed whales that mostly escaped whaling. Most of them are actuallyther large whales, Humpbacks were hunted almost not endangered. But some, particularly those that live in freshwater rivers, are on decline. The main threats they face are pollution of the waters, habitat destruction (rainforest deforestation), and hunting.
Endangered Bottlenose Dolphins
Are Pink Dolphins Endangered?
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