RSSWhales’ endangered status reviewed
From: The Washington Times | September 28, 2009
HONOLULU | The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing that the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in recent decades. Known for their acrobatic leaps from the sea and complex singing patterns, humpback whales were nearly hunted to extinction for their oil and meat by industrial-sized whaling ships well through the middle of the 20th century. But the species has been bouncing back since an international ban on commercial whaling in 1966. “Humpbacks by and large are an example of a species that in …
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