Whales are amongst the most brilliant marine mammals on earth. The blue whale is the largest animal to ever exist. In spite of this history, industrial whaling has left the whale animals exceptionally endangered. Luckily, whaling has actually been ended in numerous countries, however still exists in some. The influence of this continued whaling endangers the existence of the animals, and if not stopped, could wipe out whales.
Whales are astonishingly intelligent creatures. Their tunes are a form of communication that are extraordinary to each species and individual and are used to exchange info. Whales have numerous behaviors that are similar to humans; whales raise a solitary offspring at a time, whales have courting rituals, and whales have also been observed grieving each others deaths. Dolphins and whales are closely related, and countless of the enthralling behaviors that have been observed in dolphins have actually also been discovered in whales. The common raised a huge outcry when tuna fishers hurt dolphin human populations. Like dolphins, whales really should not be eradicated for food.
Sea Shepherd is an business that states Japan is in violation of the IWC rules on all commercial whaling. They point out that the Japanese public does not support commercial whale hunting, but all the major political parties do. Whale meat supposedly caught for “investigation functions” ends up in the widely recognized Tsukiji fish market, Sea Shepherd points out. They examine this embezzlement of whale meat on a routine basis and try to prevent whaling in the high seas as it is happening.
Seas Shepherd makes use of state-of-the-art direct-action procedures to investigate record and take needed activities when needed to make the world mindful of what’s actually transpiring and to confront these illegal companies right as they are hunting the whales. By shielding the biodiversity of the world’s exquisitely-balanced ocean environment, Marine Shepherd ensures the continuity of this marine life for future generations to come.
The illegal whale hunts have actually not stopped. More needs to be done to eliminate whaling before the species is entirely depleted. Marine Shepherd is devoted to this fight. Visit Sea Shepherd to learn more.
why shouldnt we keep humpback whales in captivity? Its part of my homework and we have to write two reasons for and against thank you!
For: People can observe them creating revenu for the industry We can easily track their feeding habits and their behaviors etc… Against: Humpback whales are a wild species and belong in nature Removing species from nature can upset the balance of an ecosystem.
Reasons for are hard to justify. Seeing whales close up and personal is an educational thing. Caring for them helps us understand them. If they’re a threatened species, captive breeding might help preserve them. Reasons against are easy… I’ll leave it to you. But you wouldn’t want to be imprisoned, would you? The slowly increasing awareness of the interconnections of all species and their right to be undisturbed in their place in the world is something that gives us hope that we might learn our true place in this world.
For: -They could be viewed easily and you could learn more about them: behavioural actions, feeding actions, breeding actions, basic living…etc. -It would be easier than having to travel all the way to another country to view them in the ocean. Against: – They are far too big to be kept in captivity. No matter how big an enclosure/tank they were kept in they would still not have enough room and it really wouldn’t be fair to them, as they couldn’t move about easily or explore. – It would cost too much to be able to put one humpback whale in captivity, never mind several. -They wouldn’t have the correct environment or food, no matter what environment they are put in or food they are fed. – By removing a wild animal from its natural environment, it causes distress and upset for the animal
they are back out in the ocean
They are in the ocean now
they are still there and they are trying to spray them out with water using fire hoses. They have no idea what to do. i feel sorry for the whales.
Hello…still hanging around, they are gonna try to give them a shot of antibiotics & spray them with fire hoses, perhaps if they’d leave them alone they would move on..as they had started to do once already…they aren’t trying nearly as much nor as hard as they did with Humphrey…I keep hoping they will just take off soon…to live & survive where they belong..in the ocean !! BTW they have names now too Delta & Dawn
The sooner they leave the happier I’ll be for them…Latest Update, the fire hose did not work !! Don’t know why they don’t do as they did with Humphrey, took awhile but it worked & he lived here 27 days..so don’t get in a panic as the news seems to do about their health..Humphreys fine !! In case ya ain’t guessed..I live on the Sac River 
& have the Whale Watch link on my 360 if you wish to keep track as well LOL !! Take Care
Can someone explain how the tubercles work in wind turbines and humpback whales? As simplified as possible I don’t know any physics
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Where do humpback whales and other baleen whales migrate to every year? I can’t find this question anywhere. Help and thanks
(Wales in the UK, of course)
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Will the japanese make the humpback whales go extinct? The japanese just announced plans to harpoon and kill 5,000 humpback whales next year. Why do they want to make the humpback whales go extinct? Will the gene pool get so small that all humbacks die off even in areas like new england where the japanese cant get in there to kill them? Wont this kill off the whale- watching industry?
Whale watching is popular around here, but this being a global issue, are you sure Boston is where you wanted to ask this? IMHO, their plans need to be canceled or annulled…
LOL there is no whale-watching industry in Japan whey they do the hunting. There is no gene-pool mixing from the Western Pacific to the Western Atlantic. During the 300 million years whales have been on the planet, do you know how many swam from Japan to Boston? Zero point zero. Japanese people don’t want to make them extinct, they just want to EAT THEM because they are DELICIOUS!!! In 3 billion years the whales will be extinct no matter how hard we try to save them. So what’s the big deal?