blog post #2

Right Whale On The Brink On The Rebound. by Douglas H. Chadwick, National Geographic magazine.

Right whales were almost hunted to extinction for oil starting before the renaissance. They are still in great danger from the fishing industry and and shipping lanes where fishing tackle and cargo ships collide with them. But they do have a growing population at 1 or 2 precent. "Yet some scientist's models say that by saving just tow sexually active females each year would change the trend for this endangered species from either downward or level upward".(P.111) This really surprised me and really made me realize how endangered the right whale is. By saving just two females a year could save the population. There is only about 350 to 400 North Atlantic right whales left, but really makes me sad is that it will probably only get worse as there is a bigger demand for fish and Imports and Exports. Hearing this makes me furious at the whalers that hunted these whales for their oil.