Whale Numbers
Blue Whale Bryde’s Whale Fin Whale Humpback Whale Minke Whale Sperm Whale Sei Whale Southern Right Whale 6,00080,000 70,000-80,000 6,000300,000 (Antarctica) 500,000 100,000 3,000
tific’ whalers — the opportunity to study whales which have died of natural causes. With so few of the large species remaining, it is imperative that scientific whaling is halted immediately. It would be a start if the United States used its legal powers ina way that reinforces the spirit of the IWC, and if it were more actively supported by other conservationist members of the IWC. ys
Bill Wieben is Project Jonah’s representative in Wellington. He also started an urban "Tree Rescue"’ project in Wellington several years ago.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 3, 1 August 1987, Page 36
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114Whale Numbers Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 3, 1 August 1987, Page 36
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