Sunday, February 19, 2012

New Petition (CLOSED)

I have started another petition for dolphins and whales. Here it is:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/83/stop-the-killing-of-all-cetaceans-whales-dolphins-porpoises-everywhere/

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Baleen Whales

Although toothed whales are my main focus, baleen whales are very special too. As a request from one of my followers, I have decided to make a list of all baleen whales and their conservation status according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Rorquals:

Blue Whale: Endangered


Fin Whale: Endangered

Sei Whale: Endangered

Bryde's Whale: Data Deficient


Pygmy Bryde's Whale: Unknown (no picture found)


Common Minke Whale: Least Concern


Antarctic Minke Whale: Data Deficient



Omura's Whale: Data Deficient



Humpback Whale: Least Concern


Right Whales: 


Bowhead Whale: Least Concern



North Atlantic Right Whale: Endangered



North Pacific Right Whale: Endangered



Southern Right Whale: Least Concern


Gray Whale (placed in family of own):

Gray Whale: Least Concern


Pygmy Right Whale (placed in family of own):

Pygmy Right Whale: Data Deficient




Source: iucnredlist.org