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/
This blog was created in an effort to raise awareness about animal cruelty, all from the perspective of a teenager. WARNING: SOME POSTS CONTAIN GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF ANIMAL VIOLENCE, AS WELL AS SOME DISTURBING PHOTOS
Sunday, February 19, 2012
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
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
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