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There is no information about fin whales in areas outside of the Northern Atlantic, where they still hold the status of being endangered. A complete list of whale conservation statuses as listed by the IUCN is given below. Note that, in the case of the blue and gray whales, the IUCN distinguishes the statuses of various populations.
[124] [125] The protected status of North Atlantic blue whales was not recognized by Iceland until 1960. [126] In the United States, the species is protected under the Endangered Species Act. [65] Blue whales are formally classified as endangered under both the U.S. Endangered Species Act [127] and the IUCN Red List. [1]
Blue whale: Appendix I: Endangered migratory species: Appendix I: species that are the most endangered: Endangered (EN) Considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. Tursiops truncatus: Common bottlenose dolphin: Appendix II: may become endangered unless trade is closely controlled: Least concern (LC or LR/lc) Lowest risk.
The creatures are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s “Red List” of critically endangered species. Only about 35 of them are still believed to be alive, and their ...
As many whales begin to leave their protected zones in search of warmer waters, boats should take extra precautions. The post The Latest Whale Species Facing Extinction and What’s NOT Being Done ...
A present-day example of the over-hunting of a species can be seen in the oceans as populations of certain whales have been greatly reduced. Large whales like the blue whale, bowhead whale, finback whale, gray whale, sperm whale, and humpback whale are some of the eight whales which are currently still included on the Endangered Species List ...
A large number of whales visiting the waters off New England included an uncommon sighting of an orca eating a tuna and an unusually large group of an endangered species of whale, scientists said ...
This is a complete list of near threatened mammalian species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have near threatened subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated. Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN.