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  2. History of whaling - Wikipedia

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    Whale hunting had largely declined by 1910, when only 170 whales were caught. ... By 1900, bowhead, gray, and right whales were nearly extinct, and whaling had ...

  3. Whale conservation - Wikipedia

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    The hunting of whales on an industrial scale began in the 17th century and into the 20th century, and as a result of the quantities caught many whales became endangered species. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) banned commercial whaling in 1986 to increase the remaining whale population in the seas.

  4. Whaling - Wikipedia

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    The Lamalerans hunt for several species of whales but catching sperm whales are preferable, while other whales, such as baleen whales, are considered taboo to hunt. [71] They caught five sperm whales in 1973; they averaged about 40 per year from the 1960s through the mid 1990s, 13 total from 2002 to 2006, 39 in 2007, [ 72 ] an average of 20 per ...

  5. The Latest Whale Species Facing Extinction and What’s NOT ...

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    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 ...

  6. One of Most Endangered Whales Spotted Off Florida Coast - AOL

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    Commercial whalers hunted North Atlantic right whales to the brink of extinction by the early 1890s. NOAA tweeted Thursday that right whales are currently on the move along the East Coast, heading ...

  7. Rare gray whale seen off Nantucket is good and bad news ... - AOL

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    The Atlantic population of gray whales was not so fortunate as their Pacific cousins, hunted to extinction by the 18th century. The last historical report aquarium scientists were able to find of ...

  8. Livyatan - Wikipedia

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    Livyatan is an extinct genus of macroraptorial sperm whale containing one known species: L. melvillei.The genus name was inspired by the biblical sea monster Leviathan, and the species name by Herman Melville, the author of the famous novel Moby-Dick about a white bull sperm whale.

  9. Humpback whale - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Large baleen whale species Humpback whale Temporal range: 7.2–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Miocene – Recent Size compared to an average human Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix I (CITES) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom ...