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Why are many countries need to kill whales?
whales have oil in their insides and they say whale meat is good
Why did vikings kill whales?
Vikings killed whales for food, whale oil, ribs and other useful products.
Why are people whaling blue whales?
Blubber and whale oil are the main by-products.
What can you do to save the blue whale?
We can recycle and not kill them for there blubber and oil.
Why do people kill whales at a whaling station?
Because people can make LOADS of money from the oil of the whale and also whale meat.
What do they kill blue whales for?
For Whale Oil. Blue whale hunting was banned in 1966 by the International Whaling Commission. But, by 1970 330,000 blue whales had been caught & killed in the Antarctic, 33,000 in the rest of the Southern Hemisphere, 8,200 in the North Pacific, and 7,000 in the North Atlantic. The largest original population, in the Antarctic, had been reduced to 0.15% its original count.
Can you get whale oil from whales without killing the whale?
No, it is not possible to obtain whale oil from whales without killing them. Whale oil is typically extracted from the blubber of whales after they have been killed for that purpose. Efforts are being made to promote sustainable alternatives to whale oil.
Why did whaling become competitive?
Because at one time whale oil was very expensive so people would kill whales to get it. Then they found oil on land underground and it was easier to get oil from the oil than whales.
Why is the blue whale hunted?
Now blue whales are not hunted. They are an endangered species. The used to be hunted for Whale Oil. Blue whale hunting was banned in 1966 by the International Whaling Commission. But, by 1970 330,000 blue whales had been caught & killed in the Antarctic, 33,000 in the rest of the Southern Hemisphere, 8,200 in the North Pacific, and 7,000 in the North Atlantic. The largest original population, in the Antarctic, had been reduced to 0.15% its original count.
Is the blue whales endangered species?
This whale is on the endangered species list as it has not recovered well after being hunted to near extinction for their oil (in the tissues under the skin). Whale oil was used for lamps.
What are right whales good for?
Right whales are an excellent source of whale oil.
What is the blue whales skin used for?
The whale uses it as the first thin that separates whale from ocean. Humans never did much with the skin. We mainly wanted the blubber, to render it into oil.
