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Blue Whale populations have declined significantly due to extensive and uncontrolled hunting. 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.
Now that the hunting of these giant animals is banned, their numbers has started to increase and I don't think they will go extinct.
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Are blue whales the only whales that will become extinct?
No, Beluga Whales, and Killer (Humpback) Whales might become extinct.
How can human help blue whales become extinct?
Are you sure this is the right question you wanted to ask? Human to help Blue Whales go extinct? Or to prevent them from being extinct?
Why are the blue whales extinct?
They aren't. They are endangered.
When did blue whales go extinct?
They haven't.
Are blue whales extinct?
Not yet! Hopefully never!
What are you trying to do to keep blue whales from becoming extinct?
recycling
What would happen if the blue whale goes extinct?
the blue whales would die or become exticted
What is the closest thing in the ocean to extinct?
manatees, blue whales, and the humpback whales. they are all pretty close
Why should you not kill blue whales?
Blue whales are so big that killing them "humanely" - meaning fast and painlessly - is difficult. Blue whales breed slowly, meaning that any hunting can easily reduce the population. Blue whales are probably quite intelligent as animals go, and may form long-lasting relationships with others of their species. Their upset when family members die may be comparable to ours. Blue whales are no longer actually needed for human consumption. Those items we used to get from whales can now be functionally replaced with materials from other sources.
What causes a blue whale to become extinct?
The greatest danger to blue whales was being hunted by humans.
Why Blue Whale is in extinction?
Blue whales are not extinct, but not common either.The world population is only a few thousand.
Are blue whales getting extinct?
No..Their numbers are slowly increasing due to conservation efforts.
