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.
Humpback Whales, Blue Whales and Southan Rign Whales
The greatest danger to blue whales was being hunted by humans.
I think it's the blue whale because it's endangered.
They are threatened because of hunters, they are hunted for their fat. Whale fat is used in mascara.
Because they were hunted for many years. Now they are very slowly recovering.
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.
no
The blue whale is a baleen whale.
they were over hunted
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.
The whale is still hunted by various ignorant people.
Blue Whale