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#finwhales — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Global Outrage As Iceland Prepares To Resume Fin Whale Hunts Amid Rising Opposition

    Global Outrage As Iceland Prepares To Resume Fin Whale Hunts Amid Rising Opposition – World Animal News Iceland…
    #Iceland #IS #Europe #Europa #EU #CaptianPaulWatson #finwhales #iceland #island #IWC #japan #norway #ocean #PaulWatson #SeaShepherd #whales #whaling
    europesays.com/2935876/

  2. #Japan Kills First #FinWhale Despite Global Condemnation
    In May, 2024, #finwhales were added to the list of of species that can be caught in Japan.
    Fin #whales, which are the second-largest animal on Earth — the blue whale is the largest — are considered by International Union for Conservation of Nature (#IUCN) to be “vulnerable to #extinction.”
    theinertia.com/news/japan-fin-

  3. Fin #whales making strong comeback in the Southern Ocean hi.no/en/hi/news/2024/april/fi

    Estimated summer abundance and #krill consumption of #FinWhales throughout the #ScotiaSea during 2018/19 nature.com/articles/s41598-024

    "For a long time, there has been great uncertainty about whether the #FinWhale has managed to recover after the industrial #whaling in the #SouthernOcean in the first half of the 20th century. Now #scientists can confirm the comeback of fin whales in a key region of the Southern #Ocean"

  4. New research reveals #NewYork Bight is an important year-round habitat for endangered #FinWhales phys.org/news/2024-02-reveals-

    #FinWhale song characteristics and potential subpopulation identity in the #NewYorkBight: Carissa King-Nolan et al. nature.com/articles/s41598-024

    "The New York Bight buoys play a critical role in the protection of wildlife, like the fin #whale, in one of the busiest waterways in the world. The data collected lets industry, government, and the public know when #whales are nearby"