Endangered Whales
Starting with the different Types of Whales, a group of features examine baleen whale habitat and population levels:
- Balaenopteridae: Rorqual Whales
- Blue Whales
- Humpback Whale
- Pygmy Right Whale
- Balaenidae: Right Whales
- Balaenidae: Bowhead Whale
- Eastern Pacific Gray Whale
- Western Pacific Gray Whale
The lives of toothed whales (Odontoceti) are explored in:
The remainder of the articles discuss general whale and commerical whaling issues.
Commercial Whaling and the International Whaling Commission (IWC)The (IWC) is the international institution responsible for the management of whale species in the world's oceans.
Cooperation and Conflict in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary
Japanese scientific whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is causing a bit of conflict in an otherwise relatively cooperative part of the world.
Land Based Whale Watching
Land based whale watching deserves special recognition as a non-intrusive celebration of whales.
Mystery of the Beach Whale
For at least two thousand years the story of the whale on the beach, or stranded whales, has been told, albeit with occasional changes in its embedded theme. Land based whale watching deserves special recognition as a non-intrusive celebration of whales.
Please Brake for Northern Right Whales
New guidelines for managing shipping traffic in Northern Right Whale territory are published.
Sakhalin II: Oil, Environmentalists and Whales
An update on the Western Pacific Gray Whales near Sakhalin Island.
What do killer whales eat?
Information covering killer whale dietary habits.
Whale Clip Art
The page provides a few whale clip art images.
Whale Quiz
Test your knowledge with this fill in the blank whale quiz.