Posts Tagged ‘Bryde’s whale’
115 whales killed for ‘science’
The Japanese Fisheries Agency has announced that 90 sei whales and 25 Bryde’s whales have been slaughtered by its whale hunting fleet in the north western Pacific. The annual hunts started in May and, according to officials from the Japanese Institute of Cetacean Research the whales have been killed for scientific purposes such as studying…
Read MoreRare whales may get protection after oil drilling go-ahead
A rare and unique population of Bryde’s whale that live in the Gulf of Mexico may be awarded greater protection after US authorities opened up a small area of their habitat in the DeSoto Canyon off the Florida Panhandle for oil drilling operations. Even though Bryde’s whales are found in tropical waters across the globe, this…
Read MoreBryde’s Whales Living on Borrowed Time?
WDC Senior Intern, Kate McPherson, reports on the discovery of what may be the world’s most endangered whale species. Recent studies have shown that there is a genetically distinct population of Bryde’s whales living in the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately, their habitat range seems to be confined to a single area, the DeSoto Canyon…
Read MorePossible new whale species under threat
A new species of whale that may have been discovered off the coast of Florida in the United States could also be the most endangered species in the world. Scientists discovered the group of about 50 whales in the Gulf of Mexico. They are thought to be related to the Bryde’s family of whales, and…
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