The Decline of the Blue Whale Population

It is widely believed that the largest animals living on the earth are dinosaurs, but even those giants are not as big as the blue giant animals still alive today. This huge whale named after blue gray grows to about 30.5 meters (100 feet) in length and weighs more than 108,000 kilograms (120 tons). The close relatives will include smaller fins, humpback whale, sei, Bryde's and minke whales. Blue whale and its relatives are called whales because they have a feeding structure called beard instead of teeth.

At the beginning of the century, the blue whale occupied about 90% of the total catch of the whaling industry. In 1931 more than 30,000 of these majestic creatures were killed. Since then, the number of blue whale populations has declined and is on the verge of extinction. Today, about 11 thousand people are suspected. The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet, of which 100 feet and weighs 300 thousand pounds. However, the size does not protect this fast and powerful mammal from extinction crisis which diminished from population to 1% of the original size since this 19th century. There is no special factor in their endangered state, but there are several reasons why this gentle giant is on the verge of extinction.

Micah Messer: "In the past century, whales have given devastating blows to whale populations, especially humpback whales being almost completely extinct, the world's population has declined by about 90%, commercial whaling Although banned, other whales are not lucky whales are still facing many threats such as bycatch, poisoning, climate change, krill reduction, noise pollution, etc. I am currently faced with marine biology and ocean I am working on protection and absolutely like my efforts to help restore the population of whales directly. " Tattoo designed by Bryanna Marie