Whales could be extinct within decades
Posted on 07/02/2008 10:49:43 AM PDT by yankeedame
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 4:57 PM on 02nd July 2008
The steeply declining number of whales in the world's oceans is causing the remaining creatures to suffer loneliness and 'lose the will the live', a leading expert has claimed.
The psychological impact of over-hunting on the highly intelligent and sociable animals has been identified as the latest threat to the survival of the species.
The whale population has already fallen dramatically over the past few centuries because to culling by Japan, Norway and Iceland, and the poisoning of oceans which kills off their food.
Whales could be extinct within decades
But now a French scientist has said the majestic mammals - which can reach 80ft in length and weigh the same as a passenger jet - could also suffer from heartbreak.
Paris naturalist Yves Paccalet said: 'It may be that these intelligent animals are so exhausted from their combat with humankind that they have simply have given up the fight.
'And the psychological consequences of our aggression have compromised their will to live.' ....
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BLUE WHALES?..............
Whales are highly intelligent animals who pose no threat to human beings and make the world a little more intersting and beautiful.
There is no justifiable reason for hunting and killing these creatures.
Bush’s fault!
Wonder how they got the whale on the psychiatrist couch so they could as it about its feelings.
Folks like this are delusional.
I agree completely — especially with regards to the large whales, which are most endangered.
Blue whales haven’t been hunted by anyone in 21 years - this story is entirely bogus.
Is there some reason why pressure has not been put on these countries to reduce or stop their whaling? If the U.S. were doing it, we'd never hear the end of it.
I am very much against moonbat conservationists, because they distract attention from the real issues. But overfishing and whale extinction are certainly real issues.
And this, of course, buried near the end of the copy:
'Climate change is also looming as a danger"
Knew I'd find it somewhere (even though the oceans are getting colder).
The sad thing, this guy will probably get a government grant for further study and his delusions will be taken as credible science by the media and the liberals.
There is no justifiable reason for hunting and killing these creatures.
There appears to be a sharp divergence of opinion regarding this issue. I'm on your side.
Thanks for posting.
I remember hearing exaclty the same thing in the 1970s. Four decades later and whales still aren’t extinct.
Want to watch a liberal’s head explode? Tell him that you favor the rights of indigenous peoples to hunt and eat whales as they see fit without the white man telling them how to live their lives.
The Left is a bottomless pit of stupidity.
Jacques Cousteau farting underwater might say:
“I swear too you, it eez jelly fish!”
So how does Yves no the Blue Whales are bummed out? Are they increasing their dosages of Prozac? Staying home and sleeping a lot? No longer taking part in activities that used to please them?
“no” s/b “know”
I’m still working on my “whale ranch” idea (raise large herds (pods) of whales in the Gulf of Mexico, genetically engineer them for highest possible oil production, have “whale drives” to get them to market, etc, etc).
Whale oil makes a renewable, alternative energy source, you know!
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