species | population | status and listings* |
northern right whale | 500-1,000 | endangered (ESA, IUCN) |
southern right whale | 3,000 | endangered (ESA); vulunerable (IUCN) |
bowhead whale | 8,000 | endangered (ESA, IUCN) |
blue whale | 10,000-14,000 | endangered (ESA, IUCN) |
fin whale | 120,000-150,000 | endangered (ESA); vulnerable (IUCN) |
sei whale | 50,000 | endangered (ESA) |
humpback whale | 10,000+ | endangered (ESA, IUCN) |
sperm whale | 200,000 | endangered (ESA) |
vaquita | a few hundred | endangered (ESA) |
baiji | about 300 | endangered (ESA, IUCN) |
Indus susu | 500 | endangered (ESA, IUCN) |
Ganges susu | unknown | vulnerable (IUCN) |
boto | unknown; thought to be declining | vulnerable (IUCN) |
franciscana | unknown | not listed |
tucuxi | unknown | not listed |
Hector's dolphin | 3,000-4,000 | vulnerable (IUCN) |
Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin | unknown; thought to be depleted | not listed |
Atlantic humpbacked dolphin | unknown, but depleted | not listed |
* "ESA" denotes listing according to the Endangered Species Act. "IUCN" denotes listing according to the IUCN/World Conservation Union Red Databook. |
‘and possibly cause to go extinct entire species of whales, foolishness.’
hyperbole, the species of whales that the Japanese hunt are not endangered. At least get your facts straight before getting all emotional.