“The 49-foot male whale died when it was shot with a similar projectile last month, and the older device was found buried beneath its blubber as hunters carved it with a chain saw for harvesting.”
Killed an 130 year old whale. Just something wrong with that. Not the hunt itself.
I don't know. The Alaskan natives hunt of whales is a tradition. Certain species did not become endangered because of these natives hunting proclivities (thank modern man).
I don't know the lifespan of whales but it has never been uncommon for a predator to attack a weak (young, injured or old) prey. The hunt of these whales appears to be monitored and sanctioned (thus the "bag" limit). I do wonder at the age of some of the whales that were killed with this device 130 years ago.
No, there's not anything wrong with that...