Monday, July 25, 2005

North Atlantic right whale facing extinction

"'Recent increases in calving rates, an average of 23 annually over the last five years, are inadequate to overcome this level of mortality,' the paper states. 'Without changes in the management of shipping and fisheries, right whales face extinction within the next 100 years.'"

Death is everywhere
The more I look
The more I see
The more I feel
A sense of urgency

--Depeche Mode, "Fly on the Windscreen"
Posted by Mac at 9:32 PM

2 comments:

Kyle said...

Mac -

Perhaps a good first step would be to rename them.

"Right" whale came into wide acceptance because they were considered the "right" whales to catch. Children and even non-fishermen learn this.

If a campaign were begun to reinforce calling them "Wrong" whales, perhaps the issue would get more publicity, and then more support for ending the harvest of these majestic creatures.

Perhaps one day all whales will be the "wrong" ones to harvest.

Effective change typically begins with a sparked imagination.

If they are no longer perceived as the "right" whales to catch in name, they become easier to protect in the sea.

Kyle
UFOreflections.blogspot.com

5:40 PM
W.M. Bear said...

And let's hope that at least some of our more forgiving cetacean friends are singing a song called "Save the Humans."

1:37 PM