Extinction of The Grey Whales
The gray whale decline has been an eminent problem for many decades. There are numerous reasons for the gray whales to be in decline. Some of these reasons include the whale hunting that occurred in the mid 1860’s into the early 1870’s on the coast of California (Jones, pg. 173). There are, to this day, two countries that continue to ignore the whale moratorium (Busch, pg. 103). Another reason is the dead gray whales washing up on the shores of the West Coast, which is probably due to their food shortage. The gray whales are the only whales having suffered near extinction. The gray whale hunting occurred the along coast’s of the Northern Hemisphere. These gray whales are the “coast hugging” species of the Northern Hemisphere (Bonner, pg. 77). “The last period of significant whaling from ships on the Coast of California was in the mid 1860’s into the early 1870’s”, (Jones, pg. 173). But, today “Japan and Korea continue to ignore the whaling moratorium.” These two countries ignore the moratorium, even though their gray whales of their shores are almost near to extinction (Busch). These gray whales were hunted for their oils for lubricants, waxes, and polishes. All of these uses were discovered in the late 1800’s going o
. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
Japan Korea, EDITORIAL BOARD, , California Jones, West Coast, gray whales, Dead Sea, Sea World, Northern Hemisphere, Hemisphere Bonner, Coast California, gray whale, food shortage, editorial board, seabed creatures, scientists believe, whale hunting, jones pg 173, coast california, mid 1860s, water planet earth, 1860s 1870s, future generation able, whale hunting occurred, found dead beaches,
Approximate Word count = 886
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
 |
