Whale Survival

Whales are not as plentiful as they once were due to over kill by fishermen and polluted habitats. Humpback whales in Alaska are especially in danger. To better understand how to help, rescuers have tagged and observed and the watch is ongoing. Fishing has been outlawed although controversy over this continues.

The oceans are increasingly busy and this threatens the security of all marine creatures. The bigger fish eat the smaller fish and other sea creatures, and when they are in distress, the whales' are threatened. Actually, the threat to the whales' environment corresponds to threats to land creatures, including humans.

One reason for their demise is noise. Noise of the ocean vessels drown out the whales messaging system. They don't message foolishly, and for no purpose, as often humans do, but their messages are meaningful. Their very survival depends on it. They may be calling to alert family members about stress or inviting their family home for dinner, but if there's obstruction of the message by interference from fog horns, and the general noise of ships, then some whales will go hungry.

At first, when the world was young, and the oceans contained only creatures belonging there, according to the natural plan, whales and other ocean species were healthy, and everything went according to original plans. Then slowly conditions began to change. Humans, who were adapted to land living, began to wonder what was out there beyond the sea. They built small ships, then larger ships and set sail to find out for themselves.

The creatures adapted, but something inherent was lost. Their calls and their messaging systems, in order to be heard, grew louder and louder. Food supplies became scarce and living became harder and methods of coping more intense. Then the world wondered, and we've been wondering ever since.