Iceland Cancels All Fin Whale Hunts For The Season

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In a massive victory for fin whales, the last remaining whaling company on Earth, Hvalur Hf, Iceland, announced they would not be hunting for fin whales this year. Decades of campaigning from advocacy groups and a general increase in animal awareness has made the demand for whale meat nearly non-existent. The announcement was widely shared by advocacy groups as a major victory, sparing innocent fin whales form being mercilessly slaughtered.

This story goes to show you that advocacy and education work. Whales are incredibly intelligent, social, and crucial to healthy oceans and marine ecosystems. Fin whales have long been targeted despite being listed as vulnerable to extinction. These stories remind us that extinction is permanent, if we eradicate a species for our own gain, where do we go from there? This has long been something I wondered if these hunters ever truly considered, where do you go once you've killed them all? When we're talking about "endangered" or "vulnerable", this indicates the possibility of extinction, so where do we go after we kill them all? Do we simply shift to another species that serves a similar purpose until we eradicate them as well? Where does the cycle end?

Unfortunately, there's still so many people on this planet who have absolutely no regard for the survival of other species on this planet. Whether we're discussing whales, giraffes, cheetahs etc, they're all dying and humans can be traced back to each and every species on this planet that is plunging towards extinction. In fact, there are currently two bills in the United States aimed at weakening protections for habitats / endangered species, proving that we still have so much work to do.

For now, we celebrate the end of the fin whale hunt in Iceland this year. Learn more by clicking on the link to the original story from World Animal News.

HAPPY VEG