On Whale "culling"

This is an incredible science - measuring the amount of genetic variation in existing animals to figure out population size in the past. Proof that Japan's "Scientific Whaling" of Minke (and other, endangered, whales) is unnecessary and harmful.

The argument put forth by the Japanese whaling business is that Minke whales have increased in abundance due to the lack of other large whales that eat similar food. The argument further states that due to this population explosion, other whale species' populations are oppressed by the Minke whale being over-abundant. False estimates were put out that Minke populations currently are higher than the pre-whaling era, and therefore they should be culled.

This argument is unsupported by science. Take a look at this video to see why.

This is a picture I took of an endangered humpback whale while in Cabo San Lucas. This species is also on the list for Japan's "Scientific Research."