Humpback whales resurge after hunting ban


	Humpback whales resurge after hunting ban

lisaann2007

5-26-2008 11:07 AM

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<IMG width="240" height="126" alt="Humpback whales, including these near Point Carolus at the mouth of Glacier Bay, have made a comeback since 1966, when their population was less than 1,500 before international hunting was banned. New estimates show there were between 18,000 and 20,000 humpback whales in the North Pacific in 2004-2006." src="http://media.adn.com/smedia/2008/05/23/01/201-3677938.highlight.prod_affiliate.7.jpg" />
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<P class="links_horizontal">      <A href="http://www.adn.com/wildlife/v-gallery/story/414799.html?/wildlife/v-enlarge/story/414799-a414798-t3.html">enlarge</A></P><P class="photo_credit">National Park Service file via The Associated Press</p> <P class="summary">Humpback whales, including these near Point Carolus at the mouth of Glacier Bay, have made a comeback since 1966, when their population was less than 1,500 before international hunting was banned. New estimates show there were between 18,000 and 20,000 humpback whales in the North Pacific in 2004-2006.</P></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.adn.com/wildlife/story/414799.html">COMEBACK: The ones reported doing best are  those seen in Alaska.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.adn.com/wildlife/story/414799.html"><SPAN class="adn_copy">HONOLULU  -- The number of endangered humpback whales in the North Pacific Ocean has dramatically increased to more than 18,000 over the last 40 years, according to a new study, and whales that migrate between Alaska and Hawaii are doing best.</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.adn.com/wildlife/story/414799.html">
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