This is how humans have affected whale populations over the years

Oct 28, 2019

WWF founder Sir Peter Scott said: “If we cannot save the whales from extinction, we have little hope of saving mankind and the life-supplying biosphere.” Image: Todd Cravens/Unsplash

Kate Whiting

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A bar chart shows the number of whales hunted since 2005

Almost 1,500 whales were hunted in the last year on record Image: Statista

A gray whale is beached on the Californian coastline in May 2019.

A gray whale is beached on the Californian coastline Image: REUTERS/Stephen Lam

A tally of whales killed in the 20th century

2 million whales were killed during the last century Image: WWF

Canned whale meat is displayed at a roadside store in Japan.

Whale meat is sold in cans in Japan. Image: REUTERS/Issei Kato

Workers prepare to unload a Minke whale in Hokkaido, Japan.

A Minke whale on board a whaling vessel. Image: Kyodo/via REUTERS

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