Humpback protection may go - Hawaii News

The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in recent decades.

[Way 2 Go]

Alright! The Humpbacks have recovered, so let's go out there and begin killing them all off again, until they can get relisted as endangered. Save the whales...collect the whole set!
Are we proud of ourselves, that we can almost exterminate a whole species, and now, given the chance to do the right thing, we'll no doubt just kill as many of them as possible again? Can't we declare them a desired species, and save them forever for slaughter? Too bad they can't fight back.

[A Fish Out of H2O]

Save our seas!!!!!!!!

[willie]

Way 2 Go wrote:

Alright! The Humpbacks have recovered, so let's go out there and begin killing them all off again

Ummm "the species has been bouncing back since an international ban on their commercial whaling in 1966."

Does that mean anything to you? They still can not be hunted even if off OUR list.

[YES WE CANT]

yhea tell that to the Japanesse whaling fleet, they slaughter whales everyday.

[National Fisheries]

Way 2 Go wrote:

Alright! The Humpbacks have recovered, so let's go out there and begin killing them all off again, until they can get relisted as endangered. Save the whales...collect the whole set!
Are we proud of ourselves, that we can almost exterminate a whole species, and now, given the chance to do the right thing, we'll no doubt just kill as many of them as possible again? Can't we declare them a desired species, and save them forever for slaughter? Too bad they can't fight back.

Make little pebbles out of big boulders? Nope sounds like hard time.

[JoeLocal]

YES WE CANT wrote:

yhea tell that to the Japanesse whaling fleet, they slaughter whales everyday.

Wait - if the whales are not on the endangered list, why are the eco-terrorist tormenting the Japanese?

Thats right, they have nothing better to do! Like the Sierra Club and Maui Tomorrow.

[Orca]

That is in another ocean.

[JoeLocal]

Orca wrote:

That is in another ocean.

same whales?

[sandy huihui hefferon]

so we take away protection of the humpbacks and the killings will undoubtedly start.......we humans are the destroyers of our world

[Waler Bishop]

JoeLocal wrote:

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same whales?

Nope.

[willie]

sandy huihui hefferon wrote:

so we take away protection of the humpbacks and the killings will undoubtedly start.......we humans are the destroyers of our world

Who is it that will kill them? Killing them is BANNED by international treaty. Even IF say Japan does a kill a few it will hardly affect the overal numbers. Sorry but you are hugging the wrong tree here.

[Hellas Makedonia]

http://www.youtube.com/watch...

[Twenty-Two]

Barack Obama is f*cking dumb. President my ass.

[MadHatter]

Your dose of poison for the day.

Tea party anyone?

[JoeLocal]

Wow - only the haoles are writing on this post.

What nothing better to do in MO, TX, NY, PA, MI?

[MarchHare]

Its the Hatter's fault. (proxy)

[eula46]

JoeLocal wrote:

Wow - only the haoles are writing on this post.
What nothing better to do in MO, TX, NY, PA, MI?

oooooooh Joe!
since I live on the mainland, unfortunately, the closest waterway is a river and since whales don't swim by on a regular basis, even during mating season, I guess we mainlanders would like to add our two cents worth, since we are all part of the United States and are concerned about the ocean, the whales the environment etc, etc, although some of us just might be bored.
actually, I would think you would be glad to see that we do try to keep up with whats' going on in Hawaii, and that we actually take the time to read the bulletin online.
evidently, you are not aware that there are a lot of mainlanders, like me, who truly care about Hawaii, it's people and certainly it's environment.
just returned from the most fabulous trip to Kauai and having the opportunity to visit Hawaii is priceless. due to all the problems we all have on the mainland and in Hawaii, it is still the most beautiful place on earth, not just it's natual beauty, but it's people and it's culture.
Aloha Joe!