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== =Humpback Whale  (Megaptera Novaeangliae) = 
 * ======They have been considered endangered since [|July 2, 1970.]======
 * ======They are found in all ocean and seas around the world.======
 * ======They are carnivores and are also seasonal feeders, which include plankton and small fish There is an estimated of 15,000 humpback whales in the North Pacific prior to mechanized commercial whaling. Scientists estimate that there are 1,000 to 1,200. Humpbacks were taken throughout their range, depleting all populations. No other factors are known to have contributed to their decline.======
 * ======[|IFAW] is doing everything they can to save the humpback whales around the world from commercial whaling and to save them for the future.======
 * ======The [|humpback] has a relatively low oil yield, but was still considered commercially valuable because of its large size, and it was heavily hunted during the early to mid-twentieth century. Prior to human exploitation, the humpback whale populations were believed to have totaled approximately 100,000 individuals worldwide. The current world population is approximately 6,000, with about 1,000 living in the North Pacific. The humpback whale has been protected since the mid-1960s, and is still considered an endangered species.[[image:040390-450-humpback-whale.jpg width="314" height="209"]][[image:610x.jpg width="365" height="234"]][[image:art6a.jpg]][[image:whaleee.jpg width="394" height="265"]]======