Whales Hunted to Near Extinction

• 1800’s - A record three year cruise killed < 100 whales.

• 1933 - ~30,000 whales killed, 2.5 million barrels of whale oil.

• 1967 - ~60,000 whales killed, 1.5 million barrels of oil

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