Ever since June 2, 1970, Humpback whales have been located on the endangered species list. Some threats that have harmed the species include commercial hunting, collisions with ships, net entanglement, and reduction of food supply. The Humpbacks need your help!

Help the Humpbacks!

Humpback have a flattened knobby head, and long wavy-edged flippers. These baleen creatures are probably best known for their so called "songs." Their songs are considered to be the "most comprehensive vocalization in the animal kingdom." Humpback whales are also known for their cooperative hunting methods. Humpback whales live in The Northern Pacific, the North Atlantic, and the Southern Oceans. Unfortunately, these well known whales are on the endangered species list. Their numbers have been dramatically reduced in the past few years. There used to be approximately 200,000 humpback whales on Earth. Now there are only about 15,000. During the summer these whales love to snack on schools of fish, sand lace, and krill. The types of schooling fish that they enjoy eating are mackerel, herring and cod. During the fall season about two-thirds of the humpback whales migrate from the cold and icy waters off of the state if Alaska to the warm and safe waters near the Hawaiian Islands. They migrate to these safe waters so that they can bare and raise their calves. In 1973, when the Endangered Species Act was passed, the humpback whales were classified as endangered. Still remain there today. Hopefully, people will spread the awareness of humpback whales being endangered and these amazing creatures will bring up their population numbers.