SAVE THE WHALES

WHALES
The use of modern whaling methods is only one reason why whales are dying out. Pollution is slowly poisoning some whales. Fishing nets trap other whales or prevent them from reaching their feeding grounds. Low population’s also cause problems for some types of whales. Only 3,600 whales still swim the seas. These whales may have a hard time finding each other in the vast oceans. That means the whales cannot breed easily. This lowers the whale’s population even more. People should stop hunting whales. These creatures still need to survive. Whales need clean, safe places to live and raise their young. Unless we stop polluting the oceans and blocking them with fishing nets the whales may die out. The whales will probably survive only if we start taking better care of the world we share with them. Since prehistoric times people have hunted whales. Some people who live in arctic regions still kill whales to feed their families. But most modern whalers kill whales to sell them. Whale’s oil is used in soap, candles and machine oil. Whale’s meat is used for pet food as well. These things can be made from other materials. But people still keep killing whales. Methods of hunting whales have changed so much that many types of whales are endangered. These whales may die out and then there will be no whalers in the oceans.
BY WAITAI.