Essays on Whaling

Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, and most interesting creatures on Earth. These creatures should be preserved and not killed for human means. Humans are killing whales for things like meat, cultural tradition, and of course, profit. In the early days of humans, whales...

Survival of the Fittest What is the point of not letting the Japanese hunt whales? Japan is the world’s largest consumer of whale meat (Shimbuu 1). As you might already be able to tell, I am not a big whale activist. If these whales were...

Abstract For hundreds of centuries, the Makah Indians have revolved their culture and traditions around whaling. It has been part of their tradition as long as the tribe has ever existed. In the early part of this century the Makah voluntarily abandoned the whale hunt...