Humpback Whales No Longer Endangered, Australian Officials Say

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Takeaways:

  • The Australian environment minister Susan Ley has announced that the humpback whale has been removed from the endangered wildlife list.
  • Since Australia passed an anti-whaling policy in 1979, there are now 40 000 individual humpback whales in the wild.
  • “It is a message of hope for the welfare of a number of species” said Ley.

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