Commercial whaling killed 350,000 blue whales and 725,000 fin whales; more than 40 years later, the giants are slowly returning to the southeast Atlantic
After commercial whaling nearly erased them, blue and fin whales are slowly reclaiming the southeast Atlantic Commercial whaling killed an estimated 350,000 blue whales and 725,000 fin whales during the 20th century. More than 40 years after commercial whaling ended, however, the two largest whale species are slowly returning to parts of their former range…