{"id":86498,"date":"2020-10-10T20:32:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T17:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/scientists-worldwide-sound-alarm-on-whale-extinction\/"},"modified":"2020-10-10T20:32:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T17:32:34","slug":"scientists-worldwide-sound-alarm-on-whale-extinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/scientists-worldwide-sound-alarm-on-whale-extinction\/","title":{"rendered":"#Scientists worldwide sound alarm on whale extinction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Scientists worldwide sound alarm on whale extinction<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/north-atlantic-right-whale-endangered.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                        It\u2019s another dire warning on the coming extinction of whales, dolphins and porpoises \u2014 this one from hundreds of scientists calling for global action to protect the marine mammals.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter, nearly 350 experts describe two species as on the \u201cknife-edge\u201d of extinction \u2014 the North Atlantic right whale and the vaquita, a porpoise in the Gulf of California \u2014 and express concern for more than half of the 90 living species.<\/p>\n<p>Only a few hundred North Atlantic right whales remain and the number of vaquitas is down to 10, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-54485407\">BBC News reported<\/a>, citing the letter.<\/p>\n<p>The scientists, who hail from 40 countries, blame the sorry state of the aquatic animals on a lack of political will \u2014 and call on countries to do more to stop pollution and overfishing. Boat equipment and nets kill 300,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises every year, the BBC reported.<\/p>\n<p><!--If the slideshow is embedded in another post type add the inline wrapper --><\/p>\n<p>Susan Lieberman of the Wildlife Conservation Society told the BBC that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5b8797f45417fc360d47af9f\/t\/5f79dbfc41ea5264202be195\/1601821697671\/Scientists+Sign+on+Final+01+October_MasterDocument.pdf\">she signed the letter<\/a> to help the scientists raise awareness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is critical that governments develop, fund, and implement additional needed actions to better protect and save these iconic species,\u201d she said.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/10\/10\/scientists-worldwide-sound-alarm-on-whale-extinction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Scientists worldwide sound alarm on whale extinction&#8221; It\u2019s another dire warning on the coming extinction of whales, dolphins and porpoises \u2014 this one from hundreds of scientists calling for global action to protect the marine mammals. 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