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Our big buddy in the sea can now be tracked online. Humpback whales travel thousands of kilometers from warm waters of South Pacific as their breeding area, to Southern Ocean Antarctica where they feed. It is quite a long journey from one place to another with lots of danger along the way. “Just imagine how lucky we are compare to them”. Why this species needs to travel from one place to another is still unknown.

Probably the big question will finally be answered this year. Scientist from Opération Cétacés and Center for Cetacean Research and Conservation (CCRC) has set up satellite tags on 20 humpback whales. The said project is not only for the scientist but also for public viewing through their interactive google map. You can also view each whales profile on it.

Probably the mystery about the lives of humpback whales can be unrevealed thru the results of the satellite data with some research and scientific observation without harming a single whale.

The posting of data about the whales position on the said site has been delayed just to ensure that it will not be use by the whaling fleet.

Japanese Fisheries Agency will hunt whales in the name of “science”. The Japanese carries out to kill 1000 whales each year in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary around Antarctica. Scientific whaling is nothing more than a commercial whaling in disguise; with the whale meat from hunting is being sold in the open market. Last year almost 60% of all female killed were pregnant. Of all the 391 female whales killed, 224 were pregnant with 227 fetuses.

Imagine five, ten or twenty years from now, If this Scientific whaling of Japan continues how many whales would suffer and killed in the name of “science”.

Oh! Before I forgot here is the site where you can track the whales.

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans/whaling/great-whale-trail/map

Thanks to Greenpeace for the info.