tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post8887713003787101098..comments2024-03-28T14:12:07.313+00:00Comments on A Writer's Life: Whale WatchingKathleen Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-49535149672665422172010-08-27T21:29:50.541+01:002010-08-27T21:29:50.541+01:00Thanks everyone - Al i'm glad that the info we...Thanks everyone - Al i'm glad that the info we were given about humpbacks may be wrong. I feel appalled by thenotion that whaling b ans may be lifted for some countries. It's totally unnecessary for anyone to kill whales these days.Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-38859335778887609732010-08-27T08:21:28.208+01:002010-08-27T08:21:28.208+01:00What a shame that you felt the crowd and camera de...What a shame that you felt the crowd and camera detracted from the experience.<br /><br />I think your information on humpbacks is a little in error. The population migrating along just the Australian East coast is about 8000 per annum, up from about 100 at the end of whaling.<br />Their population has really rebounded. The biggest concern is how genetically diverse their population is, after going through such a bottleneck. Southern Right whales (unlike their northern cousins) have also had a population explosion. <br />Many whales have a real chance now, if we leave them alone. Apart for notable exceptions (Japan, Iceland and Norway) the change is one of the few really positive stories for worldwide conservation.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-49886224969485021222010-08-26T10:30:58.463+01:002010-08-26T10:30:58.463+01:00Lovely photos Kathleen - they look so much like hu...Lovely photos Kathleen - they look so much like humpback whale profiles. How wonderful you were able to get out on the water - it is a singular experience and too many people miss it because of rough weather. I agree, though, that watching whales at a distance from a big boat with a crowd means the experience loses some of its impact. Seeing a whale up close is what really gets to you - being intimate with a creature of that size. Having said that, the time we watched whales at Kaikoura we were blown away by the dolphins. The water was broken by them as far as the eye could see. Unforgettable.<br /><br />Thank you for your kind words about The Blue. You are reading it in the best place. (-:Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153022829143323463.post-38450337581950514422010-08-26T07:46:10.419+01:002010-08-26T07:46:10.419+01:00Dear Kathleen
Thank you for this wonderful post. ...Dear Kathleen<br /><br />Thank you for this wonderful post. So uplifting. I'm printing the photos and they will form part of a collage that represents the journey I am now taking. (And thank you so much for your thoughtful and encouraging words.) <br /><br />Dx60GoingOn16https://www.blogger.com/profile/14216400213406672396noreply@blogger.com