how many bowhead whales are out there?
The International Whaling Commission’s 1991 estimated the size of the western population of the Bowhead Whale to be 7500 whales, compared with an estimated 14,000-20,000 whales prior to commercial whaling. The Eastern Arctic population of Bowhead Whales is even more seriously depleted: only about 250 whales remained in the Baffin Island area in 1991, compared with at least 11,000 in the early 1800s. The number of Bowheads in the Hudson Bay area is thought to have been much less in 1991 than in 1860, when at least 500-600 whales summered there. Throughout the range of the species, the total population in 1991 was probably less than 10,000 whales, or about 15% of the pre-whaling abundance. BACK TO MYSTICETI INDEX OR ANSWER FILE Blue Whale population estimates – received from Dale in Michigan Q: What is the best estimate for the number of blue whales in the world at this time? A: Here is a list of recent estimates for world-wide blue whales populations. I have the feeling that exact estim
