Hunting and Other Mortality
Eight Omura’s whales were taken by Japanese scientific whaling in the 1970s, six in the Solomon Sea in October 1976 and two near the Cocos Islands in November 1978. In the past, artisanal whalers in the Philippines took a sporadic number in the Bohol Sea. Two individuals were also recently incidentally caught in set nets in Japan.
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Famous quotes containing the words hunting and/or mortality:
“Escape
from the power of the hunting pack,
and to know that wisdom is best
and beauty
sheer holiness.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)
“When I turned into a parent, I experienced a real and total personality change that slowly shifted back to the “normal” me, yet has not completely vanished. I believe the two levels are now superimposed, with an additional sprinkling of mortality intimations.”
—Sonia Taitz (20th century)