Description Humpback Whale songs provided by nature, video of humpback whales provided by aquaticadventures.com Music: Where Sky Meets Sea by Kendra Springer creativecommons.org For eons the song of the humpbacks could be heard in the oceans of the world, today their numbers are dwindling and I hope it's not final curtain call for the Humpback Whale songs. The estimations of the current population vary widely: some speak of 5000-7000 animals, and others of 12000-14000 animals. Even if there were 14000 animals, that would only be a fraction of the originally estimated population of approximately 115000 animals. The humpback whale's existence is, therefore, considered endangered. They received full protection by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in 1963, but are still hunted illegally. Currently there are many efforts being made to save these animals.
