According to the Center For Biological Diversity, the North Pacific right whale is the most endangered whale on Earth. These whales are extremely large; the average length is a whopping 18.3 meters! Over 15,000 of these whales have been killed by whalers. Yeah, that's right... 15,000.
Right whales usually travel alone or in very small groups and since there are very few of these whales left, this is a HUGE threat. When disasters occur such as oil spills, this can easily wipe out the population of these whales. Did you know that?
Where can you find these North Pacific right whales? So far, there is only one location. It's a small area in the southeastern Bering Sea.
Click away for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pacific_Right_Whale
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