Are Fin Whales Endangered?
Yes the fin whale is endangered. Hunters have been killing it mainly for their blubber, oil, and baleen. Steam powered boats, harpoons and the fact that the fin whale sank when killed made it an easy target. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_whales The Sumatran species is critically endangered and the Bornean species of orangutans is endangered. Orangutan habitat destruction due to logging, mining and forest fires, as well as fragmentation by roads, has been increasing rapidly in the last decade. A major factor in that period of time has been the conversion of vast areas of tropical forest to oil palm plantations in response to international demand (the palm oil is used for cooking, cosmetics, mechanics, and more recently as source of biodiesel) http://en.wikipedia.
