Whales

Wired News: Whale of a Miscalculation

"A genetic study of whales suggests many more have been slaughtered in the whaling frenzy that began in the 18th century than previously believed, Harvard University researchers said. The study also shows whale populations have not recovered enough to allow hunting to resume."

I suppose that the admission that I have always been a "Save the Whales" kind of guy about sums up my politics.