The present whaling season on the British Columbian coast has been the most successful for several years, according to "American Shipping." The total catch for only four months was 377 whales. How long can the species survive this wholesale destruction? The old-fashioned whaler took three or four years to get his cargo of oil and whalebone. His prey often escaped. But the modern steam whaling vessel with its guns and- bombs means sure death to the great mammals that are sighted, and possibly extinction of the species.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18015, 6 March 1924, Page 12
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