Conservation Efforts
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A killer whale coming up for air. |
The conservation of the killer whale
is not as crucial as that of other marine mammals. The International
Whaling Commission was created by 14 countries signing the International
Whaling Convention in 1946. The IWC created regulations to stop the
distribution of whale stocks as a resource to humans. Despite this,
the IWC has no jurisdiction over the killer whale but has shown concern
with the smaller whales because the killing of the larger whales has
stopped.Also, the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 made it illegal
to kill or harass any marine mammal. These are the two main regulations
that killer whales have. |