North atlantic right whales were called "right whales" because they were the best whale for early whalers to kill. they have lots of blubber and oil. when killed, they could be towed back to land for processing because they float. they once numbered in the millions, but the entire population of the species is now less than 400. the history of the right whale is an example of

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Maxine

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14 June, 18:59

North atlantic right whales were called "right whales" because they were the best whale for early whalers to kill. they have lots of blubber and oil. when killed, they could be towed back to land for processing because they float. they once numbered in the millions, but the entire population of the species is now less than 400. the history of the right whale is an example of

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Mitchell Fuller · Answer 1

Answer is: overexploitation.

Overexplitation is exploitation (using) of a natural population at a rate greater than the population is able to reproduce. This is very dangerous because that population can extinct if exploitatation continuous during long period of time. Beside North atlantic right whales, there are many others examples: tuna fish, rhinos, kiwi bird.