Yet conservation of nature at its heart is the notion that humans must reduce their demands on the environment in favor of other species. (religion-online.org)
Indeed, conservationists have suggested starting a «blue list» of species that have come back from the brink, mirroring the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of endangered species. (newscientist.com)
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species has the common minke whale categorized as of «least concern» and the Antarctic minke as «data deficient,» noting: «Although there is no accepted estimate of current abundance, the population size is clearly in the hundreds of thousands.» (sciencemag.org)