A. Several whale populations are indisputably endangered, including western gray whales (eastern gray whales, which are the population of gray whales found on the Pacific coast of North America, are no longer considered endangered),
eastern bowhead whales, North Atlantic and Pacific right whales, blue whales, and most humpback whales.
Considering the apparent importance of the Gulf of Boothia and Lancaster Sound as summer feeding areas for the
eastern Canada - west Greenland
bowhead whale population, as indicated by recent IPY results, every effort should be made to maintain the integrity of these ecosystems by limiting additional environmental alterations and human activities within their critical habitat.