Reply #7: In many cases I would be inclined to agree with you. [View All]

[lazyriver]

But not in this one. Sure it's possible that the whales became wayward due to "nature" taking its course, but we simply don't know that. Research has led many scientists to hypothesize that human activity might be responsible for beachings and navigational errors (sonar, shipping, and other human pressures). When we're talking about an endangered or threatened species that will only become more endangered or threatened as we fuck up the climate, pollute the seas, allow Japan, Norway and Iceland to conduct "scientific" whaling operations and the U.S> Navy to conduct underwater sonar experiments that many believe harm these animals, I believe we must do whatever we can to try to help them when we are fairly certain they will die otherwise.

The chances of these whales finding their way back to the sea on their own were very slim. In this case, I can't argue with the efforts taken to try to help. There are so few left and it's desperation time.