Tribal hunts need to stop! The Gray whales are under threat

The Makah Tribe in Washington has won approval from the US to resume whale hunting for the first time in 25 years. The indigenous communities and the US government are ignorant of the environment. Apparently, both parties have been naive for thousands of years. Governments need more information to guide their decision-making. Selfishness and ignorance are not a good mix. 

Makah Indian whalers atop a dead gray whale in the harbor at Neah Bay, Washington, on 17 May 1999. Photograph: Elaine Thompson/AP

Native American tribe wins right to hunt gray whales off Washington coast | West Coast | The Guardian

This does not make environmental sense when the Gray whale population is under threat.

Study: Oregon gray whales are shrinking in size | The Daily Chronicle (chronline.com)