[_THE_PLAGUE]

Whaling needs to be brought back. Sperm whales are prevalent once again, so controlled harvesting of them should be possible just like hunting deer or anything else. This creates jobs, and contributes to finding renewable energy sources. Furthermore, because without whaling sperm whales have no predators they are getting abundant and taking up too much of the marine ecosystem's food supply. We need to limit their numbers for our own survival. Jobs. Energy. Marine food supply. For all these reasons we need to restore whaling, and we need to do it now.

[JoachimSchipper]

Actually, sperm whales are still considered endangered, e.g. by http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.ac.... If you have any reliable sources that we "need to limit [sperm whales'] numbers for our own survival", please cite them.

[eCa]

What is your position on population control of humans?

[jonhendry]

a) they're still endangered. b) we don't need the oil.

[tyng]

So you think human should be playing God?

[_THE_PLAGUE]

It is not playing God to hunt to get the resources we need, like, say, hunting buffalo for their meat and fur. That is just survival. We need the whale oil, so hunting them is no more playing God than is hunting buffalo. I do not see a problem here.

[bdunbar]

It's a lot easier to herd and harvest buffalo than to hunt them down.

Also lets one see them for what they really are: just a big shaggy cow.

[rayiner]

Buffalo, ironically another species we nearly hunted to extinction.