A new iPhone app aims to reduce collisions between endangered whales and ships . `` If a ship strikes a reproductive female then the mortality impact could be very large in terms of what it means for the overall population , '' adds Wiley . The right whale is one of the most endangered large animals anywhere in the world . It lives on a small island off the coast of Japan, where it has been hunted for centuries by whalers who want its meat or blubber.
A new iPhone app aims to reduce collisions between endangered whales and ships . The right whale is one of the most endangered large animals anywhere in the world . It lives on a small island off the coast of Japan, where it has been hunted for centuries by whalers who want its meat or blubber.