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Book Review of Whale for the Killing

Whale for the Killing
Whale for the Killing
Author: Farley Mowat
Genres: Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Science & Math
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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It was then that I heard the voice of the fin whale...It was a long, low, sonorous moan with unearthly overtones in a higher pitch..So long as I live I shall hear echoes of that haunting cry. And they will remind me that life itself--not human life--is the ultimate miracle upon this earth....Farley Mowat
This real life story dramatizes the plight of all endangered species--and stands as an urgent, eloquent plea for the sanctity of life on this planet.
Great read, Mowat was banned from the US for his views on endangered species and not many people knew it. He writes a very powerful story about man's injustice and cruelty towards the animals we inhabit this earth with.