Allison Griggs, the author of “Whales Being Disrupted in Their Natural Habitat”, and I have the same opinion about the well-being of whales. Whales, as beautiful as they may be, are better off left alone. Human intervention, such as whale watching and underwater drilling, has resulted in altered whale migration patterns, reduced vocal communication, and less offspring. Humpback whales attempt to change their 5,000 kilometer migration pattern in response to the noise pollution, and may become disoriented, off course, and arrive to their destination later than expected. It is vital that whales arrive to their breeding grounds in the Great Barrier Reef and Northwest Shelf on time, because if a whale is late, he may miss his only opportunity to
