Study: Humpback whale population rises
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080523/capt.a31305418cca4097be786cdb80a54dd4.humpback_comeback_ny108.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=glGwIKZuBGc.8K8tyUwsjg--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="In this Jan. 23, 2005 file picture, a humpback whale leaps out of the water in the channel off the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii. The number of endangered humpback whales in the North Pacific Ocean has dramatically increased to more than 18,000 over the last 40 years, according to a new study. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080523/ap_on_re_us/humpback_comeback)AP - Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says.</p><br clear="all"/>
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