Hallelujah! The Whales Are Saved!

(Honolulu, Hawaii) The annual Pacific Whale Foundation Great Whale Count was completed yesterday and a total of 1,726 whales were sighted in a three-hour period. The whale sightings were conducted by researchers and educators at observation points along Maui's southern and western shores.

Last year's number was 1,265 whale sightings. Doing the math, the 2008 count represents a 36 percent increase in the number of whales.

It seems the whales have been saved.