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Whale Cemeteries of Chukotka 🐋 ❤️ — if you would like to visit here Near the coastal villages of Chukotka, you can see whale cemeteries. The bones of enormous animals create a truly surreal landscape. It is astonishing, but many are shocked and have questions about it. To understand it, it’s important to look into the history of whaling. Initially, whales were hunted for food. Everything changed in the 16th–17th centuries when whale oil began to be actively used in Europe for lighting, and later as a lubricant for machinery. With the development of shipping in the 17th–20th centuries, the industry became mass-scale. The scale was colossal. For example, in the area of the Shantar Islands, American ships harvested hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil and thousands of tons of baleen in a single summer, killing up to 50 whales a day. In the 20th century, it became clear that whale populations were under threat. In 1931, international regulation began, and the International Whaling Commission was established. However, its decisions were mostly advisory. The attempt to introduce a moratorium in 1972 did not gain full support, and later some countries continued hunting. Today, whales are hunted in several countries, but approaches differ. In Norway and Japan, commercial hunting continues; in Japan, it is more intense: from 600 to 1,000 animals per year, including endangered species. In Russia, only indigenous hunting is permitted, and on Chukotka, it is strictly limited. For local residents, this is not a tradition for tradition’s sake, but a way of survival. In conditions where agriculture is impossible to develop, whales remain an important food source. This was especially evident in the 1990s when food supplies stopped, and people faced starvation, returning to traditional hunting methods. Today, the situation is gradually changing: food products are becoming more accessible, and the younger generation is less involved in this practice. Hunting is gradually declining but will only disappear completely when progress in food production or logistics makes it possible. Photo: @mazurovphoto Dreaming of visiting this amazing region? Write to us @piligrimgo, and we will select an exciting excursion or classic tour for you 😍 Tours across Russia | Bot of hot tours