Threatened species of Balaenoptera edeni

The major threats to Bryde's whales are depletion of food fish and illegal hunting.

Bryde's whales are found in tropical and subtropical seas only and do not make the long migrations characteristic of the other baleen whales.

Populations have been depleted in some areas, especially off Peru, Chile, southern Africa, and Japan. The population level is thought to be very roughly 40,000 to 80,000.