Talk:Minke Whale

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Minke Whale was a good article candidate, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. Once the objections listed below are addressed, the article can be renominated. You may also seek a review of the decision if you feel there was a mistake. Date of review: 2007-02-07

Is the range image for the Dwarf correct? It seems to conflict with the text that it is a subspecies of the Northern. - UtherSRG 21:54, Jan 29, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Taxonomic comments on the Dwarf Minke Whale

Since the Dwarf Minke Whale as generally identified is undescribed, my guess is that the scientific name for this animal will be Balaenoptera acutorostrata australis ("Sharp-snouted whale wing from the Southern Hemisphere"). Do you think so?

[edit] Failed Good Article Candidate

I think this article still needs some work to bring it up to Good Article standards. For an idea of what it could look like, see Blue Whale. There is almost enough material present here, but it needs some additions, along with some wikification and referencing.

• The lead section should be fuller and more descriptive.
• Taxonomy section requires proper citations. It might also cover evolution of the species.
• Physical characteristics could be expanded, but also requires some citations
• Population and distribution section is largely unwikified, makes citations without following the right format, and could do with being rewritten for clarity.
  • Note: a 95% confidence interval is a range of two values (e.g., given this sample, there is a 95% confidence that the population parameter will be within those values). The population is only given as one value. --Jeffmcneill 10:28, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
• Whaling: Generally good in this section, could do with more inline citations (e.g. the International Whaling Commission study).
• Categories: Is it really appropriate to be in the 'Fauna of Ireland' and 'Fauna of Scotland' categories and no others?

Hope these comments are helpful in improving the article, The Land 11:58, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Conservation status / split

I've removed the conservation status, because this article covers two animals and not one. The article needs to be split (Common and Antarctic) before it's added back. —Pengo 22:39, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

| status =  LR/cd
| status_system = iucn2.3
| status_ref =[1][2]