11.   This population is no longer recovering, and mortality appears to be spread along all ages.

12.   Advocates of the moratorium say it must continue to allow depleted whale populations to recover.

13.   Japan, which has been trying to get the ban revoked for years, claims whale populations have recovered enough to sustain limited catches.

14.   So as the bee population recovers, it is a hybrid mix that tends to be more Africanized than European, researchers say.

15.   The census provides clues as to where and how the eagles are expanding as the population recovers from the use of pesticides.

16.   Japan argues whale populations have recovered to acceptable levels to renew commercial hunting and says whales are competing directly with fishing vessels for catches.

17.   Japan argues whale populations have recovered to acceptable enough levels to renew commercial hunting and says whales are competing directly with fishing vessels for catches.