Human Interaction
The IUCN lists both species as "Data Deficient" in the Red List of Threatened Species. Long-finned pilot whales in the The North and Baltic Sea are listed in Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). Those from northwest and northeast Atlantic may also need to be included to Appendix II of CMS. The short-finned pilot whale is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
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