Endangered Whale Massacre on the Horizon?

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:45:30 +0000

Here is some very surprising and disappointing news. The Chair of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) announced a proposal this week that would endorse the killing of whales, including some endangered species. The proposal would also allow the killing of whales in their number one feeding ground — the Southern Ocean. This would reverse a [...]

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Whales Caught as Incidental Bycatch Threaten Coastal Populations

Derek Markham — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:00:13 +0000

The number of whales killed and sold as ‘incidental bycatch’ along the coasts of Japan and South Korea may equal the amount of whales caught through legal whaling, threatening populations of minke, western gray, humpbacks, fin whales, and Bryde’s whales. “The sale of bycatch alone supports a lucrative trade in whale meat at markets in some [...]

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Endangered Whale Massacre on the Horizon?

Whales Caught as Incidental Bycatch Threaten Coastal Populations