Jul 08 2005
What happens when Japan kills them all?
From Dick Russell, author Eye of the Whale on Japan’s renewed whale hunting.
“I’ve about had it with Japan. Ever since a hard-fought moratorium on commercial whaling worldwide went into effect back in 1987, Japan (and Norway) have continued to hunt whales — and sell whale meat — under the guise of ’scientific research.’ Japan has since killed approximately 7,900 minke whales, 243 Bryde’s whales, 140 sei whales, and 38 sperm whales.”
Read more at the NRDC blog.
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