Whaling
511 views · Published 15 June 2017 · 2:26 · Indexed 22 October 2026
Channel: AFP News Agency · 2017 · News & Politics
Wednesday kicked off a whaling campaign in the northwestern Pacific, in a move sure to anger animal rights activists and others calling for an end to the hunts. Japan is a signatory to the International Whaling Commission's moratorium on whale hunting, but uses a loophole in the temporary ban allowing for lethal scientific research. VIDEOGRAPHIC
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