Japan Expected to Withdraw From IWC to Resume Whale Hunting

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By Lorraine ChowDec 20, 2018, 11:47 am172 pts
Despite a global ban on commercial whaling more than 30 years ago, Japan has caught about 200-1,200 whales every year since 1987—including pregnant and juvenile ones—under the exception of "scientific research." Opponents have fiercely criticized this research program as just a cover so the whales can be…

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