Japan Begins Commercial Whaling for First Time in 30+ Years

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By Olivia RosaneJul 1, 2019, 8:45 am142 pts
Commercial whaling ships set sail from Japan Monday for the first time in more than 30 years, The Guardian reported. Japan had been hunting whales in the waters off Antarctica for "research" purposes since 1987, according to BBC News. The hunts killed between 200 and 1,200 whales a year, and conservationists…

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