Japan's whaling in the Antarctic is at a crossroads after the International Court of Justice ordered the program stopped. The court concluded the supposed scientific research program is actually a guise for commercial whaling. ...
Ecology
Apr 1, 2014
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Environmentalists on Wednesday welcomed a decision by Icelandic authorities to ban a local beer containing whale meal.
Ecology
Jan 15, 2014
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Norwegian whale hunters announced a big increase in their annual catch Wednesday but it remained less than half the limit set by the government.
Ecology
Oct 2, 2013
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Taiwan coastguards Thursday said they have arrested two people and seized 820 kilograms (1,800 pounds) of dolphin meat as the island steps up efforts to protect endangered animals.
Ecology
Sep 19, 2013
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Taiwan has started using advanced biotechnology to protect endangered whales and dolphins against poachers, supplementing existing DNA testing, officials said Tuesday.
Ecology
Aug 27, 2013
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A shipment of 130 tonnes of fin whale meat has been sent back to Iceland, as jubilant animal rights activists on Sunday highlighted the "pointlessness" of the trade.
Ecology
Jul 22, 2013
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Japan accused Australia Tuesday of seeking to impose its policy of zero tolerance on whaling in the Antarctic, and told the highest UN court that its own whaling activities were legitimate.
Ecology
Jul 2, 2013
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Japan's annual whale hunt is a commercial slaughter of marine mammals dressed up as science, Australian lawyers argued Wednesday as they urged the United Nations' highest court to ban the hunt in the waters around Antarctica.
Ecology
Jun 26, 2013
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(AP)—The battle over Japan's controversial whaling program is moving from the high seas to the United Nations' highest court.
Ecology
Jun 25, 2013
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Iceland plans to resume its disputed commercial fin whale hunt in June with a quota of at least 154 whales, the head of the only company that catches the giant mammals said Saturday.
Ecology
May 5, 2013
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