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latest news & developmentsOil project threatens world’s last western grey whales
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) warned on Tuesday over the effects of an oil and gas project on the ”critically endangered” western grey whale. The IWC adopted a…
Japan fails to get secret whaling vote
Pro-whaling Japan narrowly failed on Monday in a bold attempt to ensure that voting at the International Whaling Commission is carried out in secret. Japan said secret balloting…
Dark clouds on anti-whaling horizon
Pro- and anti-whaling nations began a four-day meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Sorrento, Italy, on Monday amid growing support for an end to an 18-year…