Although an International Court of Justice forbid the practice, Japan will continue whale hunting in the Southern Ocean in the fiscal year 2015. However, the number of whales will be cut to a third of this year’s catch target. Starting with 2015, Japan plans to catch 333 minke whales per year until 2027, instead of 935, which is the annual number set during the previous program. The report … [Read more...]
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