By resuming commercial whaling Japan is putting our planet at risk

The decision by the Japanese government to withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC – the international body that regulates whale hunting) in order to officially resume commercial whaling is not a surprise, but it is a very sad and worrying one.

 

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Last updated on 28 December 2018

Type: 
Costa Rica and Ecuador and Paraguay
Country: 
Japan
Species group: 
Marine mammals