Reposted by Eduardo E Iñigo Elias, Ph.D.
A push to revive commercial whaling was rejected at the International Whaling Commission's latest meeting.
Though a South Atlantic sanctuary proposal failed again, delegates maintained the commercial ban and passed key measures on vessel strikes & strandings.
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International Whaling Commission rejects push to revive commercial whaling
A push to reopen the door to commercial whaling failed at the recent meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) after a controversial resolution was taken off the table on the last day.…