Japan captures 115 whales in north-western Pacific despite criticism

dpa

TOKYO: Japan ended its controversial annual whaling in the north-western Pacific Ocean on Monday, capturing a total of 115 whales, the government said.

Since a fleet of Japanese whalers departed from western Japan on May 12, 90 sei whales and 25 Bryde’s whales have been caught in the area under its programme, the Fisheries Agency said in a statement. …

The Sun Daily – July 25, 2016; 10:01 PM
www.thesundaily.my/news/191307…

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Wildlife advocates aim to increase conservation measures and protect African leopards from American trophy hunters

Humane Society International

With the support of renowned wildlife experts Jane Goodall and Dereck Joubert, animal protection and conservation organizations, led by The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International, filed a legal petition ( drive.google.com/file/d/0BxP8B… ) today with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to extend the full protections of the Endangered Species Act to African leopards (Panthera pardus pardus). …

HSUS News – July 25, 2016
www.humanesociety.org/news/pre…

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