Japan must do more to justify whaling plans: IWC
By Kesavan Unnikrishnan
International Whaling Commission has demanded more information to review Japan’s proposal to kill 3,996 whales in Southern Ocean for “scientific research”. …
Digital Journal – June 19, 2015
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Japan to resume whaling in the Antarctic despite international uproar
By WMNOVergnault
Japan has said it aims to resume whale hunts in the Antarctic later this year, even though the International Whaling Commission (IWC) says Tokyo has not proven that the mammals need to be killed for research …
Western Morning News – June 19, 2015
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Scientists renew objections to Japan’s whaling program
By Dennis Normile
For the third time in 15 months, experts have concluded there is no justification for Japan to kill whales for research purposes. But the country’s lethal scientific whaling effort seems poised to resume with the 2015 to 2016 Southern Ocean hunting season anyway …
Science Now – 19 June 2015, 12:15 pm
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