Japan aquariums say they’ll stop getting Taiji-hunt dolphins
By Yuri Kageyama, AP
TOKYO – Japan’s aquariums promised Wednesday to stop acquiring dolphins captured in a bloody hunt that was depicted in the Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove” and has caused global outrage.
The move by the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums follows a decision last month by the Swiss-based umbrella group World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, or WAZA, to suspend the Japanese organization’s membership …
China Post – May 21, 2015 at 12:00 AM
www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japa…
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Japan’s whaling science under the microscope
By Huw Griffith, AFP
TOKYO – When Japanese researchers said earlier this year that eating whale meat could help prevent dementia and memory loss, the news provoked snorts of derision — it couldn’t be real science, went the retort.
Despite protestations of academic rigor from the men and women who do the work, anything involving the words “Japan,” “whaling” and “research” suffers from a credibility gap in the court of global public opinion …
China Post – May 21, 2015 at 12:00 AM
www.chinapost.com.tw/life/scie…
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China illegally fishing off W Africa – Greenpeace
More than 70 Chinese vessels have been found fishing illegally off the coast of West Africa, Greenpeace says.
Using information gathered from 2000 to 2014 ( www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/pu… ), Greenpeace said Chinese companies had fished in prohibited grounds or under-declared their catches …
BBC News – May 20, 2015
www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-…
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Report: 1/3 of species in Germany endangered
DPA/The Local
Every third species of animal, plant and fungus is endangered in Germany, according to a report issued by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) on Wednesday …
The Local.de – May 20, 2015 at 04:36 PM
www.thelocal.de/20150520/repor…
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