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122 Pregnant Whales Were Killed in Japan's Latest Hunt. Was This Illegal?
More than 120 pregnant female whales were among 333 killed during Japan's recent annual summer hunt off the coast of Antarctica, according to a new report.
The report, released by the International Whaling Commission this month, said 122 of the slaughtered minke whales were pregnant and 114 were considered immature.
The last hunting season in the Antarctic for Japan ran from Dec. 8 to Feb. 28.
Conservationists said the new report was further evidence that Japan was killing whales for commercial purposes under the guise of scientific research.
Whether the annual hunt is legal is unclear, as some federal and international laws are in conflict with one another.
Also at BBC and Smithsonian Magazine.
A Minke whale, after reaching maturity, ranges from 7-10 m in length and masses from 5-10 metric tons.
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Friday June 01 2018, @03:58AM (2 children)
I'm not Japanese. But I visited Japan. I know a lot about it. And the Japanese love to be politically incorrect. They have a very special place, Yasukuni Shrine, that honors all the great and brave soldiers & pilots that died in the wars -- also the animals. Beautiful buildings & statues, very historic. Including some guys that our court said were war criminals. And when Prime Minister Abe visits the shrine, people lose their minds. China, Korea, lots of angry people. But he likes that, I think he likes it. Because it shows that Japan is a Country all its own. And it shows he can go wherever he wants. And the whaling is like that. They call it science. They call it good eating. And it's very profitable. But it shows that Japan is its own Country.
And Norway -- I love Norway -- they catch so many whales. But they did the legal where they don't have to call it science.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 01 2018, @04:10AM (1 child)
Hey Donnie boy, Abe doesn't want you to win the Nobel.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 01 2018, @04:39AM
Who cares what Abraham Lincoln thinks? Acting all high and mighty just because he is a vampire hunter.