Whaling Ban Threatened
A handful of countries, serving only their own greedy self-interests at the expense of the world's few remaining great whales, are threatening to sabotage the only hope of survival left to these magnificent creatures. Japan, the U.S.S.R., Norway, and Peru have filed formal objections with the I...
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ftwellbeing:oai:www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org:cu_reps-1021 2023-05-15T16:48:53+02:00 Whaling Ban Threatened 1983-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/cu_reps/21 https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&context=cu_reps unknown WBI Studies Repository https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/cu_reps/21 https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&context=cu_reps Close Up Reports great whales International Whaling Commission IWC cold harpoon hunting whaling HSUS Animal Studies Nature and Society Relations Population Biology text 1983 ftwellbeing 2022-07-11T18:34:35Z A handful of countries, serving only their own greedy self-interests at the expense of the world's few remaining great whales, are threatening to sabotage the only hope of survival left to these magnificent creatures. Japan, the U.S.S.R., Norway, and Peru have filed formal objections with the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to that body's landmark decision to ban commercial whaling as of 1986. Iceland, Brazil, and South Korea, the world's other whaling nations, may join this infamous quartet and add their own objections before the filing deadline in 1983. Unless animal-welfare proponents act decisively now, years of negotiation and scientific inquiry--and the historic vote of July 23, 1982--could be jeopardized. Text Iceland WBI Studies Repository (WellBeing International) Norway |
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A handful of countries, serving only their own greedy self-interests at the expense of the world's few remaining great whales, are threatening to sabotage the only hope of survival left to these magnificent creatures. Japan, the U.S.S.R., Norway, and Peru have filed formal objections with the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to that body's landmark decision to ban commercial whaling as of 1986. Iceland, Brazil, and South Korea, the world's other whaling nations, may join this infamous quartet and add their own objections before the filing deadline in 1983. Unless animal-welfare proponents act decisively now, years of negotiation and scientific inquiry--and the historic vote of July 23, 1982--could be jeopardized. |
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