en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/science/hunt/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/science/iceland_minister_warns_on_whalin/ Iceland's whalers have embarked on this year's hunt with the country's foreign minister warning that whaling may damage Iceland's "long term interests". Boats left to begin the hunt on Tuesday after the fisheries ministry issued a quota of 40 minke wha news science 2008-05-21 08:18:55 http://www.newsique.com/science/iceland_minister_warns_on_whalin/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7411386.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/iceland_minister_warns_on_whalin/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/spear-wielding_chimps_snack_on_s/ In a revelation that destroys yet another cherished notion of human uniqueness, wild chimpanzees have been seen hunting bushbabies with spears. It is the first time an animal has been seen using a tool to hunt a vertebrate. Many chimpanzees trim twigs news science 2007-02-22 16:22:25 http://www.newsique.com/science/spear-wielding_chimps_snack_on_s/ New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11234?DCMP=Matt_Sparkes&nsref=tools http://www.newsique.com/sources/newscientist/ 87 Amazing [16] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/spear-wielding_chimps_snack_on_s/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/japan_to_probe_whale_meat_theft/ Officials in Tokyo are to investigate claims that shipping crews stole a tonne of meat from Japan's whale hunt. Documents seen by the BBC confirm that public prosecutors will examine corruption allegations lodged by the environmental group Greenpeace. news science 2008-05-22 08:22:16 http://www.newsique.com/science/japan_to_probe_whale_meat_theft/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7413841.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/japan_to_probe_whale_meat_theft/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/go-ahead_for_icelands_whale_hunt/ Iceland's commercial whale hunt is set to begin, after the government granted a small minke quota on Monday. Whalers had been seeking a quota of about 100, but ministers settled on 40, which they say is commercially viable. The decision came after w news science 2008-05-20 08:19:10 http://www.newsique.com/science/go-ahead_for_icelands_whale_hunt/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7409521.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/go-ahead_for_icelands_whale_hunt/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/greenpeace_heads_off_whale_ship/ Greenpeace conservation activists say they have disrupted the Japanese whale hunt near Antarctica's coast by chasing a factory ship out of the whaling zone. Crew from protest ship Esperanza said they were maintaining the chase as the whalers cannot hun news science 2008-01-14 08:20:33 http://www.newsique.com/science/greenpeace_heads_off_whale_ship/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7186747.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/greenpeace_heads_off_whale_ship/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/japanese_whalers_hunt_humpbacks/ A Japanese whaling fleet has set sail aiming to harpoon humpback whales for the first time in decades. The fleet is conducting its largest hunt in the South Pacific - it has instructions to kill up to 1,000 whales, including 50 humpbacks. The humpba news science 2007-11-19 08:21:53 http://www.newsique.com/science/japanese_whalers_hunt_humpbacks/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7099720.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/japanese_whalers_hunt_humpbacks/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/japan_hints_at_major_whaling_dea/ Japan has hinted at significant compromise at the opening of the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Alaska. Deputy whaling commissioner Joji Morishita said Japan would consider abandoning proposals to hunt humpback whales i news science 2007-05-28 17:49:17 http://www.newsique.com/science/japan_hints_at_major_whaling_dea/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/6699201.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/japan_hints_at_major_whaling_dea/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/troubled_japan_whaler_back_home/ Japan's main whaling ship has arrived back in port after an Antarctic hunt hit by setbacks including a fatal fire. Despite being forced to end the hunting season early, the crew still killed 508 whales out of a target of 860. The annual hunt always news science 2007-03-23 12:56:20 http://www.newsique.com/science/troubled_japan_whaler_back_home/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/6483897.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/troubled_japan_whaler_back_home/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/two_species_cooperate_to_hunt/ The giant moray eel is normally a lone hunter in the dark. Now scientists find these eels may at times hunt in the daytime in the Red Sea, and surprisingly cooperate with another predatory fish, the grouper, which is also normally a solitary predator. news science 2006-12-08 20:48:23 http://www.newsique.com/science/two_species_cooperate_to_hunt/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16094301/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/two_species_cooperate_to_hunt/#comments