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SCIENCE / NEWS Wed Jun 18, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

BBC News -- Animal welfare campaigners say Greenland's whaling, held under rules permitting subsistence hunting, has become too commercial in character. The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) found that a quarter of last year's catch was traded for.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Thu Mar 6, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

BBC News -- The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is due to open a meeting in London which aims to find common ground between pro- and anti-whaling nations. Some anti-whaling countries are keen to explore compromise with Japan, though others remain implacably.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Tue Mar 4, 2008 @ 8:25am neoform

BBC News -- Japan is looking for new supporters of its pro-whaling stance ahead of a major meeting on the future of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). A one-day seminar on Monday brought delegates from 12 developing countries, most of them not IWC members.. Read More