Japanese Whaling Fleet Setting its Sights on Humpback Whale
In a seeming attempt to both flout international regulations and provoke a vocal backlash, the Japanese have sent out a whaling fleet to the South Pacific whose aim it is to target one of the planet’s most endangered, and beloved, cetaceans - the majestic humpback whale. With instructions to hunt down - sorry, collect for “scientific research” - up to 1,000 whales, the Japanese sailors are setting their sights on the humpback whale for the first time in over 40 years. The fleet will…
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