Iceland’s rogue whaling season comes to an end with a bloody tally of 148 dead fin whales
Iceland’s first whaling season in four years has come to an end, chalking up a death toll of 148 fin whales
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Iceland’s first whaling season in four years has come to an end, chalking up a death toll of 148 fin whales
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement to which governments voluntarily adhere and which seeks to ensure that the trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival
EIA has urged the Prime Minister of Iceland to intervene and prevent the resumption of commercial whaling in the country after a three-year hiatus
The 88 member countries of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) have been urged to adopt a new 50-Year Vision to save whales, dolphins and porpoises from extinction in the face of increasing ocean threats
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