After decades of research, Japanese scientists are no closer to discovering why whales suddenly die when tracked down, surrounded and then shot with an explosive-tipped harpoon. “It’s a phenomenon that’s baffled us to date,” said Hayato Takahashi, one of Japan’s chief whale scientists. “Every time we shoot a whale with a harpoon, it dies. That’s why … Continue reading Japan’s scientific research program yet to uncover why whales die when speared with a giant harpoon
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Australia rejects Japan’s Antarctic whaling claims as a “fairy tale”
Australia has rejected Japan's Antarctic whaling as dangerous and a fairy tale as it laid out for the first time at the International Court of Justice the case against the practice. Japan's controversial ''scientific'' whaling program came under detailed attack from senior counsel for Australia before the court, and in a lengthy written case released … Continue reading Australia rejects Japan’s Antarctic whaling claims as a “fairy tale”
Craig Hill 