The 85-nation International Whaling Commission (IWC) is holding its annual meeting from June 22-26 on the Portuguese island of Madeira to review whale hunts.
Whaling nations Japan, Norway and Iceland have been pushing for years for reforms to approve the hunts. Many nations and conservationists say harpooning the giant mammals is cruel and unnecessary and want a 1986 moratorium extended.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/whaling-moby-dick-madeira
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dolphin
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/whales
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/japan
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/iceland
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/norway
