In 1986, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) implemented a moratorium on commercial whaling. Many people believed that this would save the whales and end forever the industrial slaughter that had decimated entire species. Not so. A proposal before the IWC could lead to the resumption of commercial whaling as early as next year.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/save-whales-not-whalers
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mark-simmonds
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sue-fisher
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/new-scientist
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/whales
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hunting
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/japan
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-korea
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/iceland
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/norway
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
