On Vox: Whale 14Mar08

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Lots of whale hunting stories in the news:

The BBC investegates why the Japanese continue to hunt whales:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7281989.stm

The Nunavat Inuit in Canada attempt to bump the number of allowed traditional whale hunts by one:

http://nnsl.com/northern-news-services/stories/papers/mar10_08bh.html

New Zealand activist group "Sea Shepherds" either:

a) Save 500 whales from the Japanese

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/protesters-claim-victory-as-whale-hunt-falls-short/2008/03/14/1205472085407.html

b) Give up because they ran out of fuel

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/1632624

The Makah indians are ambiguous about the attention that a few rogue members are creating because they 'illegally' hunted a grey whale last year.  (The "whalers" are due in US Federal court next month.)  Even the parts of the tribe that condemn the action, refer to it as "akin to the Boston Tea Party" in its significance. 

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88159568

 

Originally posted on steffan.vox.com