Starting things off with a bang, Chile declared a permanent ban on whaling on the opening day of the International Whaling Commission’s annual meeting. The Pacific Ocean-bordering country is playing host to the conference, where tensions are running high.
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Chile Declares Permanent Ban on Whaling, Japan Pressured to Follow Suit
(via ecoworldly.com)
Submitted by Colibri on Tue, 2008-06-24 04:17. | Tags: nature | Chile | commerical whaling | endangered species | japan | whale sanctuary | whales | whaling