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Japan kills 333 whales in annual Antarctic hunt
- WheelsAtLarge 10y agoHere's a good article on whaling's modern history. https://www.wired.com/2015/12/japanese-barely-eat-whale-whaling-big-deal/ https://www.wired.com/2015/12/japanese-barely-eat-whale-whal...
- kalleboo 10y agoThe only reason to be opposed to this level of whaling is due to animal rights concerns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minke_whale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minke_whale The IUCN Red List labels the common minke whale as Least Concern. COSEWIC puts both species in the Not At Risk category. NatureServe lists them as G5 which means the species is secure on global range.