Posted by: Sandy Steinman | March 29, 2016

Japanese Fleet Kills 333 Whales In The Antarctic

Reuters reported on Japan’s continued killing of whales supposedly for “research”

Japan’s whaling fleet has returned to base with the carcasses of 333 minke whales, in apparent violation of a ruling by the International Court of Justice.

Reuters quoted a statement by Japan’s Fisheries Agency that said 103 male and 230 female whales were caught during the fleet’s summer expedition to Antarctic waters. Ninety percent of the mature females were pregnant.

Read full story at  Japanese Fleet Kills 333 Whales In The Antarctic : The Two-Way : NPR


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