Japan Embraces Commercial Whaling, Pulls Out Of Global Alliance That Banned It

Japan is leaving the International Whaling Commission, which put a moratorium on commercial whaling in the 1980s. The country will allow commercial hunts for the first time in 30 years next July.(Image credit: Kyodo/Reuters)

Source: NPR Health and Science - December 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Bill Chappell Source Type: news