Australia releases graphic whaling photos
SYDNEY, Australia -- 7 February 2008: Australia has released graphic pictures of minke whales caught by a Japanese hunt in the Antarctic. Canberra claimed the pictures, taken by customs officers tracking the hunt, show a harpooned mother and calf being dragged from the sea.
BBC News.
Labels: Anti-whaling, Australia, commercial whaling, EIA, Japan, minke, Southern Ocean Sanctuary, whales, whaling, whaling ban
Australian minister warns Japan of whale action
TOKYO, Japan -- February 1, 2008: Australia's foreign minister warned Friday of tougher action to stop Japan whaling, despite calls for calm from both sides over the increasingly emotive dispute. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith held talks in Tokyo just as Japan was reported to have resumed killing whales in the Antarctic Ocean following a two-week halt under pressure from environmental protesters. (
AFP)
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Five whales killed as Japan resumes slaughter
LONDON, United Kingdom -- January 31, 2008: Japan has resumed its slaughter of whales in the Southern Ocean - and now stands condemned by the world. Officers aboard the Australian Customs vessel Oceanic Viking witnessed the killing of whales - believed to be minke - about 3pm. Witnesses reported seeing up to five whales harpooned and then hauled on to the factory ship Nisshin Maru.
Daily Telegraph.Labels: Australia, EIA, IWC, Japan, Southern Ocean Sanctuary, whale hunting, whale sanctuary, whales
