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South Korea to Consider Whaling
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South Korea would consider resuming whaling off its shores if the International Whaling Commission (IWC) approves a plan for neighbour Japan to conduct coastal whaling
Japan Won't End
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Japan said on Tuesday that it will not accept any proposal at upcoming international whaling talks forcing it to end its lethal research projects
Faroe Islands Whale Slaughter Photographed
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Ruthless and senseless whale slaughtering in the Faroe islands documented.
Chile Institutes Whaling Ban
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Chile declared a permanent ban on whaling in its waters on Monday, as conservation groups feared an International Whaling Commission meeting it is hosting will fail to halt the world's top whaler...
Whale Slaughter: US to Plug Loophole
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The United States called on Tuesday for a review of international law to regulate the killing of whales for scientific research in an apparent attempt to plug a loophole exploited by Japan, which...
Greenpeace Submits Evidence
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Greenpeace environmental campaigners on Wednesday handed a box of meat they allege was stolen by Japanese whalers over to Tokyo prosecutors to aid an official investigation into the case
Go-ahead for Iceland's Whale Hunt
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Iceland's commercial whale hunt is set to begin, after the government granted a small minke quota on Monday
Japanese Whalers Stealing Meat
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Greenpeace on Thursday accused Japanese whalers of stealing meat from the country's annual research hunt in the Antarctic and selling it on the black market
Whaling: Japan not off the hook
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Sydney - Australia was still considering taking its whaling dispute with Japan to international courts, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Thursday
Tentative Steps to Whaling Peace
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Talks between pro- and anti-whaling countries on how to resolve their differences have ended with agreement to look for dialogue and common ground
Protester Says Whalers Shot Him
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An anti-whaling campaigner says he has been shot by Japanese sailors while protesting over their hunting activities in the Antarctic
Japan Sends Out Invitations for Whaling Talks
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Japan, in a feud with Western nations about whaling, said on Friday it will meet with 12 developing states in a bid to boost its clout in the deadlocked International Whaling Commission
Anti-Whalers 'Bug' Japanese Fleet
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A militant environmental group on Tuesday said it had planted tracking devices on Japanese whaling ships to ensure they could always find the harpoon boats in the vast Southern Ocean
Australia Has 'Shocking' Evidence Of Japan's Whaling
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Australia has "shocking" photographic evidence to back an international legal bid to stop Japanese whaling in Antarctic waters, the government says.
Norway Keeps Whaling Quota, Draws Ire
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Norway has set a commercial whaling quota of 1,052 minke whales in 2008, unchanged from last year, drawing criticism from environmental groups pressuring Oslo to join the international community...
Video: Grisly Whaling Video Released
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To call attention to Japanese whaling practices, the Australian government released video captured on the ocean near Antarctica
Sea Shepherd Crew Anxious to Return to the Battle in the Southern Oceans
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Captain Paul Watson and his crew of international volunteers are anxious to refuel, re-supply and complete repairs as soon as possible in order to return to the Southern Oceans
Anti-whaling Ship Running Out of Fuel
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Environmental group Greenpeace said on Saturday its anti-whaling ship, which has been harassing Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean, had saved an estimated 100 whales but was running low on fuel...
New Zealand PM Warns Off Whalers
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New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark warned Japanese whaling ships on Friday that surveillance photos of the fleet revealing their location would be published if they entered New Zealand's...
Japanese PM defends whaling
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has called for a calming of emotions over whaling, defending his country's controversial Antarctic hunt as scientific research
Australia to Act on Whaling Row
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Australia says it will send a ship to collect two activists from a Japanese whaling vessel, in a bid to end a two-day Antarctic stand-off
South Korean Police Seize Tonnes of Whale Meat
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Police have broken an illegal whale poaching racket, confiscating more than 50 tonnes of Minke meat in the largest seizure of its kind in South Korea, an official said Saturday
Greenpeace Ship Chases Japanese Whaling Fleet
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Environmental group Greenpeace said on Saturday one of its ships has located the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean and is pursuing it
Australian Ship Seeks Out Whalers
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An Australian patrol ship tasked with monitoring Japan's whaling fleet has departed from the western city of Perth for waters off Antarctica
Whaling Expert to Consider Court Case
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A WORLD expert on the Law of the Sea and the International Court of Justice, the Cambridge law faculty chair James Crawford, has been drafted by the Federal Government to tackle Japanese whale hunting
Humpbacks Safe for Now
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The Japanese government has confirmed a rumour first reported at the Greenpeace weblog, that they've abandoned plans to kill humpback whales in the Southern Ocean this season
Whalers Become The Hunted
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The Greenpeace ship Esperanza has arrived in Antarctic waters and has begun hunting for the Japanese whaling fleet
Britan slams whaling industry
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown lashed the "unacceptably cruel" whaling industry Friday, hours after Japan said it was dropping plans to hunt humpback whales
Japan Drops Humpback Whale Hunt
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A controversial Japanese mission to hunt humpback whales in the Antarctic has been temporarily abandoned, a top government official says
Calls for Restraint as Whaling Season Begins in Antarctic Waters
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There have been calls for restraint in whaling activism following the departure of several anti-whaling groups from Australia and New Zealand this week
Japan Ignores Whale Noises
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JAPAN shrugged off a pledge by Australia's new prime minister to protect whales in a bitter dispute over hunting of the giant mammals
Apathy in the face of whale slaughter
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This morning, in the grey swells of the Southern Ocean, a pirate ship will enter the waters of the Australian Antarctic Territory. It is a black ship, bearing a black pirate flag, the Jolly Roger....
Japan asked to use non-lethal whale research
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US lawmakers urged Japan to limit its whale hunt and use other, non-lethal means to conduct scientific research on whales.
Democratic and Republican senators sent a letter Thursday to Japan's...
Japan might kill world's only white whale
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Australians fear that the world's only known white humpback whale could be slaughtered as Japan's whaling fleet prepares to embark on its annual hunt in the Southern Ocean
Sea Shepherd Perth Hosts Captain Watson
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Captain Paul Watson and Sea Shepherd staff members, International Director Jonny Vasic and Events & Media Relations Director Kristine Vasic departed for Melbourne November 5th after a successful...
Whaling Battle Moves To YouTube
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The Australian government has launched an anti-whaling message aimed at Japanese children on video-sharing internet site YouTube.
In the video, which carries Japanese subtitles, Environment...
Dominica - "the Nature Island" - Supports Whaling
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Dominica has rejected criticism that its vote on the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was up for sale, after the prime minister returned from Japan and renewed his support for commercial...
Japanese Whaling Footage Released
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The Government has released defence surveillance footage of a Japanese whaling fleet in the Ross Sea, in an attempt to sway Japanese public opinion over their government's whaling programme.
The...
Iceland Leaves Slaughtered Whales To Rot
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Greenpeace has uncovered more than 170 tons of rotting whale meat in an Icelandic dump site, just months after Iceland reopened commercial whaling and killed seven endangered fin whales. Another...
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