The Fate Of Whales Hangs In The Balance
May 29, 2007 @ 08:19 AM (EST)
Source: Iol.co.za
The fate of the great whales hung in the balance on Monday as officials from 75 nations opened talks amid pressure, notably from Japan, to reverse a ban on commercial hunting of the mammals.
As the International Whaling Commission (IWC) convened in the Alaskan capital of Anchorage, the United States and Japan - de facto leaders of the anti- and pro-commercial whaling groups - called for a closing of ranks in the deeply-divided group...
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