Director of the Pew Whale Conservation Project
Director of the Pew Whale Conservation Project
PROFILE
Monica Medina
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FROM Monica Medina
Which Way, L.A.?
The Journey of the Whales to the Sea Continues Two humpback whales are still circling in the shipping channel west of Sacramento. More than two-thousand whales were killed last year by commercial and scientific interests, the most since 1986 when a moratorium went into effect. Next week in Anchorage, the International Whaling Commission is being asked to resolve a longstanding impasse. We speak with Monica Medina is Director of the Pew Whale Conservation Project.
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