Manager of the International Fund for Animal Welfare's Global Whale Program
Manager of the Global Whale Program at the International Fund for Animal Welfare
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Patrick Ramage
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FROM Patrick Ramage
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The Global Agenda on Whaling During a week in which two wandering whales made international headlines, we’ll be discussing other whale related issues including this week’s meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Alaska . Even with a moratorium on commercial whaling in place since 1986, more than two-thousand whales were caught last year. Also, Delta and Dawn, the two humpback whales that took a wrong turn into the Sacramento River, were reportedly spotted last night by a fishing vessel in the Pacific Ocean.
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Debate Continues at the International Whaling Commission This week, as two wandering whales in northern California make international headlines, the International Whaling Commission is meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. Despite a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling ban, more than two thousand whales were caught last year. Japan wants to catch more whales than it's currently allowed, whaling rights for Eskimos have been extended for another five years, and Norway and Iceland continue to hunt whales in significant numbers. Is it possible to hunt whales on a sustainable basis? What kind of scientific research is yielded from whales killed under a loophole in the moratorium? What about the rights of indigenous communities that depend on whaling? What role does public opinion about the environment play in these talks? Sara Terry guest hosts.
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