Whales in Antarctica Still Hunted

Wildlife and adventure travel often forces us to examine practices going on in the world that are controversial. We came across this story recently about whales in Antarctica that are still being hunted by the Japanese, despite an almost universal ban on whaling by most nations on earth.

At the Institute of Cetacean Research in Japan, they hunt whales under the guise of conducting scientific research. Although commercial whaling has been banned since 1986, this institute has used Japanese ships to hunt whales under a loophole that allows “lethal research” – a practice condemned by the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands.

Read the story here:

Nations unite against Japan’s annual whale hunt – Telegraph

At International Wildlife Adventures, we offer wildlife and whale watching trips to Antarctica.