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IFAW’s whale research vessel ‘Song of the Whale’ visits Alexandria, Egypt
9th July 2007 by
The event highlighted this summer’s cetacean survey of the eastern Mediterranean Sea which began in May. Mahmoud Read more »
CITES rebuffs Japan’s efforts to reopen whale meat trade
6th June 2007 by
Since 1994, Japan and Norway have regularly submitted proposals to CITES seeking to weaken protection for the great whales Read more »
Nations stand strong against commercial whaling at international meeting
31st May 2007 by
Key anti-whaling actions included the adoption of a resolution condemning Japanese whaling, and a report by the IWC Read more »
Nations asked to put differences aside at international whaling meeting
29th May 2007 by
Dr. Joth Singh, IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org) Director of Wildlife and Habitat said from the Read more »
Japan’s “scientific” whaling trashed by international scientists at global whale meeting
28th May 2007 by
In its report to the plenary meeting of IWC delegates, the Scientific Committee noted that, there was “little Read more »
Nations meet to decide fate of world’s whales
28th May 2007 by
Despite a 1986 global moratorium on commercial whaling, Japan currently hunts more than 1,200 whales a year for what it Read more »