Japanese whaling vessels set sail for Antarctica amidst great fanfare,

in stark contrast to the outrage felt by most of the international community

18 November 2007

Defying international agreements yet again, Japan has publicly announced its intentions of taking 935 minke whales, 50 fin whales and, boldly, 50 endangered humpbacks in the hunt. Humpbacks, a favorite of whale watchers everywhere, have not been hunted industrially since the mid-1960s; in the past, their populations fell by an estimated 90 percent before these hunts were finally banned....

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