184 whales killed by Iceland this year
AFP
Iceland has announced that 155 fin whales and 29 minke whales were killed in its hunting season this year, in defiance of calls to end the practice.
The figures, provided by the ministry of agriculture and fisheries yesterday, were within the government’s 2015 hunting quotas of 171 fin whales, the second largest animal after blue whales, and 275 of the smaller minke whales …
3News NZ – Thursday 1 Oct 2015 6:54 a.m.
www.3news.co.nz/world/184-whal…
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Bear hunt faces final hurdle in court
CHAD GILLIS
Florida’s first black bear hunt in more than two decades has only one more hurdle to clear.
Today Circuit Judge George S. Reynolds III will hear arguments from environmental groups that want him to impose a temporary injunction on the unpopular hunt, which will start Oct. 24 and allow hunters to take 320 bears across the state.
The motion was filed by Speak Up Wekiva and supported by several environmental groups …
The News-Press – 2:37 p.m. EDT September 30, 2015
www.news-press.com/story/news/…
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Author: Nathan J. Winograd
Why PETA’s lawsuit against a wildlife photographer harms animal rights activists, the animal rights movement, and ultimately, the animals themselves …
Huffington Post – Posted: 09/30/2015 1:54 pm EDT
www.huffingtonpost.com/nathan-…
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Experts call on US, seafood industry to fight slavery at sea
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. government and the seafood industry must work to end human trafficking in global fishing fleets whose catches end up on American dinner tables, experts agreed Tuesday at a Senate briefing …
Gloucester Daily Times – Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 11:11 am
www.gloucestertimes.com/news/e…
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