On July 4, the Republic of Korea announced propositions to kill endangered whales through a loophole that was made in the International Whaling Commission's treaty with Korea, that will allow so- called "scientific whaling" to be performed, which is actually just another way for the IWC to escape illegal whaling laws. This was met with ferocious opposition by IWC member governments, explaining that this loophole was highly unnecessary given the availability of research techniques that don't require killing the whales. Many governments were highly against Korea's claim, and Australia even invited Korean scientists over to discuss the uselessness of "lethal research." We can all hope that Korea choses to leave these beautiful sea-dwelling mammals alone and let them thrive in prosperity, because this could completely derail the IWC's attempts to cooperate with conservation acts aiming to protect endangered whales.
-PJ
Source:www.WorldWildlife.org
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