Whale deal falls at last minute

Whale deal falls at last minute

13 October 2008 -

Source: BBC News
A unique consensus between environment groups and whaling nations at the World Conservation Congress was derailed by a last-minute Australian intervention.
Japan and Norway had agreed to back a motion saying there was not enough data to support the claim that culling whales could raise fisheries yields.

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