Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Iceland approves killing of more than 2,000 whales

Iceland has just approved the killing of 2,000 whales over the course of the next five years. The country's government is allowing whaling companies to slaughter 217 minke and 209 fin whales per year until 2025, sparking outrage amongst environmental and conservation groups around the world. Officials in Iceland believe that killing these two groups of whales is sustainable and based on scientific studies. In fact, the minister of the fisheries department, Kristján Þór Júlíusson, says...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/iceland-approves-killing-of-more-than-2000-whales
via Inhabitat

No comments:

Post a Comment