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Mongabay (mongabay@mastodon.green)'s status on Tuesday, 05-Sep-2023 00:40:09 JST Mongabay

The Icelandic government has announced that commercial whaling will recommence following a two-month suspension of the activity, albeit with increased monitoring and stricter hunting regulations.
The government temporarily banned whaling in June due to animal welfare concerns, but the ban expired on Aug. 31.
by Elizabeth Claire Alberts
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/international-outcry-as-iceland-lifts-ban-on-what-could-be-last-whale-hunt/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Oceans #Wildlife #Whales
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1. International outcry as Iceland lifts ban on what could be last whale hunt
  
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  The Icelandic government has announced that commercial whaling can resume after the activity was suspended for more than two months. In June, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, the country’s minister of food, agriculture and fisheries, postponed this year’s planned whale hunt until Aug. 31 due to animal welfare concerns. However, the government has now said in a statement […]

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