Panel Rejects Norway’s Plan to Kill 35 Whales
Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand —
The International Whaling Commission on Friday rejected a Norwegian proposal to kill 35 whales in the North Atlantic this year for scientific purposes.
The recommendation was approved by a 14-4 vote at the whaling commission’s annual meeting. There were 10 abstentions.
Delegates said Japanese plans for coastal whalers to kill 210 whales will be considered in two months.
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