Tag: Antarctica's Southern Ocean

• Thursday, May 31st 2018 - 08:20 UTC

  Japanese whale hunt slaughters 122 pregnant minke whales

  

  More than 120 pregnant whales were slaughtered in the latest Japanese whale hunt in Antarctica's Southern Ocean, new documents show, reigniting calls to step up efforts to stop the annual killing spree. A further 114 immature whales were killed as part of the so-called “scientific” whaling program, according to meeting papers from the International Whaling Commission's scientific committee meeting this month.