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Critter News
MAY 25, 2011
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is just about ready to chalk up a win against a California seafood dealer who imported endangered whale meat from Tokyo and sold it to Califorian restaurants. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society had run a sting operation to collect evidence related to the serving of whale meat.
Animal Person
APRIL 14, 2009
According to Reuters: Japan, which considers whaling to be a cherished cultural tradition, killed 679 minke whales despite plans to catch around 850. It caught just one fin whale compared with a target of 50 in the hunt that began in November. Of course, Mantle says, "but though they are high-level mammals, they're not humans."
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