Whaling reprieve
Submitted by ipsita on Thu, 1996-08-15 00:00
at the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (iwc) held in Aberdeen recently, the us was forced to eat humble pie. Its suggestion that the Makah tribe of Washington state be allowed to catch five grey whales in the coming year, met with a decisive veto.
Under iwc rules, aboriginal groups can be allowed whaling
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14/08/1996