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 Animals  In a Mirr - 33 days ago - blog.stopwhaling.org � The International Whaling Commission (IWC), which sets international whaling regulations, has scheduled a closed-door meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida, to consider lifting the ban on commercial whale hunting.
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 Animals  Rebecca - 115 days ago - stopwhaling.org International Whaling Commission members will consider a proposal to create a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary that will extend across the South Atlantic, from the coast of South America to the coast of Africa, and on down towards Antarctica. Sign NOW!
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 Animals  Cher - 116 days ago - iar.org.uk A polar bear has been spotted in Iceland, hundreds of miles from the creatures' natural habitat. The AFP news agency reported that local photographer Rax Axelsson captured images of the polar bear close to the town of Saudarkrokkur in the north of the
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 Animals Cher - 132 days ago - theglobeandmail.com Iceland and Norway have resumed whale meat exports to Japan for the first time since the early 1990s despite a U.N. ban, a whale exporter said on Monday.
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 Animals  Trudi - 133 days ago - thepetitionsite.com Iceland Must Reverse Whale Hunt Decision.
As global warming threatens more and more whales, it is even more critical to stop the whale hunt. Urge Iceland's Minister of Fisheries to revoke the hunting permission today . PETITION TO SIGN
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 Animals In a Mirr - 145 days ago - news.com.au ICELAND will allow 40 minke whales to be hunted, ending a temporary halt to a practice which has enraged conservationists. The head of a local whaling association confirmed fishermen on three whaling boats were preparing to go to sea from tomorrow.
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 Animals Cher - 145 days ago - wildlifeextra.com Despite announcing in 2007 that no further whaling permits would be issued while there was little market for whale meat, the Icelandic government is believed to have issued permits for the slaughter of 40 minke whales and whalers are expected to begin
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 Animals  Simone - 203 days ago - thepetitionsite.com After announcing six months ago that it would stop hunting whales due to lack of market for whale meat, Iceland has now confirmed it is "likely" to resume whaling this summer.
Iceland's whaling industry is pushing for permits to kill 100 minke whales
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 Animals  Jacquelin - 207 days ago - tvnz.co.nz Australia's environment Minister Peter Garrett has called on Iceland and Norway to respect the international global moratorium on commercial whaling.
The call follows reports Iceland is considering issuing commercial whaling quotas for 2008, on the bac
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 Animals Jacquelin - 213 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk Iceland is likely to approve the commercial hunting of whales for this summer, the BBC has learned.
Its whaling industry is asking for a quota of about 100 minke whales and a number of fin whales too.
A government official confirmed it is "likely"
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 Animals  Julie - 266 days ago - wdcs-uk.org Together we can make Iceland sit up and take notice - let Iceland know that we will not rest until all whales around Iceland are protected forever from hunting.
Please Sign!
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 Animals Jacquelin - 367 days ago - search.japantimes.co.jp ANTIWHALING FORCES SURE TO CRY FOUL
REYKJAVIK (Kyodo) Iceland is holding talks with Japan to export meat from whales caught in its waters, hoping to reach an agreement by next spring.
Iceland, which plans to export meat from fin whales to Japan, hopes
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Iceland Stops Commercial Whaling!!!!
Animals  Julia - 400 days ago - hsus.org In August 2007, less than a year after resuming a commercial whale hunt, Iceland announced that it would end the hunt. They listed low market demand and lack of access to the Japanese market for whale meat as reasons for the decision.
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 Animals Simone - 403 days ago - environmentalgraffiti.com In a step greeted with relief by environmental campaigners, Iceland have announced that they will issue no new quotas for commercial whaling. Fisheries minister Einar K Guofinnsson said that "I will not issue a new quota until the market conditions for
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 Animals Simone - 411 days ago - livenews.com.au The government of Iceland wants to suspend commercial whaling because people no longer want to eat whale meat.
Fisheries Minister Einar Gudfinsson has told radio RUV they won't allocate quotas after the current whaling season ends on on September 1.
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