Save the whales from being hunted
Save the whales from being hunted By: Aditi Bhatty Japan plans to hunt not only 935 minke whales and 50 fin whales but also 50 endangered humpback whales. They have been defying the international ban on whaling by continuing to slaughter these magnificent mammals for the past 20 years. The Humpbacks are known as the “singers of the sea” because of their melodic sounds made by males calling to females. On November 18, Japan launches their whaling fleet for the Southern Ocean Sanctuary, around Antarctica. The country plans to kill more than 1,000 whales over the next several months since commercial whaling was banned in the late 1980s. This is the first time that these whales are being hunted industrially since the mid 1960s. Japan says its “scientific research”, a way to perpetuate a commercial hunt and they say it’s “tradition” which is another excuse for the hunt. The Whaling Company says that coastal people have been eating whale for 400 years. Afte...