Decision has implications for whaling TOKYO––The Japanese Association of Zoos & Aquariums governing board on May 20, 2015 elected to seek readmission to the World Association of Zoos & Aquariums. JAZA was suspended from WAZA on April 22, 2015 for exhibiting dolphins captured through so-called “drive fishing,” the practice of herding whole pods of dolphins into shallow water […]
Defying International Court of Justice, Japan announces plan to kill another 4,000 whales in the name of research
TOKYO––Defying a March 2014 ruling by the International Court of Justice and a September 2014 International Whaling Commission resolution, the Japanese government on November 18, 2014 announced that it intends to resume so-called “research whaling” in Antarctic waters during the winter of 2015-2016. The Japan Fisheries Agency has proposed to the IWC a new […]