Walfang in Europa: Mehr als 400 Zwergwale in Norwegen getötet
Norwegen hat die diesjährige Walfangsaison beendet. 418 Zwergwale sind tot. Die erlaubte Quote wurde bei Weitem nicht ausgeschöpft. Tierschützer schlagen Alarm.
In this year's whaling season, more than 400 dwarf whales were killed in Norway, according to the Norwegian Fisheries Directorate reported by Deutsche Presse-Agentur. The whaling activities were halted last week after the whalers completed their work, it said. The annual quota of 1,641 animals was not even close to being met, as usual.
Animal welfare organization Pro Wildlife called for an end to whaling before the International Whaling Commission meeting in Hobart, Australia starting September 27. "No country kills more whales than Norway - and hardly any comes out of it unscathed," Mona Schweizer of Pro Wildlife told Deutsche Presse-Agentur. "It's time to hold Norway accountable for its whaling."
Norway is set to become the "number one whaling nation" in 2026, having killed almost twice as many animals as Iceland and Japan combined since 1986. Yet there is no control over how the whales die. Commercial whaling has been under a moratorium since 1986, which Norway had objected to. It continues to pursue dwarf whale hunting, but only a few fishermen still engage in it.
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