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Whales getting a break, for once!!
It's not perfect, but I'll take it!
The International Whaling Commission met this past week in Portoroz, Slovenia. This was the seventh meeting I’ve attended as an observer, and for the first time, I left an IWC meeting HAPPY that whale and dolphin conservation has taken a step forward – truly a historic event.
The IWC is extremely polarized, very much like our current Congress. The competing interests of the pro-whaling nations versus the nations prioritizing whale conservation has left this institution in gridlock for years. This year’s multiple gains for whale and dolphin conservation is a fabulous achievement.
more:
http://greenpeaceblogs.org/2014/09/19/happiness-international-whaling-commission-meeting-first/
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