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Whale sanctuary bid for South Atlantic falls short [View all]
Source: BBC News
2 July 2012 Last updated at 17:19 ET
Whale sanctuary bid for South Atlantic falls short
By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News
A proposal to declare a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic Ocean has been defeated at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting.
Latin American countries argued that declaring a sanctuary would help whale conservation and whale-watching.
The bid gained more than half of the votes but fell short of the three-quarters majority needed to pass.
Observers noted that the vote was orderly and without rancour, in marked contrast with previous years.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18684015
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