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Will Seal Hunting Be a Thing of the Past?

By NunoXEI • Mar 25th, 2009 • Category: Articles
Every year Canada prepares for its annual seal hunt; now activists also set forth to protest against it on March 15th: International Day of Action Against Seal Hunting. Nuno Teixeira gives you the lowdown on events, from Russia’s ban on the hunting of young seals to Spain’s 100-nudist protest to raise awareness.

Iceland Ignorantly Increases Whaling Quota

By NunoXEI • Feb 17th, 2009 • Category: Blog
A big story from last week–and an absolutely abhorrent one in my eyes–was Iceland’s Fisheries Minister Einar Gudfinnsson decision to increase Iceland’s annual quota to 100 minke whales and 150 fin whales; all in an effort to resolve Iceland’s financial situation. This choice comes just before the Icelandic government resigned, following widespread protests over its [...]