Whaling under fire as Norway catches only 50% of its quota

(From guardian.co.uk) – Norway will not catch enough whales to meet its quota this year. Since the whaling season started on April 1, fishermen have caught around half the number of animals allowed by the authorities – 533 common minke whales out of a quota of 1,052.

The common minke whale is viewed as “near threatened” according to the Red List of the IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the second lowest step on its “Red List”, its classification of endangered species.

(By Gwladys Fouché) 

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