Archives for May 23, 2007

"What could have been a very hot issue this year at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) is the renewal of the aboriginal whaling quotas, in particular the quota for the United States. The IWC is a highly polarised, single-issue regime with … [Read more...] about The USA is an Anti-Whaling Whaling Nation: A Note from Rune

Dear Jennifer, A review on cetacean brains and cognition was published last week in PLOS Biology. I think it is the best summary to date on this subject and it raises again the uncomfortable matter of the ethics of whaling irrespective of … [Read more...] about The Ethics of Eating a Smart Animal – Like a Whale