Plants and Animals

"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

Existing rules and regulations can sometimes be impossible to understand without an understanding of the history of the issue. I've only followed 'whaling' as an issue for a few years and have never felt I really understood the determination of the … [Read more...] about Whaling Continues Because Activists Pushed Too Hard?

"The controversial Icelandic whaling fleet captain, Mr. Kristian Loftsson, has stated that whale hunting is a matter of independence. Some government ministers have as well claimed that whale hunting is an internal affair and not any other nation’s … [Read more...] about An Update from Ann Novek on Whaling in the North

This is a guillemot (Uri aalge). A seabird found along the Scandinavian coast. This fellow is suffering from a leg injury and recoverying at a small animal rehabilitation centre north of Stockholm in Sweden. According to Ann Novek, who sent in … [Read more...] about The Guillemot and the Mirror