Greenland Could Soon Become a Rogue Whaling Nation

Greenland, a territory of Denmark, recently announced that it will set its own whaling quotas for 2013 and 2014. The plan would lead to the hunting of more humpback and fin whales than in previous years. Commercial whaling has been banned by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) since 1986, but some nations, including Greenland, are allowed a catch limit for aboriginal subsistence use. Last year, the IWC denied Greenland’s request to increase its whaling quota due, in part, to concerns about the extensive commercial use of whale meat in that country. A move by Greenland to set its own quota would defy the IWC and be a setback for whale conservation. Send a message urging Denmark — on behalf of its territory, Greenland — not to set its own whaling limits.

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