On January 15‚ 2008‚ Australia argued that Japan’s whale hunting in the Southern Ocean (JARPA II) was in breach of various provisions of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW) in Australia. Australia demanded that Japanese government should stop "scientific whaling implementation"
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awareness for the captivity of Killer whales in general‚ and in the Sea-world industry. Their documentary is based on a dreary story of the killer whale Tilikum‚ and through the cases that result in the life of these whales‚ this film reminds us on how limited knowledge we have on these animals‚ and how personal relationship takes place according to its purpose. In addition‚ this documentary film provides many evidence of witnesses of casualty with he killer whales‚ perspectives‚ opinions‚ and a collection
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Complete. Web. 14 Nov. 2013. Sand talks about how Japanese whalers are taking more and more whales from the oceans near the artic and hunt whales for research purposes (56). Sands states that the whaling is of violation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and legal action can be taken against the Japanese whalers (56). This Paper will help talk about how
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Black Fish Since 1964‚ killer whales; also known as the orca‚ (Orcinus orca) first to put in a cage for the world to see. The view of the killer whale has shifted from a dangerous killer to a cuddly animal. Theses whales have gone from a sea creature shot at by humans‚ to the star money maker at theme parks. Both images become one-sided‚ putting the creature into stereotypes. Orcas resemble humans‚ very complex‚ intelligent‚ and also taken advantage of. As of today‚ they stand as the largest animal
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Children’s Misconceptions in Primary Science While working in a primary school I took part in an investigation into children’s understanding and concept‚ of what is living and what is an animal. This investigation was taken from CLISP (Children’s learning in Science Project)‚ and aims to understand children’s concepts‚ so to improve teaching of primary science. I asked a numerous children‚ from KS1 and 2‚ a range of questions based around this topic‚ asking them to explain their views. I
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Request for Waiver of MMPA Moratorium Dear Mr. Stone‚ After carefully reviewing the available background information on the Makah Indian Tribe’s request for a waiver of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) moratorium against hunting of gray whales‚ I believe that the waiver by the Makah peoples should be approved. I agree with the Makah Tribe’s position that their treaty rights‚ granted to them in the Treaty of Neah Bay (1855)‚ should take precedence over more recently enacted legislation by
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Animal Communication: Whales vs Elephants Unlike humans‚ animals do not have a complex language system‚ but they do in fact have their own means of communication. Their main purpose is for survival and some may not even be aware they are doing it. The two mammals I chose to compare are whales and elephants and their reasons for communicating and channels of communication. Some reasons for communicating may include procreation‚ dominance and territorial rights‚ food‚ and alarms. Channels of communication
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Since the Middle Ages‚ commercial whaling has been a major contributor to the world economy. Whales were hunted for various reasons including for their oil and baleen. Hitting its peek in America in the 1800s‚ new technologies were invented to make hunting and killing whales easier and more efficient (Marrero and Thornton 2011). The modernization resulted in the depletion of the whale population‚ which drove the fishermen farther and farther out to sea. Seeing a need for global governance‚ the International
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known as killer whales‚ can grow up to twenty to thirty feet on average and swim up to 100 miles a day‚ keeping their body healthy and fit. Aside from their large and strong body structure‚ Orcas are highly intelligent and social animals that work together in pods when hunting while even being capable of swimming as deep as thirty feet. So why in captivity‚ are Orcas being kept in pools that range from eighteen to twenty-eight feet deep? The average lifespan of a killer whale ranges from thirty
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Whale hunting‚ or whaling‚ has been a famed Japanese tradition for numerous years. The industrial whaling the country is known for nowadays was set up just after the Second World War. The Japanese economy ad collapsed and food and resources were scarce. It was no other than General Douglas MacArthur who came up with the idea of commercializing the wale hunt. The method used by the Japanese until that time were out-dated‚ the fishermen still used nets and small harpoons. With two military tankers
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