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How About Some Whale Watching?

Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From: Pat Maxwell
Length: 00:01:19

Whales are probably worth more alive than dead, so why is the worldwide moratorium on commerical whaling under siege? Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-1 Commercial whaling came pretty close to killing off the world's great whales. So why is the worldwide moratorium on commercial whaling under siege when whales are probably worth more alive than dead?...

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Commercial whaling came pretty close to killing off the world's great whales. So why is the worldwide moratorium on commercial whaling under siege when whales are probably worth more alive than dead?...