In a shocking turn, Japan will soon start hunting 'vulnerable' fin whales to fuel the country's whale meat vending machines.
Fin whales are some of the largest whales in the ocean. These massive whales were among the most popular targets for whalers up until the last century, when fin whales were listed as an endangered species. However, Japan has shared plans to start hunting these vulnerable whales again as a key way to keep its whale meat vending machines stocked.
com/watch?v=C9J6_HkN9S8&ab_channel=NationalGeographic These kinds of operations, of course, only add to the pressures that these species are already feeling from the climate crisis, ocean pollution, and shipping traffic. It seems a bit of a silly thing to put these entire species at risk just so people can walk up to whale meat vending machines and walk away with meaty treat.
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