How can whales be protected from hunting?
The International Whaling Commission, an international body that manages the conservation of the world’s whales, has set up a Southern Oceans Whale Sanctuary and an Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary. Most countries have agreed not to hunt whales in these sanctuaries. Southern Oceans Whale Sanctuary The world mission is to expand these sanctuaries so that they cover all the oceans of the earth. This Global Whale Sanctuary should ban the killing of whales in all the world’s oceans, including territorial seas. Many governments and organisations would like the Sanctuary to include all waters up to the low water mark.
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