[Greens-Media] Greens demand halt to all whaling

[Norton, Tim (Sen R. Siewert)]

Greens demand halt to all whaling
Tuesday 12th February 2008

The Australian Greens today condemned the Norwegian Government's
announcement of an unchanged minke whale harvest of 1,052 for 2008.

"Despite the two-decade-old moratorium by the International Whaling
Commission (IWC), Norway continues to hunt whales for commercial
purposes," said Greens spokesperson Senator Rachel Siewert.

"The Australian Government needs to work hard with the international
community to ensure that the IWC moratorium is maintained.  We urge the
Australian Government to make plain to the Norwegian Government the
feelings of the Australian public who are disgusted by the slaughter of
whales" she concluded.

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