Article 6NET2 Iceland grants country’s last whaling company licence to hunt 128 fin whales

Iceland grants country’s last whaling company licence to hunt 128 fin whales

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Karen McVeigh
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6NET2)

Conservationists criticise disappointing' and dangerous' move to allow harpooning of fin whales after curbs last year

Iceland has granted a licence to Europe's last whaling company to kill more than 100 animals this year, despite hopes the practice might have been halted after concerns about cruelty led to a temporary suspension last year.

Animal rights groups described the news as deeply disappointing" and dangerous".

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