The International Whaling Commission is facing more threats today than possibly at any other time in its existence. Despite the commercial whaling moratorium, tens of thousands of whales have been killed by whale hunters since the moratorium began in 1986. Japan continues to maintain an aggressive scientific whaling program, and Iceland is increasing efforts to hunt whales as well. And, Japan’s multi-year plan to buy the votes of smaller member nations has been horribly successful — many believe Japan may hold enough votes to end the commercial whaling moratorium at the 2010 IWC annual meeting.

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Learn more about the challenges facing the International Whaling Commission:

• More than 25,000 whales have been killed since the moratorium began in 1986.
• Japan is buying votes to control future IWC votes and resolutions.
• Scientific whaling: commercial whaling by another name.
• The return of commercial whaling.