Iceland to propose whaling ban, leaving Norway and Japan isolated
- Iceland’s government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries in the world to continue commercial whaling.
- Whaling in Iceland has sparked years of protests from animal welfare campaigners and Hollywood celebrities.
- The bill will include “a permanent ban on whaling,” the government, which has a majority in parliament, said on its website late on Wednesday.
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- Iceland’s government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries in the world to continue commercial whaling.
- Whaling in Iceland has sparked years of protests from animal welfare campaigners and Hollywood celebrities.
- The bill will include “a permanent ban on whaling,” the government, which has a majority in parliament, said on its website late on Wednesday.
Sources: NBC News