Australia’s federal environment minister, Josh Frydenberg, has criticised Japan following the release of photographs allegedly showing the slaughtering of protected whales inside Australia’s Antarctic whale sanctuary. “The Australian government is deeply disappointed that Japan has decided to return to the Southern Ocean this summer to undertake so-called ‘scientific’ whaling,” Frydenberg said. After the Japanese crew saw the Sea Shepherd helicopter, they covered the harpoons and attempted to hide the whale carcass with a tarpaulin, according to Sea Shepherd. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Japanese crew of Nisshin Maru attempted to hide the minke whale carcass with a tarpaulin, say Sea Shepherd. “This year the Japanese whaling fleet is intending to kill 333 Antarctic minke whales under the guise of ‘scientific research’.

Source: The Guardian January 16, 2017 01:08 UTC