Tentative steps to whaling peace

[Sweetpea]

Talks between pro- and anti-whaling countries on how to resolve their differences have ended with agreement to look for dialogue and common ground.

Japan pledged not to seek commercial whaling quotas in the immediate future, and offered to discuss its current scientific hunt in the Antarctic.
Some delegates talked of an eventual "package deal" between the factions.
Delegates spent three days in talks near Heathrow Airport called by the International Whaling Commission (IWC). "I'm detecting a willingness for governments at least to talk," said Sue Lieberman, director of the global species programme at the environmental group WWF.


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I have high hopes but, with people like the Japs involved, who knows. They do seem to have begun listening, so there's a start.

[poppy]

I hope that Japan is looking for a way to stop, without loosing face or being seen to capitulate.
Whale meet is only eaten now by the older generations as the younger people are more outward looking and environmentally aware. There is a growing feeling now among the young that there government should stop waling. The problem is as with us getting government to listen to the people.