The Hvalur hf whaling station in Iceland is under fire after its workers bear been accused of slaughtering a blue whale,reports Science Alert.
Known as the largest animal on the planet, the blue whale is critically endangered and has been protected by the International Whaling Commission since 1966.
According to Icelandic law, and it is illegal to hunt blue whales and intentionally kill them. But Hvalur hf is now being called out for doing just that by the marine conservationist movement Sea Shepard.
The non-profit international movement claims that the whaling station in Hvalfjordur harpooned and butchered a scarce blue whale on the night of July 7,for the purpose of exporting it to Japan’s meat market.“There has not been a blue whale harpooned by anyone for the last 40 years until this one,” Sea Shepherd officials wrote in a statement on July 11.
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Source: inquisitr.com