In Whaling Wars, Resources vs. 'Beings'

Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 15:50 in Biology & Nature

For many foes of whaling, the legitimacy of the practice hinges not on whether populations are sustainable enough to allow selective hunting, but on whether whales, like higher primates such as chimpanzees or gorillas, are too intelligent and evolved to be hunted at all.

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