Word: whaled
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...Felling the Gentle Giants I was distressed to read "Revenge of the Whale Hunters" [July 3]. Norway's flouting of the International Whaling Commission rules is particularly offensive because it bespeaks the whalers' pleasure in defying international opinion. This summer a group of tourists who had gone to Norway to see and photograph the magnificent animals were horrified to see a whale harpooned before their eyes. That bloody scene was followed by the grisly sight of the butchering of a carcass on another ship. With its income from North Sea oil, Norway has no economic reason to support its contemptuous...
...Having read your article on the possible resumption of whaling by some countries, I am appalled at how we humans have not learned the lessons of the past. Whalers kill these gentle giants by shooting them with harpoons tipped with grenades, which explode inside a whale's body. We, through our uncontrolled population growth and greed, are pushing to extinction the other wonderful life-forms that share this little planet with us. One remedy would be to boycott all goods from nations that persist in the barbaric practice of commercial whaling. I refuse to purchase any goods made in Japan...
...will be long before China and India become the new superpowers. I wonder how the U.S. will cope when it no longer has the power to dictate to the rest of the world. Owen Hollifield Cardiff, Wales Felling the Gentle Giants I was distressed to read "Revenge of the whale hunters" [July 3]. Norway's flouting of the International Whaling Commission rules is particularly offensive because it bespeaks the whalers' pleasure in defying international opinion. This summer a group of tourists who had gone to Norway on a whale safari - to see and photograph the magnificent animals, not shoot them...
...Hunting on the High Seas Re "Revenge of the Whale Hunters" [July 3]: Japan's whaling practices are in full compliance with the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. Japan supports the protection of endangered whales and advocates that only abundant species be harvested sustainably. Japan's commitment to whaling for scientific research is sincere and necessary to establish the proper conservation of whales. In fact, scientific knowledge from Japan has been highly commended by the International Whaling Commission's scientific committee. As the world's second-largest donor of official development assistance, Japan provides aid to developing countries...
...better. I always dreamed of going back to sleepy old Mangalore, beneath its canopy of coconut trees. But with every visit I realize that that dream will stay a dream because the place is rapidly changing. Sharath R. Nayak Bangalore Hunting on the High Seas Re "Revenge of the whale hunters" [July 3]: Japan's whaling practices are in full compliance with the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. Japan supports the protection of endangered whales and advocates that only abundant cetacean species be harvested sustainably. Japan's commitment to whaling for scientific research is sincere and necessary...