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Iceland to propose whaling ban, leaving Norway and Japan isolated
Iceland's government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries in the world to continue commercial whaling.
Only Iceland, Norway and Japan have conducted commercial whaling in recent years, according to the International Whaling Commission's catch list."There is considerable political and public support for this bill to ban commercial whaling, and compelling ethical, veterinary, legal and conservation reasons to hope it succeeds," said Wendy Higgins, a Humane World for Animals spokeswoman.
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