#WWF #animalrescue Stop #whaling !! Conservation Win for Whales Endangered population of minke whales is spared from "scientific" whaling proposal At the urging of international governments and conservation organizations—including WWF— South Korea did not follow through on their intention to begin killing an endangered population of minke whales next year. In July 2012, South Korea announced plans to begin so-called “scientific” whaling in 2013, taking advantage of a loophole within the International Whaling Commission (IWC) treaty. They claimed that an over-abundance of minke whales has been harming fish stocks. Their rationale and proposal received fierce opposition from many IWC member governments and conservation organizations. WWF met with South Korean officials to express our concern over this proposal and to ask for continued non-lethal whale monitoring and research instead. We also sent a letter directly to the South Korean president, along with an online petition from WWF activists. After months of such international pressure, South Korea chose not to proceed with their proposal. WWF sees this as a conservation victory for whales and applauds South Korea for its decision. https://worldwildlife.org/stories/conservation-win-for-whales?utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wwf-marketing&utm