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POYNTONN44
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Legal mechanism flawed: wildlife expert Marine mammals poorly protected, mismanaged under outdated system
By MICK CORLISS Staff writer
Japanese laws are ill-equipped to protect marine mammals and need an overhaul if these animals are to receive attention akin to their terrestrial counterparts, according to a leading wildlife expert. While experts from around the world discuss whaling questions at the ongoing International Whaling Commission conference in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan has significant domestic issues that receive scant attention but need to be ironed out, according to Shinichi Hayama, an assistant professor at the Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University in Tokyo.
For one thing, marine mammals receive short shrift.
'The systems for protecting marine and land animals are completely different,' he said.
'The Environment Ministry looks after land animals while marine animals are treated as 'resources'
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arksdad
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A great idea.
Right. The whaling proponants all speak of whales and other marine life as *resources* somehow different from land animals.
Again, another great article. Thanks for the good and informative series of posts, miya_r
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