Campbell encouraged by anti-whaling win.

Campbell encouraged by anti-whaling win. :

"'We cannot continue year after year to see the fate of the whales hang by a thread,' Greenpeace International spokesman Mike Townsley said."

Since Ian Cambell has been our Minister at IWC I have been watching him! Truth is, he has grown over the last few weeks and now is a composed, articulate, poised spokesperson for our country and our point of view. IWC needs to get accurate figures on whales and they need to be public. Sanctuaries need to be sanctuaries for whales and given that Japan dumped so much of that scientific whalemeat (blogged earlier in June), then I think IWC needs to clarify what scientific whaling means. Most people who are studying animals study them in their habitat over long term.If there are whales small enough to be farmed then I think that needs to be considered , even though I do not agree with it. Some people don't agree with cattle being eaten either. The IWC needs to confront these issues honestly and we need to look at the situation of the animals, fish and birds on our planet. We haven't exactly worked in harmony with the planet and over fishing, over killing and just plain ignoring the needs of our other creatures means we have brought about an imbalance in populations, destroyed some and ignored the plight of others. The whale situation needs to be properly and accurately documented and dealt with. It's hard to believe that civilised countries cannot come to a proper understanding on this and ,rather than resolve the issue , it's a constant case of position bargaining.