1. Call this science?
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Raihani, Nichola and Clutton-Brock, Tim
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WHALING , *RESEARCH , *RESEARCH institutes - Abstract
In this article the author criticizes the Japanese Institute of Cetacean Research for practicing scientific whaling. The International Whaling Commission granted Japan a special permit to kill whales for scientific research. The objective of the current research program run by the institute is to determine the population structure and feeding habits of several whale species. The author is critical of the scientific impact of the research.
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- 2009
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