Now I have nothing against whales. I think they're a pretty cool specie. If I were aqua-man, I'd probably have a member of some sort of whale group mammal as my beloved pet (porpoise, beluga whale). I also have nothing against hunting whales as long as the particular type isn't endangered and it's going to good cause.
I just find it terribly ironic that the Japanese, who are almost universally villified for their whale hunting, may have, with their hunting techniques, provided whale lovers with a good means of saving whales.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6672771.stm...The new technique of banging on pipes was developed by the Japanese and has been used successfully to herd whales, says the Sacramento Bee newspaper...