6 years ago
Exploding ‘Whalegrenade’ harpoons take up to 20 minutes to kill whales, Norwegian data reveals
Whales shot with modern explosive devices often take several minutes to die, and can take as long as 25 minutes, according to official Norwegian data. Figures submitted by Norway to the International Whaling Commission ahead of its meeting in Brazil show around a fifth of the whales shot with their harpoons take a prolonged time to die.
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