South Korea May Not Hunt Whales

South Korea may scrap plans to resume scientific whaling amid condemnation from environmental groups and governments, including Australia.

South Korean environmental activists during a demonstration denouncing Japan's whaling, in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, 29 May 2007. Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images

South Korea may scrap plans to resume scientific whaling amid condemnation from environmental groups and governments, including Australia.

“We may not conduct whaling for scientific research if there is another way to achieve the goal,” said Kang Joon-Suk, an official with South Korea’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, according to the BBC.