Japan is slated to resume commercial whaling Monday, clashing with an international moratorium that has stopped the practice by most countries for decades.The country said last year it plans to resume the practice in its waters for the first time in more than 30 years because the number of whales has recovered, Reuters reported.Whales almost reached extinction, leading the International Whaling Commission to implement a hunting moratorium starting in the 1980s to allow whale numbers to recover, the BBC has noted.Tap the video above for more details.

Japan is slated to resume commercial whaling Monday, clashing with an international moratorium that has stopped the practice by most countries for decades.


The country said last year it plans to resume the practice in its waters for the first time in more than 30 years because the number of whales has recovered, Reuters reported.

Whales almost reached extinction, leading the International Whaling Commission to implement a hunting moratorium starting in the 1980s to allow whale numbers to recover, the BBC has noted.

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