15 Aug 2025 10:00

Why Do People Still Hunt Whales? (Update)

For years, whale oil was used as lighting fuel, industrial lubricant, and the main ingredient in (yum!) margarine. Whale meat was also on a few menus. But today, demand for whale products is at a historic low. And yet some countries still have a whaling industry. We find out why. (Part 2 of “Everything You Never Knew About Whaling.”)

 

  • SOURCES:
    • Jay Alabaster, doctoral student at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism.
    • Bjorn Basberg, professor emeritus of economic history at the Norwegian School of Economics.
    • Eric Hilt, professor of economics at Wellesley College.
    • Kate O’Connell, senior policy consultant for the marine life program at the Animal Welfare Institute.
    • Paul Watson, environmental activist and founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

 

 


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