https://www.pitara.com/tags/japans-whale-hunt/Recent content in Japan's Whale Hunt on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/the-whale-hunt-is-on/Wed, 22 Aug 2001 23:50:28 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/the-whale-hunt-is-on/<p>Japan has sent out a fleet of ships on a two-month mission. Officials say that the expedition has a harmless aim: it is merely a survey to collect data on the Bryde, Sperm and Minke whales&rsquo; habitats, diet and migration patterns.</p> <figure class="image-portrait-right has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-87_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-87_1_hu_2c9cdbb20758f3a7.gif" width="450" height="468" alt="The Whale Hunt is On [Illustration by Shiju George]" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>The Whale Hunt is On [Illustration by Shiju George]</figcaption> </figure> <p>But the environmentalists are up in arms against them. What has shocked them is the Japanese intent to catch and <em>kill</em> 160 whales. Both the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) and the International Whaling Commission (IWC) are furious with Japan. They insist that the project is not a research study at all, and is merely a cover for commercial hunting.</p>