The Environment Secretary Michael Gove has strongly criticised Japanese plans to restart commercial whale hunting.
Japan says it’s withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission in July — more than 30 years after a ban on hunting whales came into force.
Environmental groups have said they are concerned the move could lead to a rise in the numbers of whales killed… and threaten the numbers of some species.
A warning this report from our senior correspondent Ian Woods contains images of dead whales.
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