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Why are Minke whales poached?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

They are hunted for same reason other species are. That is for their blubber which is commonly consumed in places like Japan. Around few hundred are killed each year mostly by Japanese and Icelandic.

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