A Whale of a Problem - Resources

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• http://www.iwcoffice.org/iwc.htm
  The official International Whaling Commission Web site provides information about the commission and the role it plays in overseeing whaling.
  
  
• http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761572529/Whaling.html
  This is the “Whaling” entry in Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia and it provides facts and information about the history of whaling and the current whaling industry.
  
  
• http://whales.greenpeace.org/
  This is the Greenpeace whale Web site. Greenpeace is an environmental group that takes an activist stance on many issues.
  
  
• http://www.sawestcoast.com/stwhale.html
  This is one of the pages on a site that provides information on the history of whaling along the West coast of South Africa.
  
  
• http://www.earthwatch.org/expeditions/best.html
  This site provides information on whaling research at St. Helena and Saldanha in South Africa.
  
  
• http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/07/23/whales/
  This CNN article about whales offers learners some good background information.
  
  
• http://www.cetacea.org/whales.htm
  This site provides information about different species of whales.
  
  
• http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/fishery/whales/iwc/minke.html
  This site is presented by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and provides graphs showing whale populations.
  
  
• http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/fishery/whales/iwc/moratorium.html
  Another Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Web site, this link presents information about whales in Japan.
  
  
• http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2003/august6/whales-86.html
  This site shows the results of a study from Stanford University and Harvard University about whale populations.
  
  
• http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/oceans/whalepop.htm
  This is the environmental organization Greenpeace’s site on whale populations.
  
  
• http://www.icrwhale.org/eng/Culture.pdf
  This article explains the importance of whale meat in Japanese culture.
  
  
• http://www.icrwhale.org/japan-history.htm
  This site provides a timeline of the history of Japanese whaling.
  
  
• http://whale.wheelock.edu/archives/ask01/0293.html
  On Whale Net, each week a different whale scientist answers e-mail questions about whales.
  
  
• http://whale.wheelock.edu/whalenet-stuff/ASK_SCI.html
  E-mail a scientist and ask any additional questions you may have about whales.
  
  
• http://www.worldwildlife.org/cetaceans/index.cfm
  The World Wildlife fund website and its commentary on whales as an endangered species.
  
  
• http://www.conservationafrica.net/projects/dolphin-research-centre.php
  African Conservation experience website details a Whale and dolphin conservation project
  
  
• The Mail and Guardian website has many fascinating articles on whales. Visit their site at www.mg.co.za and search through their archives. In addition examine the following articles:
  “SA takes a stand on whaling” and “Eat it or save it?”
  
  
• South African Education Portal
  http://www.thutong.org.za
  Thutong, the South African Education Portal has a growing number of resources for curriculum support.