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Extra: A Modern Whaler Speaks Up (Update)

Extra: A Modern Whaler Speaks Up (Update)

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Bjørn Andersen has killed hundreds of minke whales. He tells us how he does it, why he does it, and what he thinks would happen if whale-hunting ever stopped. (This bonus episode is a follow-up to our series “Everything You Never Knew About Whaling.”)

  • SOURCES:
    • Bjørn Andersen, Norwegian whaler.

  • RESOURCES:
    • "Digestive physiology of minke whales," by S.D. Mathiesen, T.H. Aagnes, W. Sørmo, E.S. Nordøy, A.S. Blix, M.A. Olsen (Developments in Marine Biology, 1995).
    • "Norway Is Planning to Resume Whaling Despite World Ban," by Craig Whitney (New York Times, 1992).
    • "Commission Votes to Ban Hunting of Whales," by Philip Shabecoff (New York Times, 1982).

  • EXTRAS:
    • "Everything You Never Knew About Whaling," series by Freakonomics Radio (2023).

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