There has always been an uneasy compromise between environmentalists and native groups over whaling. Various groups with cultural histories of whaling and a need for the food have been allowed to kill a small number of whales each year. Now, authorities have discovered that one tribe shot a harpooned whale with a 50-caliber machine — hardly a traditional whaling technique. Criminal charges are possible. For the story, click here
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