Scottish-bound killer whales 'illegally slaughtered'

From: Scotland on Sunday | Date: February 24, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

MORE than 20 killer whales on their way to Scottish waters have been illegally slaughtered in Greenland.

The animals were harpooned to death after finding themselves among an estimated 100 killer whales trapped by moving ice in Disko Bay, according to the British-based Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.

The orcas - like those made famous by the film Free Willy - usually move in large family pods around the North Atlantic, visiting America, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Scotland on their long trek. They reach Scotland in the spring and summer.

The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society ...

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