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The first grindadráp of the year happened on Friday in Árnafjarðarvík, Faroe Islands, and led to the killing of 47 pilot whales, according to conservation group Sea Sheperd.  Among them were an unknown number of pregnant whales and calves, highlighting the devastating impact on entire pods. “Another sad and horrific day,” the ocean conservation movement […]

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