Japan's "Scientific" Whaling Exposed | 60 Minutes Australia

In 2001, the fight to save the world's whales from extinction was at a critical juncture. While commercial whaling was officially banned in 1986 , a controversial loophole allowed Japan to continue hunting hundreds of minke whales each year in the Southern Ocean under the guise of "scientific research". In this 2001 report, legendary 60 Minutes correspondent Richard Carleton travels to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in London to expose the intense political battle over the future of these magnificent creatures. Carleton confronts Japanese officials about their whaling practices and investigates explosive allegations that Japan used foreign aid and "dirty politics" to buy the votes of small Caribbean and Pacific nations in order to block the creation of a South Pacific Whale Sanctuary. *War of the Whales (2001)* ► Subscribe: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J ► WATCH Full Episodes on 9NOW: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/60minutes9 ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@60minutes9 ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60Minutes9 ABOUT 60 Minutes Australia 60 Minutes Australia have been telling the world’s greatest stories for half a century. Reporters Tara Brown, Amelia Adams, Adam Hegarty, Dimity Clancey and Nick McKenzie look past the headlines to show the bigger picture. Watch the latest from 60 Minutes Australia every Sunday on Channel 9 and 9Now. #60Mins