TOKYO — The Institute of Cetacean Research in Tokyo is the scientific arm of Japan's whaling research program, which is reviled by most countries for its deadly methods. (science.sciencemag.org)
She has been involved in cetacean research and conservation in Taiwan since 1991. (oceanoise2017.com)
Nearly a quarter of cetacean species are considered threatened, and of those more than 10 percent (nine species) are listed by the IUCN as «Endangered» or «Critically Endangered» — the highest categories of threat (scientificamerican.com)