Rare bowhead whale caught by villagers in Chukotka

What a pity to kill such a beautiful and majestic animal. If it is true that such people are allowed to consume few whales for their survival could they have spared a rare whale and instead hunt a commoner species?? Mind you I am not in favour of any hunting of wild animals because I think that these people can rear land animals for their needs such as yak etc..

What a lake of knowledges on the previous post. Have you ever been there and see how people leave ? Obviously not !

Political Correctness prevents those of us who disagree with these "customs" from voicing our displeasure. Maybe things are different in Siberia but here in Canada our aboriginal people use the excuse that they need to hunt whales in order to have enough food and everyone is forced to pretend that it is true, even though these people can get food from the same places as everyone else in the country. If you live somewhere where the only way you can eat is to hunt endangered whales then perhaps you should consider moving to another location. People have had to migrate in the search for food for most of human history. You don't have a "sacred right" to live on a particular piece of land.