Question

Which of the following is not an argument that inhabitants of the Faroe Islands use to justify their continued hunting of pilot whales?

A.) Restricting the hunting of pilot whales would result in an over-population of the species.
B.) Whale meat and blubber are an important source of food for the people who live on the islands.
C.) Hunts are carefully regulated by the Faroese government.
D.) Whale meat and blubber are distributed equally to all members of the community.

Answer 1

Answer: A

Explanation: Restricting the hunting of pilot whales would result in an over-population of the species.

Answer 2

Restricting the hunting of pilot whales would result in an over-population of the species is not an argument that inhabitants of the Faroe Islands use to justify their continued hunting of pilot whales.

Whaling in the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic is the harvesting and slaughter of long-finned pilot whales when they swim near the islands, and has been practiced since about the time of the first Norse settlements on the islands.

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