A whaleman uses a harpoon to hunt for a whale in the Mechigmen Bay near the village of Lorino, Chukotka, Russia. Chukchi people who depend on whaling for survival have a special permission for whale hunting within an annual quota of 140 gray whales.
- Package: Russia Chukotka Whale Hunting
- Categories: Environmental Issues
- Location: Chukotka Autonomous Area, Russia
- Event date: 17.08.2020
- Date published: 25.08.2020
- Author: Vladimir Astapkovich
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4080x2337px, 6.1Mb
- Job-ID: 3f33f1a494ed3813