Makah whale hunt on hold

A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel in San Francisco agreed with whaling opponents who argued the government needed to study the impact of these hunts more thoroughly.

West Coast AntiWhaling Society spokesperson Anna Hall calls Friday's decision a reprieve for grey whales along the Washington state coast.

"This ruling basically gives us probably a couple of years worth of time, I hope, where perhaps we can answer some of these questions and really get a better understanding of what the impact of this hunt might be to the resident grey whales."

• LINK: West Coast AntiWhaling Society