NOAA Supports Indigenous Tribe's Whale Hunt Request. Some Environmentalists Don't

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is backing an indigenous tribe's request to resume whale hunting rights off Washington state's northwest coast. The Makah tribe has a long-running tradition of whaling for cultural and spiritual reasons.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with D.J. Schubert, a wildlife biologist for the Animal Welfare Institute, about why animal activists are opposed to the practice.