Part A What is the central idea of the fourth paragraph?

A) Whale populations are growing slowly each year.

B) The ban on whaling applies to all IWC member nations.

C) Governments must prove they are entitled to continue whaling.

D) Limited whaling would be permitted under special circumstances.

Part B.

Which sentence from the text best supports the answer of the part A.

A) “Therefore, no one can reasonably argue that despite its brutality, whaling is necessary because whale products are essential.”

B) “When studies showed that many of the world’s whale populations had fallen to alarming lows, the IWC banned commercial whaling altogether—a ban that all member nations must obey.”

C) “When some nations argued for cultural and scientific exemptions to the moratorium on whaling, the IWC agreed.”

D) “Whales face many dangers besides being the deliberate targets of hunters.”