Indonesia’s last traditional whaling community practices subsistence hunting
Lamalera’s traditional whale hunt in eastern Indonesia remains one of the world’s most dangerous forms of subsistence hunting. Using methods passed down through generations, fishermen risk injury and even death each time they head out to sea. In the second of a three-part series, CNA's Saifulbahri Ismail finds out what drives these hunters to confront some of the ocean’s largest animals, armed with little more than hand-forged harpoons.
Lamalera’s traditional whale hunt in eastern Indonesia remains one of the world’s most dangerous forms of subsistence hunting. Using methods passed down through generations, fishermen risk injury and even death each time they head out to sea. In the second of a three-part series, CNA's Saifulbahri Ismail finds out what drives these hunters to confront some of the ocean’s largest animals, armed with little more than hand-forged harpoons.
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