A week that brought both losses and hope for the whales
A week that brought both losses and hope for the whales
Jun 28, 2010
As the 62nd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) comes to an end, WSPA's Marine Mammal Programmes Manager, Joanna Toole, reflects over this year's meeting.
Disney artist and WSPA celebrate the Caribbean’s whales
The completed, colourful wall will support the Caribbean anti-whaling movement and celebrate the successful whale watching industry as a more humane and profitable alternative to whaling.
WSPA protest Icelandic whaling season
Accompanied by a life-sized ‘harpooned’ inflatable minke whale – one of the species of whales that will be hunted by Iceland this season – the group of protestors handed in a letter of protest to Icelandic Ambassador Sverrir Haukur Gunnlaugsson at the Embassy, calling for the country to act now to end whaling.
Whales_granted_temporary_reprieve
WSPA is happy that the whales have been given a reprieve and urge the IWC member states to use the “cooling off period to consider the inherent cruelty of whaling.
One shot at saving the worlds’ whales
WSPA is calling on IWC commissioners and the public to re-state their opposition to this inherently cruel and unnecessary practice and is also calling on whaling nations to be transparent about their whaling operations.
An end to whaling in Iceland
Claire Bass, Marine Mammals Programme Manager, comments “WSPA applauds the Icelandic government’s historic decision to stop commercial whaling and is pleased that the Icelandic market for whale-watching continues to flourish - making the most of the whales in their waters by watching – not killing them.
Not on Hogwart's table
There is no humane way to kill a whale at sea and little market for this meat.
Its continuation is nothing more than a political game, with the innocent victims being these majestic sentient marine mammals.
Iceland hot on cruelty as it returns to whaling
Despite Iceland’s Ministry of Fisheries stating that the planned catches will only involve abundant stocks and are linked to Iceland’s overall policy of sustainable utilisation of marine resources, its hunt quota for 2006/2007 includes nine endangered fin whales.
Reprieve for whales: Greenland’s humpback request frozen
This will look specifically at the meat and blubber yield of whales caught, which was one of WSPA’s concerns.
‘Tis the season to stop whaling!
As meeting delegates take their seats, thousands of miles away the Japanese whaling fleet is preparing its harpoons with around half a tonne of explosives.
WSPA and other members of the Whalewatch Network are calling for commitment to change from the three whaling nations.
Norwegian public’s shock message to IWC delegation
Despite the Norwegian Government being staunchly pro-whaling, a public opinion poll released today (Monday, May 28th) reveals that almost two thirds of Norwegians believe that it is unacceptable for a whale to suffer a prolonged death once shot.
Feature: watch whales don't hunt them!
WSPA firmly believes that whale watching is more economically worthwhile to communities than whaling.
Responsible whale watching provides a real employment alternative and that’s why we support WSPA when they call on the IWC for an end to whaling.
WSPA condemns SeaWorld
Suzi Morris, UK Director for WSPA said: “The shocking news that an animal trainer has died after being attacked by a killer whale at the SeaWorld amusement park in Orlando, Florida, is a sad reminder of the inappropriateness of keeping these animals in captivity.