Japan Continues to Slaughter More and More Whales. Undefined Afghanistan Aland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica.
Iceland Won't Kill Any Fin Whales This Summer. Texte de la pétition: Stop Japan’s Antarctic Whale Massacre. Afghanistan Aland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa.
Protect Wildlife. Whales Still Matter The International Whaling Commission (IWC) convenes in Slovenia this September, and a number of challenging issues are on the agenda that may put whales in greater peril.
Yet politicians seem less engaged than ever. Japan has been ordered to end its infamous illegal whale hunt. The U.N.’s highest court has finally called bullshit on Japan.
Rakuten in Japan – Stop Selling Ivory and Whale Meat! Save these Animals from Demise! Antony Mcgowan, United Kingdom Nov 21, 17:28 Maria Santiago, CA Nov 21, 17:27 Brian Gottejman, CA Nov 21, 17:12 Nov 21, 15:53 Ruth Scheidler, MI Nov 18, 14:01.
Stop the trade in endangered whales. News surfaced recently that 12 containers of meat from endangered fin whales were shipped through the port of Halifax, across Canada, and then through a port in metro Vancouver.
Shipped from Iceland, the meat was bound for Japan. Under CITES, the international agreement governing the trade in endangered wildlife, fin whales are listed as endangered. As a CITES signatory, Canada has an international obligation to stand against the illegal trade in endangered wildlife. However, Environment Canada claims that “transshipments” of endangered wildlife between non-complying countries are legal so long as they are sealed and bonded. Protect Australian whales from oil companies. Australia contains some truly unique and special marine environments, like the waters of Kangaroo Island, home to nearly 30 whale and dolphin species.
But these waters are under threat from oil and gas exploration. End whaling in Iceland. Iceland - Don't Kill Even More Whales. The Fight is Still On to Protect Whales from the Navy's Deadly Sonar. This week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) approved the Navy’s five-year plan to expand its sonar and live-fire training exercises in the Pacific ocean, but environmentalists are challenging the decision because of the threat it poses to marine life.
It’s been well established that marine mammals rely on hearing to navigate, communicate, feed and survive, and while there may be some dispute about how much damage the use of sonar causes, it and live-fire activities have been linked to mass whale strandings and deaths, in addition to causing stress, injuries and behavioral changes in other marine species. “The whales and dolphins who wind up in the middle of the war games don’t stand a chance against the Navy. This proposal increases the predicted harm to marine mammals by more than 10 times. Humane Society International/Europe: Save Whales. Stop The Illegal Killing Of Whales For "Scientific Research" Les japonais partent à la chasse aux baleines en Australie. Monsieur l'Ambassadeur, Le navire-usine japonais, le Nisshin Maru, a quitté le port d’Innoshima le 7 décembre dernier, précédé quelques jours avant, par le navire de ravitaillement, le Sun Laurel.
A noter que ces bateaux harponneurs n'ont plus leur AIS (Automatic Identification System). Leur mission est de tuer 1035 baleines, dont 935 baleines minke pourtant espèce protégée, 50 en voie de disparition et 50 baleines à bosse. Par conséquent, ils enfreignent la loi fédérale australienne interdisant l'abattage des baleines. La flotte baleinière japonaise devrait arriver dans le Sanctuaire Baleinier de l'Océan Australien avant le nouvel an. Le bateau ‘Sea Shepherd’ a l’intention d'intercepter ces braconniers japonais avant qu’une seule baleine ne soit tuée et restaurer l'intégrité du Sanctuaire Baleinier de l'Océan Austral. Merci d’avance Sincèrement Les signataires de la pétition. Don't Let Korea Kill Whales for Research. Mrs. South Korea scraps whaling plans. Updated Thu 12 Jul 2012, 11:49pm AEST The Federal Government says South Korea has abandoned its plans to start a so-called scientific whaling program.
South Korea sparked an international outcry last week when it unveiled the plan at the International Whaling Commission meeting in Panama. The Australian Government labelled it unacceptable and ordered Australian diplomats to lodge protests in Seoul. Foreign Minister Bob Carr today said he had held talks on whaling with his Korean counterpart Kim Sung-Hwan at the East Asia Summit in Cambodia. #Thelast130 western gray whales are in trouble! Help save them - tell the banks to act fast - thelast130.org. Campaign Update: Decision to build 3rd platform postponed In May 2012 WWF learnt that Sakhalin Energy, who manage the Sakhalin 2 project, have postponed the decision to build a 3rd platform near the vital feeding ground of the endangered western gray whale until 2014.
Obviously, we would prefer the proposal for this platform to be totally abandoned, however, for the moment, it has been kicked into the long grass. In the meantime, WWF will continue to keep pushing for stronger conservation measures to protect the western gray whales, and attending advisory panel meetings regarding these whales to voice our concerns. Read Lucy's blog to find out more. Why a third oil platform could push the western gray whale to extinction. With probably fewer than 130 of the critically endangered whales left – and only 26 breeding females – the situation is urgent.
Humane Society: Whale Products Removed from Amazon.com. Use your Facebook Photo to Save Whales and Dolphins. NOTE: This is a guest post by Victoria Principal, Actress and Environmentalist, and was originally posted on Oceana’s blog.
I’ve been fascinated with marine life like whales and dolphins since I was a kid. Their grace and power, their beauty and intelligence, their joy and their song — they are truly special creatures. Now, as an adult, I feel a responsibility to do all I can to help protect ocean wildlife from environmental risks industries … like the latest threat posed by oil companies dead set on seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean.
In case you haven’t heard, for the first time in 30 years the U.S. government plans to open up the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Delaware to high-intensity seismic exploration for offshore oil and gas. It’s a disaster waiting to happen.