Japan is leaving the Whaling Commission to start commercial whaling – and it is a big deal
On 26 December 2018, the Japanese government announced its withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC – the body that regulates whaling) in order to officially resume commercial whaling operations in Japanese waters. The intention is to stop the so-called research whaling’ operations in the high seas of Antarctica and the North Pacific and instead…
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SEA LIFE TRUST y WDC, han anunciado que la aerolínea europea líder en transporte de carga, Cargolux, patrocinará el vuelo para ayudar a reubicar a las belugas, Little Gray y Little White, desde su lugar de cautiverio en China a un santuario en Islandia en otoño de 2019. Para celebrarlo, WDC estuvo presente en la inauguración…
Leer másA new opportunity to stop Japan’s whaling?
Last Wednesday, the European Parliament voted ‘yes’ to the EU-Japan free trade agreement (or Economic Partnership Agreement). It also agreed to a closely related strategic partnership agreement with Japan. This marked the end of our campaign to use these trade talks to get better protection for whales from the harpoons of Japanese whalers. Our aim…
Leer másNo EU-Japan trade agreement unless Japan stops whaling!
When we launched our campaign in March 2016, calling on the EU to make whaling a deal breaker in the negotiations with Japan on a free trade agreement, we had a clear goal: to get the EU to use the trade talks as a powerful tool and put pressure on Japan to stop its whaling…
Leer másWhales and whalers – how and why WDC is fighting to keep the whaling ban
Today, representatives of the world’s governments are gathered in Florianopolis, Brazil to discuss whales, whalers and whaling. This important ten-day summit of the International Whaling Commission, (IWC, the body that regulates whaling) happens every two years. WDC is at the meeting to provide expert advice to governments and to fight on the side of the…
Leer másWunderbare Neuigkeiten von Curry
Lange haben wir gerätselt, welches Geschlecht unser Paten-Orca Curry hat, es gab sogar die Vermutung, dass Curry männlich ist. Das Rätselraten hat nun ein Ende: Curry ist Mutter geworden und wir wissen daher mit Sicherheit, dass sie ein Weibchen ist. Curry, wie Umas drittgeborenes Kind von uns liebevoll genannt wird, wurde zum ersten Mal im…
Leer másEl detrás de escena de la conservación de ballenas y delfines
La lucha por la conservación de ballenas y delfines rara vez es tan glamorosa o excitante como podría parecer. Gran parte de ello ocurre en largas reuniones, donde se presentan informes y se toman decisiones. Entre los eventos más importantes en el calendario de un conservacionista de ballenas y delfines se encuentran las reuniones de…
Leer másA peek behind the scenes of whale and dolphin conservation
Fighting for whale and dolphin protection is rarely as glamorous as it might sound. Much of it takes place in long meetings, where evidence is presented and decisions are made. Some of the most important events in a whale conservationist’s calendar are the various meetings of the International Whaling Commission, or IWC, the body that…
Leer másEl Primer Santuario para Belugas Será Creado en Islandia
SEA LIFE TRUST revela un plan innovador para crear el primer santuario para belugas del mundo. Dos belugas, Little Grey y Little White, serán transportadas casi 10.000km desde China a Islandia en el otoño del 2019. Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), socio del proyecto, cree que el Santuario para Belugas de SEA LIFE TRUST, liderará…
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