Louisiana becomes 12th state to ban balloon releases BATON ROUGE, Louisiana; GLASGOW, Scotland––Effective on August 1, 2026, intentionally releasing a balloon or planning the organized release of 12 or more balloons became illegal in Louisiana. Violations carry fines ranging from $500 up to $2,500. Act 196, amending the Louisiana littering law to include outdoor balloon […]
Some Nordic people rally to save one whale; others rush to kill hundreds
Timmy the stranded but rescued humpback whale lived after release for about ten days BERLIN, Germany; WASHINGTON D.C.; OSLO, Norway; REYKJAVIK, Iceland––Contrasting and conflicting Nordic attitudes toward whales may never before have been more starkly evident than during the six-week drama preceding the May 2, 2026 return to the North Sea of Timmy the formerly […]
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed from Greenland jail & heading home
“We are happy and relieved that Paul Watson is now free.” NUUK, Greenland––Jailed in remote Nuuk, Greenland since July 21, 2024 by Denmark, acting on a 2010 Interpol warrant obtained by Japan, anti-whaling activist Paul Watson is heading home to France for Christmas with his wife and two sons, ages 3 and 8. “We are […]
Will Paul Watson be home for Christmas, or headed to Japan in chains?
Greenland court extends Paul Watson time in custody until December 18, 2024 NUUK, Greenland––“The court in Greenland has today decided that Paul Watson shall continue to be detained until December 18, 2024 in order to ensure his presence in connection with the decision on extradition,” a Danish police statement declared on December 2, 2024. The […]
Denmark again delays decision on extraditing Paul Watson to Japan
“Theater of the absurd” continues in a Greenland jail NUUK, Greenland––Perhaps the most obvious difference between the Paul Watson saga since his July 21, 2024 arrest in Nuuk, Greenland on a 15-year-old Japanese warrant and the 1949 Samuel Beckett play Waiting for Godot is that most performances of Waiting for Godot run only two to […]
“Hurry up & wait,” Greenland court tells both Paul Watson & Japan
Jailed in Greenland, Paul Watson is not yet extradited to Japan, but cannot disrupt Japanese whaling NUUK, Greenland––Whether marine mammal advocate Paul Watson, 73, will be extradited to Japan from Greenland, a Danish territory, will remain undecided for at least three more weeks. “In our view, the criteria for extradition have been met according to […]
Paul Watson jailed, Hvaldimir dead, Japan & Norway go on whaling
Japanese & Norwegian whalers enjoy activist & media distraction COPENHAGEN, OSLO––The Japanese and Norwegian whaling industries appear to be winning the 2024 “whale wars” by keeping low profiles while the marine mammal advocacy spotlight glares on Paul Watson, 73, jailed in Nuuk, Greenland since July 21, 2024, and Hvaldimir, the friendly wild beluga who […]
“Hurry up & wait,” courts tell Paul Watson & San Diego cat advocates
Watson to remain in Greenland jail until September 5; cat trial on hold even longer NUUK, Greenland; SAN DIEGO, California––British prime minister William Gladstone in 1868 declared that, “Justice delayed is justice denied.” Be that as it may, both of the courtroom dramas gripping animal advocacy attention in mid-August 2024 have been postponed until September. […]
Paul Watson arrested in Greenland; may be extradited to Japan
Denmark acts on Japanese warrant originally issued in 2010 NUUK, Greenland––Canadian/American conservationist Paul Watson, now a legal resident of France, was arrested by Danish police on July 21, 2024 on a 15-year-old Japanese warrant moments after his vessel, the John Paul DeJoria, landed at Nuuk, Greenland to refuel. Watson was led away in handcuffs. No […]
The best news of 2021 for North Atlantic seals, whales, & dolphins
Young Newfoundlanders rescue seven stranded pilot whales near scene of “A Whale For The Killing” EMBREE, Newfoundland––The best news in 2021 both for harp seals and gray seals in Atlantic Canada and for pilot whales and Atlantic white-sided dolphins in the Faroe Islands, 2,000 miles east across the North Atlantic, might in the long run […]