Vaquita porpoises & a clouded jaguar seen alive, but Colombian environment minister wants to see feral hippos dead SAN FELIPE, Mexico; TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras; BOGOTA, Colombia––Recently reported good news about vaquita porpoises and jaguars, among the most endangered species in Latin America, was offset by the April 1, 2026 announcement by Colombian environment minister Irene Vélez […]
Whalers claim a victory, but Sea Shepherds get the refund
Aussie Sea Shepherds pledge to continue chasing the Japanese whaling fleet TOKYO, LOS ANGELES––The Institute of Cetacean Research, the front organization for the Japanese whaling industry, and Kyodo Senpaku, the company that owns and operates the Japanese whaling fleet, on August 23, 2016 globally publicized a claimed courtroom victory over the Sea Shepherd Conservation […]
Sea Shepherds to pay Japanese whalers $2.55 million in damages
U.S. animal charities have now paid circa $28 million in damages to animal use industries in 31 months FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington––The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has agreed to pay at least $2.55 million in damages to the Institute of Cetacean Research and Kyodo Senpaku, the entities operating the Japanese “research” whaling industry. “In exchange,” the […]
NOAA clears the way for resumed Makah whaling in Puget Sound
Makah legally killed one gray whale in 1999, and illegally killed another in 2007 SEATTLE––The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration fisheries division on March 7, 2015 published a draft environmental impact study that may allow the Makah tribe, of Neah Bay, Washington, to resume killing gray whales in Puget Sound. Announcing intent to resume whaling […]
Defying International Court of Justice, Japan announces plan to kill another 4,000 whales in the name of research
Japan Fisheries Agency proposes to kill 333 minke whales per year TOKYO––Defying a March 2014 ruling by the International Court of Justice and a September 2014 International Whaling Commission resolution, the Japanese government on November 18, 2014 announced that it intends to resume so-called “research whaling” in Antarctic waters during the winter of 2015-2016. […]