The friendly beluga was not shot, but starved to death OSLO, Norway––The Norwegian Veterinary Institute on September 9, 2024 released preliminary findings from the official necropsy performed on the remains of Hvaldimir, the friendly wild beluga who was found dead on August 31, 2024 in Ryfylkefjorden, Norway. The complete Norwegian Veterinary Institute findings are 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 […]
Hvaldimir the Russian beluga “spy whale” dies in Norwegian fjord
Seen apparently alive & well at noon, Hvaldimir was floating dead at 1:00 p.m. OSLO, Norway––Five years of controversy over what to do about Hvaldimir, the alleged escaped Russian beluga “spy whale,” ended abruptly in mid-day, Norwegian time, on August 31, 2024. “Unfortunately, we found Hvaldimir floating in the sea,” marine biologist and Marine […]
Why is Norway giving beluga Hvaldimir to “Teenage Dirtbag” film maker?
Tame but wild & free beluga to be moved 1,400 miles to sea pen, 10 miles from Russia OSLO, Norway––How did 54-year-old film maker Regina Crosby Haug, previously best known for a 2009 independent production called Teenage Dirtbag, win permission from the Norwegian government to move Hvaldimir the beluga 1,400 miles from his wild home […]