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Moves to overturn whaling ban rejected
Last week, the 68th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC, the body that regulates whale hunting) took place in Portorož, Slovenia. WDC has sent...

Nearly 500 whales die in New Zealand
The number of pilot whales that have died following a mass stranding in New Zealand has reached nearly 500. Officials are putting the current number...

200 pilot whales killed in latest Faroese slaughter
More than 200 pilot whales have been slaughtered in Sandagerði (Torshavn) in the Faroe Islands. The long-finned pilot whales were driven onto the 'whaling beach'...

Annual Census for Southern Resident Orcas Puts Population at Only 73 Orcas
K21 Cappuccino - Hysazu Photography | Sara Shimazu The Center for Whale Research has released the results of its annual census for the Southern Resident...

148 more fin whales killed in waters around Iceland
The Icelandic fin whaling season has now ended with a final, grim tally of 148 whales killed since June. These hunts were the first in...

Hundreds of whales killed as Norwegian hunt season ends
The end of the whaling season in Norway has been announced with 580 minke whales killed by 13 whaling vessels in just under six months....

Third orca death in 18 months at theme park
Loro Parque tourist attraction in Tenerife, Spain has announced the death of Kohana, a 20-year-old orca transferred to the facility from SeaWorld in the US...