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A week that brought both losses and hope for the whales
A week that brought both losses and hope for the whales Jun 28, 2010 Tweet As the 62nd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) comes to an end, WSPA's Marine Mammal Programmes Manager, Joanna Toole, reflects over this year's meeting.

Whales granted reprieve at International Whaling Commission
WSPA is happy that the whales have been given a reprieve and urge the IWC member states to use the “cooling off period to consider the inherent cruelty of whaling.

Disney artist and WSPA celebrate the Caribbean’s whales
The completed, colourful wall will support the Caribbean anti-whaling movement and celebrate the successful whale watching industry as a more humane and profitable alternative to whaling.

WSPA protest Icelandic whaling season
Accompanied by a life-sized ‘harpooned’ inflatable minke whale – one of the species of whales that will be hunted by Iceland this season – the group of protestors handed in a letter of protest to Icelandic Ambassador Sverrir Haukur Gunnlaugsson at the Embassy, calling for the country to act now to end whaling.

World against whaling: WSPA demonstrates global opposition to whaling at the IWC
WSPA, NOAH – for dyrs rettigheder and Dyrebeskyttelsen Norge today hosted a press conference at the 62nd meeting of the IWC.

Appalling new footage shows cruelty of Norwegian whaling
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is hosting its annual meeting in Morocco from 14th to 26th June; most prominent on this year’s agenda is a vote on a controversial proposal which would allow Norway to kill a further 6,000 whales over the next ten years, effectively putting an end to the whaling ban.

WSPA condemns seawolrd
This repeated aggressive behaviour is doubly concerning as it reveals the serious welfare risk to both people and animals for the sake of entertainment.

A temporary reprieve for humpbacks, but the whaling continues
WSPA welcomes the news that Japan is no longer seeking to kill 50 humpback whales in their current Antarctic hunt.

WSPA's evidence critical for victory in whale welfare
WSPA’s undercover investigation revealed that 25% of whales killed by Greenland – which they are permitted to hunt only for aboriginal subsistence purposes – are sold commercially, resulting in significant profit and exploding the myth that their whaling quotas are purely subsistence based.

Costa Rican seas safe for whales and dolphins
WSPA welcomes the news that the President of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias Sánchez, has signed a decree which declares the sea around the country a protected area for whales and dolphins.

WSPA condemns alleged Japanese whaling plans
WSPA condemns reported attempts by the Chair of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to strike a deal enabling Japan to resume commercial whaling, when all credible science tells us there is no humane way to kill a whale at sea.

United condemnation of new whaling plans
Together we call for governments to oppose this deal, which could destroy the international ban on commercial whaling. Science confirms that there is no way to hunt a whale at sea without causing acute suffering.