As the Japanese government embark on a new programme of scientific whaling the IWDG condemns this research programme as unacceptable and calls for it to be suspended immediately. Cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoise) are mobile species and are not under the sole ownership or responsibility of any single state. These species do not respect national
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A minke whale that had strayed deep into the Amazon rainforest has been found dead. Guardian.co.uk
A minke whale that had strayed deep into the Amazon rainforest has been found dead. Guardian.co.uk
As the Japanese government embark on a new programme of scientific whaling the IWDG condemns this research programme as unacceptable and calls for it to be suspended immediately. Cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoise) are mobile species and are not under the sole ownership or responsibility of any single state. These species do not respect national
Report 9: 21/11/07 Colin Barnes reports the fin whales still very close inshore in Toe Head area today, with a minimum of 4 fin whales and 6+ minkes. His observations suggest they are not feeding, although there are still large aggregations of seabirds in the area. Report 8: 18/11/07 Despite inclement weather, Colin Barnes reports
Report III, 20/11/07 Wouter Jan Strietman reports that the Irish/Dutch Juvenile Humpback whale has been very active today in the Ijmuiden area of the North Sea. For the very latest images of this young and highly mobile whale, Click Here (click once for a larger version, then click once again to get an even larger
The US has added its voice to international criticism of Japan’s largest-ever whaling expedition. BBC
On a short watch from Ram Head this afternoon, a Risso’s dolphin was seen, bringing to 6 the species spotted from this location in the last fortnight
Biologists and villagers in a remote corner of the Amazon rainforest were searching for a 12-tonne whale yesterday that had reportedly lost its way and become stranded 1,000 miles from the ocean.
During the austral summer of 2007/08, hunting of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales will recommence after almost half a century of protection. The stated rationale for this hunt, by the Government of Japan, is to gather important scientific information f