In August 2021, scientists recorded a first-of-its-kind event in the animal kingdom. An orca, known as “Sædís,” was spotted swimming alongside a long-finned pilot whale calf in the west of Iceland, and scientists realized she was actually caring for the calf. This is the first time scientists have documented an orca nurturing and taking care […]
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32 Out Of 200 Beached Whales in Tasmania Have Been Rescued
Wildlife experts rescued 32 out of the 230 beached pilot whales that were found stranded on the remote west coast of Australia’s island state of Tasmania. Half of the pod of whales were stranded in Macquarie Harbour and were thought to still be alive on Wednesday, according to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment […]
Nearly 200 stranded pilot whales die on Tasmanian beach but dozens saved and returned to sea
Nearly 200 stranded pilot whales have died on Tasmania’s west coast, but rescuers successfully returned 32 animals to deeper water on Thursday. A pod of about 230 pilot whales became stranded on Wednesday on Ocean Beach, west of Strahan. Some were also stranded on a sand flat inside Macquarie Harbour, south of the town. Marine […]
New SWIMS Act Will End The Capture and Breeding of Whales for Public Display
The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) has successfully developed its first federal legislation to end the capture and breeding of whales for public display. The Nonhuman Rights Project is the only organization in the United States that is dedicated solely to securing legal rights for nonhuman animals. The SWIMS Act was introduced by Representatives Adam Schiff […]
Bloody slaughter of 100 bottlenose dolphins on Faroe Islands sparks global outrage
One hundred bottlenose dolphins were slaughtered today on the Faroe Islands amid international outrage over their annual whale hunt. This morning around 100 of the sea mammals were herded into a bay, where they remained for several hours before being massacred by residents of Skálafjörður. The island’s whaling sheriff said this was the first time […]
The Faroe Islands to limit dolphins killed to 500 following international backlash
The Faroe Islands will limit the number of dolphins killed in its annual hunt after it faced a backlash for the number of animals slaughtered last year. In September 2021, more than 1,400 white-sided dolphins were killed in just one day sparking international outrage. In response, the prime minister of the Faroe Islands announced that […]
Calls for UK to suspend trade deal with Faroe Islands after dolphin bloodbath
THE UK should suspend its free trade agreement with the Faroe Islands until it stops its whale and dolphin hunts, a leading animal welfare campaigner has demanded. Campaigner Dominic Dyer has launched a petition calling for the Government to put its trade deal with the North Atlantic archipelago on hold following an outcry over the […]
1428 Dolphins Slaughtered in the Faroe Islands Sunday Night
On Sunday night, September 12th, a super-pod of 1428 Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins was driven for many hours and for around 45 km by speed boats and jet-skis into the shallow water at Skálabotnur beach in the Danish Faroe Islands, where every single one of them was killed. Photos by Sea Shepherd. Sea Shepherd believes this […]