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Norwegian Whaling Season Wipes Out 575 Minke Whales

Norwegian Whaling Season Wipes Out 575 Minke Whales

October 18, 2021October 15, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

Norwegian whaling season has officially ended and resulted in a record killing of 575 minke whales – the highest number of whales killed in the past five years. Last year the kills amounted to 503. Vanessa Williams-Grey, policy manager at WDC, said “This is nothing short of ecocide. Killing hundreds of minke whales is utterly […]

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Norway Continues Whale Slaughter with 2021 Hunting Quota

Norway Continues Whale Slaughter with 2021 Hunting Quota

March 6, 2021April 2, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

Washington, DC—In defiance of a global moratorium on commercial whaling, Norway has again issued an annual kill quota of 1,278 minke whales for the 2021 whaling season. On Friday, Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen, Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Seafood, announced the quota, which remains unchanged from last year. Ingebrigtsen said he hopes the “upward trend in […]

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Japan Has Killed Over 50 Minke Whales in a Protected Area of Antarctica

Japan Has Killed Over 50 Minke Whales in a Protected Area of Antarctica

September 24, 2018February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 5 Comments

Japanese whalers have already harpooned and slaughtered over 50 minke whales this year in an area of the Ross Sea in Antarctica that is off-limits to fishing. They have done this by labeling their slaughter for “scientific purposes.” The hunting of whales for profit has been banned since 1986 but Japan, Iceland and Norway have […]

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POLL: Should Norway stop the annual slaughter of whales?

POLL: Should Norway stop the annual slaughter of whales?

April 21, 2017February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 17 Comments

In just a few days, Norway will start up a horrific annual tradition — the ruthless slaughter of hundreds of whales. But we’ve got a strategy to say ‘NO WAY!’ Whales are awe-inspiring, beautiful beings. We now know they communicate with each other in song, and experience human-like emotions. But in Norway, every year these […]

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POLL: Should the slaughter of pilot whales in the Faroes be stopped?

POLL: Should the slaughter of pilot whales in the Faroes be stopped?

July 11, 2016February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 24 Comments

Last week a pod of 30-50 pilot whales was slaughtered in the first grindadráp (grind) of the year, on the island of Viðoy in the Danish Faroe Islands archipelago. The ordeal began this morning when locals spotted a pod of between 100-150 pilot whales passing by Svínoy. Several boats then drove the pod of whales […]

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POLL: Should the whale slaughter in the Faroes be banned?

POLL: Should the whale slaughter in the Faroes be banned?

December 9, 2015February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 13 Comments

A pod of 11 pilot whales has been slaughtered on in the sixth drive hunt – or grindadráp – of the season. Conservationist said today that 501 pilot whales have so far been slaughtered this year in the northern archipelago. While the Faroese authorities say the slaughter is quick, Sea Shepherd campaigners refute the claims […]

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POLL: Should the Faroe Islands’ whale slaughter be banned?

POLL: Should the Faroe Islands’ whale slaughter be banned?

August 5, 2015February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 15 Comments

Faroese villagers have slaughtered about 250 pilot whales in the past 24 hours according to Sea Shepherd activists monitoring the traditional summer hunts in the north Atlantic islands. The whale pods, which migrate past the islands in July and August, were herded by flotillas of small boats on to two beaches where villagers waded into […]

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POLL: Should the Faroe Islands’ whale slaughter be allowed to continue?

POLL: Should the Faroe Islands’ whale slaughter be allowed to continue?

September 19, 2014February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 117 Comments

The recent arrest of 14 volunteers working to stop whaling in the North Atlantic Ocean’s Faroe Islands has focused a spotlight once again on a local tradition stretching back over a thousand years. Six of the protesters were found guilty this week of interfering with the grindadráp, or grind, as these drive hunts are called, […]

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