Whales ‘relentlessly pestered’: tourism boom sparks new rules in French Polynesia

Whales ‘relentlessly pestered’: tourism boom sparks new rules in French Polynesia

Lisette Muratore swam with humpback whales for the first time off the coast of Mo’orea, an island in French Polynesia, as part of a guided tour. She describes the experience as “overwhelming.” “You have a sudden realisation of the immensity of these creatures … seeing their wild beauty, it’s almost like there’s something sacred about […]

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Petition: Tell the International Whaling Commission to Reconsider Approving Whale Sanctuary

Petition: Tell the International Whaling Commission to Reconsider Approving Whale Sanctuary

Whale advocates’ hopes were dashed at the recent International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Lima, Peru, where a critical vote to establish a whale sanctuary was blocked. The proposed South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary would have made the South Atlantic permanently off limits to whaling, and has been considered at almost every IWC meeting since 1999. […]

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