ORLANDO, FL, Nov. 27, 2018 – Today, PETA, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), the International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Cetacean Society International, whale expert Dr. Lori Marino, PETA Foundation veterinarian Dr. Heather Rally, and AWI’s Dr. Naomi Rose have filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service […]
Whale and Dolphin Conservation
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Fin whales controversially taken off endangered list
Nov. 26, 2018 – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a global body working on nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources has down-listed fin whales from ‘endangered’ to ‘vulnerable’ in its latest review. Established in 1964, the IUCN is considered the global authority on the status of the world’s species and, […]
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Longest-known surviving wild orca dies
January 5, 2017 – 2017 has begun with the sad news that Granny (J2), an orca thought to possibly be over 100 years old, has died in the last couple of months. Granny was a member of the endangered southern resident population of orcas, made up of the J, K and L pods, that live […]