whaling
Japan Just Completed Its Whale Hunt in Antarctica — And It Killed a Lot of Animals
Although condemned internationally, Japan renewed whaling in the Southern Ocean, killing 333 animals, including 200 pregnant females.
One of the World's Last Remaining Whaling Companies Is Hanging Up Its Harpoons
Iceland’s Hvalur company caught and slaughtered 155 fin whales in 2015 — but is halting its operations in the face of Japanese import restrictions.
Japan Keeps Killing Whales — So Anonymous Shut Down the Prime Minister's Website
The hacktivist group said it shut down Shinzo Abe's website over the country's whaling program, weeks after it shut down several government websites in Iceland in protest over that country's whaling practices.
Japan Is Back to Killing Whales in the Name of Research
As world leaders converge in Paris to discuss how to save the planet, Japan has announced it's restarting its whaling program, aiming to kill 333 Antarctic minke whales in three months..
Japan Plans to Kill Hundreds of Protected Whales This Winter
The nation maintains that its whale hunts have scientific value.
A Japanese Company Went Whaling in a Marine Sanctuary, So Australia Just Fined It $1 Million
Japan says its whaling program is legal under international law because it's for scientific purposes and it plans to kill over 300 minke whales this season in Antarctica.
Lessons in Activism from the New Greenpeace Documentary, 'How to Change the World'
We talked to the film's director, Jerry Rothwell, about founder Bob Hunter, how the group nearly got blown up by a nuclear bomb, and how Greenpeace's direct action impacts today.
Japanese Fisherman Are Headed Out on Another ‘Scientific’ Whale Hunt
Lack of enforcement of anti-whaling laws make them easy to flout.
Yet Another Reason to Not Eat Whale Meat
A 15-year review of whale and dolphin meat in Japan found the majority had high levels of mercury.
Five Activists Facing Jail Time for Trying to Stop Whaling
The battle over whale hunting just erupted in the Faroe Islands.
Graphic Video Shows Faroe Islands Whale Slaughter
Several members of the conservation group Sea Shepherd were arrested trying to block the whale kill, a traditional event on the islands which goes back hundreds of years.
Japan Says It Will Resume Whaling in the Antarctic
A Japanese official said mounting international criticism of the nation's whaling program is 'environmental imperialism.'