Vaquita: Top News

Entanglement: The Threat of Commercial Fishing to Dolphins and Whales

Jan 02, 2018 | Mark J. Palmer

Fishing gear can kill cetaceans at a high enough level that populations can become threatened. Read More >

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Topics: Cetacean Habitat, Dolphin Safe Tuna, Dolphins, Tuna Industry, Vaquita, Whales

Navy Decides To Stop Killing Vaquita Porpoises

Nov 09, 2017 | Laura Bridgeman

Isolation, rape, ripping apart of families, and death: these are the unfortunate hallmarks of “conservation”, the sort that zoos and aquariums, in particular, love to employ. Read More >

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Topics: Captivity Industry, Navy, Military, Vaquita

Navy Deploys Captive Dolphins to Capture Wild Vaquitas

Oct 09, 2017 | Laura Bridgeman

Forced breeding and separation of families is what the Navy thinks will save Vaquita. Read More >

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Topics: Dolphins, Navy, Military, Vaquita

Sign This Petition to Save the Vaquita Porpoise

Sep 13, 2017 | Laura Bridgeman

Tell the Mexican Government to save the vaquita from extinction. Read More >

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Topics: Cetacean Habitat, Vaquita

Campaign Top News

International Marine Mammal Project >

• Iceland Set To Kill 191 Endangered Fin Whales For Profit
  Iceland continues to violate the rights of whales, aiming to kill 191 individuals.
  Apr 18, 2018 - Laura Bridgeman
• Naming the Names of Climate Deniers
  Book Review of “Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The Men Who Are Destroying Life on Earth and What It Means for Our Children” by Dick Russell.
  Apr 16, 2018 - Mark J. Palmer
• Will We Lose the North Atlantic Right Whale?
  A world without Right Whales just would not be right.
  Apr 09, 2018 - Mark J. Palmer
• More Stories >

Save Japan Dolphins >

• Taiji Plans Big Future on the Backs of Captive Dolphins
  Taiji’s leaders are planning to have dozens of captive dolphins trapped in a “whale park”, and sell 60 dolphins to China every year.
  Apr 04, 2018
• South Korea Bans Imports of Live Dolphins from Taiji
  Dolphins caught by cruel methods are no longer permitted to be imported into the country.
  Mar 28, 2018 - Mark J. Palmer
• Analysis of Taiji Dolphin Slaughter for Season 2017-18
  The horrible and heartless season of slaughter of dolphins in Taiji has ceased for now; here's how it played out this year.
  Mar 12, 2018
• More Stories >

Dolphin + Whale Project >

• Iceland Set To Kill 191 Endangered Fin Whales For Profit
  Iceland continues to violate the rights of whales, aiming to kill 191 individuals.
  Apr 18, 2018 - Laura Bridgeman
• Naming the Names of Climate Deniers
  Book Review of “Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The Men Who Are Destroying Life on Earth and What It Means for Our Children” by Dick Russell.
  Apr 16, 2018 - Mark J. Palmer
• Will We Lose the North Atlantic Right Whale?
  A world without Right Whales just would not be right.
  Apr 09, 2018 - Mark J. Palmer
• More Stories >

Keiko Whale Rescue >

• Toxins Key to Saving Beloved Southern Resident Orcas
  Our beloved southern resident orcas are dying off. We know a lot about them, who’s related to whom, what they eat, and what they need. It’s time to get the work done.
  Feb 26, 2018 - Sharon Ryals Tamm
• The Sad Affair of Wikie, the So-Called Talking Orca
  Wikie deserves so much better than being a subject for pointless experiments.
  Feb 14, 2018 - Mark J. Palmer
• Dolphins Lose a Friend: Russ Rector
  Rus was a pioneer in efforts to end the captivity of dolphins, having himself been a dolphin trainer.
  Jan 17, 2018 - Mark J. Palmer
• More Stories >

Freeing Whales & Dolphins from Captivity >

• Court Denies SeaWorld’s Fourth Attempt to Terminate Class Action Lawsuit
  SeaWorld lost its 4th attempt to adjudication on whether SeaWorld makes false, misleading statements about its orcas to its customers.
  Mar 07, 2018 - Mark J. Palmer
• Baby Beluga Tyonek Sentenced to Life in SeaWorld’s Prison
  What are SeaWorld's true motives for rescuing this baby beluga?
  Mar 05, 2018 - Laura Bridgeman
• The Sad Affair of Wikie, the So-Called Talking Orca
  Wikie deserves so much better than being a subject for pointless experiments.
  Feb 14, 2018 - Mark J. Palmer
• More Stories >

Dolphin Safe Fishing >

• Five Myths About Dolphin Safe Tuna - Don’t Be Fooled!
  Many of these myths come from the dolphin-killing tuna industry.
  Jan 10, 2018 - Mark J. Palmer
• Trump to Give Our Oceans to the Oil Companies
  Offshore Oil Drilling Threatens Our Coasts with Oil Spills and Toxic Drilling Muds
  Jan 05, 2018 - David Phillips
• Entanglement: The Threat of Commercial Fishing to Dolphins and Whales
  Fishing gear can kill cetaceans at a high enough level that populations can become threatened.
  Jan 02, 2018 - Mark J. Palmer
• More Stories >