In May, Mystic Aquarium imported five belugas from the Canadian aquarium MarineLand. The International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP) of Earth Island Institute and many individuals, scientists and organizations strongly objected to the import, in part because the stress of a move would harm the whales. Now, one of those imported belugas has died from gastric ulcers, a stress-related cause.
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Kayleigh Brookes is a nature conservationist, writer, and campaigner living in the United Kingdom. She loves the ocean and all of its wonderful inhabitants, especially orcas. She is passionate about protecting the natural world, celebrating its wonders, raising awareness of issues, and tackling them.
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The International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP) of Earth Island Institute is joining the Center for Biological Diversity and many other organizations to hold “A Wake for the Whales”, honoring the many whales who have washed ashore on California beaches this year.
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The International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP) of Earth Island Institute is one of the lead organizations coordinating global efforts on behalf of Russian whales and dolphins. We helped return the Whale Jail whales of Russia to the ocean and are now working to permanently ban such wild captures of whales and dolphins in Russian waters.
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Southern resident orcas depend on Chinook salmon, but years of stream destruction and damming of salmon streams, closing off the clean gravel beds needed for spawning, is harming both salmon and orca populations.
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SeaWorld is one of the largest captive cetacean companies on Earth, housing several hundred different dolphin species, beluga whales, pilot whales and orcas in four parks in the United States. SeaWorld is a global kingpin in promoting cetacean captivity, instructing many overseas facilities in capture and training techniques and providing the captivity industry’s major talking points. They are building a new SeaWorld overseas in Abu Dhabi, which will not have any orcas, but likely will have captive dolphins and perhaps other species of marine mammals.
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Southern Resident Orca Tahlequah (J35), known for carrying her dead calf for 17 days on a “tour of grief” in 2018, birthed a new healthy male calf at the beginning of September, J37.
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Congratulations to the winners of the #IMMPArtChallenge!
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There were many great questions asked by viewers of our special online presentation, Orca Hour: From Free Willy to SeaWorld, on August 27th. To view the Orca Hour video, go here.
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EXTENDED DEADLINE! Join IMMP and Klean Kanteen for our very first #IMMPArtChallenge! We hope that this art challenge will inspire creativity and support for orcas who depend on our advocacy!
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