The Russian Government Has Announced that the Almost One Hundred Orcas and Beluga Whales Are Being Released Back Where They Were Captured, But Questions Remain About the Details.
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Thanks to the legal work of Russian conservationists, two of the four companies have received large fines for the captures.
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On May 31st, 2019, the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Court ruled that the permits for the captures of beluga whales and orcas, issued by the Russian state Fisheries Agency, were illegal.
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Russian authorities announce plan to release orcas far from the place they were originally captured, at their captivity site in the Bay of Srednyaya. A release in the Bay of Srednyaya would likely be disastrous for the whales.
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Some Progress Is Being Made in Russia for the "Whale Jail.' The Government Has Canceled Permits to Catch Orcas in Summer 2020, Thanks to Efforts by Russian Conservationists.
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Plans Are Moving Forward with the Support of the Russian Government to Free the Whales Now Held in the Whale Jail in the Russian Far East. Earth Island's International Marine Mammal Project is a Supporter of the Effort, But Questions Remain.
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34 Marine Mammal Experts Are Asking President Putin to Return the 10 Orcas and 80+ Beluga Whales, Now Kept in Inadequate Facility, To Their Ocean Homes. The Russian Government Has Still Not Decided How to Proceed.
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Prominent Citizens from Around the World, Including Russians, Have Signed a Letter Urging President Putin to Restore the Whales, Currently Held in the Notorious Russian "Whale Jail", to Their Ocean Families. Scientists, Actors, Supermodels and Business Leaders Have Signed!
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It is Still Unclear What the Russian Government Will Do with the 87 Beluga Whales and 10 Orcas (One Apparently Died) in the Russian "Whale Prison." Action is Needed Now, But the Internal Russian Debate Continues.
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