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Japan continues to hunt whales within the Antarctic refuge claiming that it is for scientific purposes. The meat, however, is sold commercially.
In the 2007-2008 whaling season Japan planned to take 935 minke whales and 50 of
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to kill dolphins and whales. Not many Japanese consume whale meat, but those who do consider it a delicacy and pay high prices for it. Such commerce isn’t confined to Japan; earlier this year a California restaurant was caught
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is the largest orca whale currently in captivity.
As explained in our 2009 policy paper, Human-Dolphin Interaction Programs: Policies, Problems and Alternatives , keeping dolphins and whales in confined spaces and forcing them to
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with dolphins and whales. Since the incident occurred a couple of weeks ago, much of the media attention has focused on whether the trainer made a mistake or broke protocol, or whether Tilikum is a rogue, aggressive killer whale who
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dog or cat.
Bowhead whales : these majestic animals are second in size only to the blue whale. Once thought to live a respectable 60-70 years, recent studies point to a lifespan of 150-200 years . Bowheads live in arctic waters. They have
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Testimony About Captive Whales
Lori Marino of Emory University, who co-wrote (with Kristin Stewart) our policy paper about dolphin interaction programs , testified on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use and treatment of captive
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attacked by Tilikum, an orca whale, during a show. After 3 days, SeaWorld Orlando resumes its killer whale show. This tragedy sets off another round of discussion about whether these animals belong in captivity. One expert argues for release,
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Animal Planet, with the new "Whale Wars" series. It follows Captain Paul Watson and his crew from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as they follow Japanese whaling fleets to Antarctica. Whatever you may have read or heard about this effort,
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to that edited volume ("Whale agency: Affordances and active resistances in captive environments").
Warkentin relates a series of incidents that took place in Marineland, Canada. A captive orca Whale spit fish, given to him by his human
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and times of several sperm whale families he has been following since 2005. That span of time “has given us the unique opportunity to live among sperm whales and, for the first time, to come to know them not just as animals, but as
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