Conservation and Animal Protection Groups Welcome Action and Call for Sanctions WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell issued a formal declaration that Iceland is undermining the effectiveness of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora’s (CITES) and its prohibition on international commercial trade in whale products. Conservation […]
TOKYO – More than one million whales, dolphins and porpoises have been slaughtered off Japan in the past 70 years – and new analysis by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) indicates these unsustainable hunts are on track to wipe out key species in Japan’s coastal waters. Launching its new report Toxic Catch: Japan’s unsustainable […]
More than one million whales, dolphins and porpoises have been slaughtered off Japan in the past 70 years – and new analysis by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) indicates these unsustainable hunts are on track to wipe out key species in Japan’s coastal waters. Launching its new report Toxic Catch: Japan’s unsustainable and irresponsible […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wildlife advocates expressed bitter disappointment today at the refusal of international conglomerate, SoftBank Corp., to ban advertisements for elephant ivory and whale and dolphin products on Yahoo! Japan – the dominant company in SoftBank’s internet division with revenues of nearly USD 4 billion in 2012. The announcement follows a letter sent in […]
TOKYO – The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) and the Iruka & Kujira [Dolphin & Whale] Action Network (IKAN) welcome a Japanese company’s decision to stop selling pet treats made from endangered fin whales. The four organisations yesterday expressed dismay that Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf was […]