All Press Releases for Whales

Iceland urged to abandon slaughter as 26 countries condemn its whaling
2nd October 2009
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), called on the Icelandic government to heed the international criticism and support responsible whale watching as a humane and profitable alternative to the cruelty of whaling. The joint demarche, a f Read more »
IWC Meeting Closes, Course Set for Whale Conservation
26th June 2009
“We are encouraged that the IWC avoided bad compromises and by the attention governments devoted to discussions of whale watching and new whale research and conservation initiatives,” Ramage said. “The IWC Conservation Committee rec Read more »
New Report Documents Massive Growth in Whale Watching
23rd June 2009
The new, country-by-country economic analysis shows more than 13 million people took whale watching tours last year in 119 countries worldwide, generating ticket fees and tourism expenditures of more than US$2.1 billion during 2008.   Th Read more »
Whaling Commission Countries Face Critical Choice:
22nd June 2009
Our planet’s great whales face more threats today than at any time in history,” said Patrick Ramage, whale program director for IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org). “It’s time to get rid of com Read more »
Iceland Whalers Kill Two Endangered Fin Whales
19th June 2009
IFAW opposes whaling because it is unacceptably cruel – there is no humane way to kill a whale and research has shown that whales shot with explosive harpoons can take more than half an hour to die. Opinion polling and independent economic r Read more »
Iceland urged to call off slaughter of endangered whales
18th June 2009
IFAW opposes whaling because it is unacceptably cruel – there is no humane way to kill a whale and research has shown that whales shot with explosive harpoons can take more than half an hour to die. Targeting an endangered species also raise Read more »