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February 21, 2012
Amazon.com Profits from Slaughter of Whales
A report by the Environmental Investigation Agency, launched in co-operation with HSI, revealed that Amazon Japan, the wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon Inc., was selling more than a hundred cetacean food products.
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September 19, 2011
Obama Warns Iceland: Stop Whaling
President Obama stopped short of applying trade measures to Iceland for commercial whaling in defiance of the IWC ban on such activity.
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September 8, 2011
An Uncertain Future for Whaling
Japanese whaling activity in the Southern Ocean faced an uncertain future as new problems weighed on the government.
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July 20, 2011
U.S. Declaration Against Icelandic Whaling Welcomed
Conservation and animal welfare groups commended Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and the U.S. Department of Commerce for the announcement that Iceland is undermining the effectiveness of the International Whaling Commission by hunting whales in defiance of the IWC’s global ban on commercial whaling.
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July 15, 2011
IWC 63: Outcomes and Setbacks
Wins and losses for whales at the 2011 meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
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July 14, 2011
IWC 63 Day Four
A dispatch from the final day of IWC 63.
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July 13, 2011
IWC 63 Day Three
Notes on the proceedings from Day Three of IWC 63.
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July 12, 2011
IWC 63 Day Two
A report from Day Two of the 63rd annual International Whaling Commission meeting.
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July 11, 2011
IWC 63 Day One
A summary of the major discussions on Day One of the 63rd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
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July 7, 2011
HSI Calls on International Whaling Commission to Expand Whale Protection
HSI planned to attend the 2011 meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
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July 6, 2011
HSI Opening Statement to IWC 63, July 2011
Humane Society International's opening statement to the 63rd meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
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June 6, 2011
Iceland is Still Whaling
Iceland officials announced in May 2011 that they would delay the start of their fin whale hunt, but this was not an end to their whaling activities.
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June 3, 2011
International Whaling Commission 63
HSI staff planned to attend the 63rd meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
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May 11, 2011
Stop the Faroe Islands Pilot Whale Hunt
Consuming the meat of pilot whales is dangerous and hunting them is detrimental to their populations.
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March 1, 2011
Yahoo! Japan Selling Mercury-Contaminated Whale Meat
Environmentalists called on Yahoo! Japan to ban all sales of whale, dolphin and porpoise products on their fee-based store and auction sites after discovering that whale products sold via the Yahoo! Japan sites were contaminated with toxic mercury pollution.
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February 23, 2011
Animal Protection Groups Urge Iceland to Stop Eating Whales as "Taste of Iceland" Opens in Washington, DC
As celebrations began for “A Taste of Iceland” in the nation’s capital, Humane Society International, Animal Welfare Institute and The Humane Society of the United States did not celebrate the fact that Iceland continues to kill whales for commercial purposes.
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February 17, 2011
Japan Recalls Whaling Fleet Early
In February 2011, the Japanese government decided to temporarily suspend whaling activities. This news brought hope to conservationists all over the world.
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January 26, 2011
Iceland, Whaling and the Pelly Amendment
Iceland continues to defy the moratorium on commercial whaling, going as far as increasing their own quotas and exports. The U.S. has legislation in place that could put a stop to this - if they decide to use it.
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January 13, 2011
About the International Whaling Commission
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was intended to conserve whale stocks and regulate commercial and aboriginal whaling, but most member nations believe it has evolved into a conservation treaty.
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January 7, 2011
Whales and Whaling
A chronological list of reports and resources relating to whaling and the IWC available for download.
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