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December 21, 2010
Groups Seek U.S. Trade Sanctions Against Iceland in Response to Escalating Whaling Activities
Nineteen conservation and animal welfare groups, representing tens of millions of U.S. citizens, today called on the United States Secretaries of Commerce and Interior to impose trade sanctions against Iceland for its escalating defiance of international conservation agreements on commercial whaling.
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October 28, 2010
Introducing: Planet Whale
Planet Whale is a website that makes it easy to access a wealth of information on whale and dolphin watching all over the world.
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June 25, 2010
IWC 2010: Final Dispatch
Report on the final day of the 62nd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
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June 25, 2010
Statement by HSI as IWC 62 Closes
As the 62nd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission closed, Kitty Block, vice president of Humane Society International and head of the HSI delegation, released a statement.
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June 24, 2010
IWC 2010: Day 4 Dispatch
Report on Day 4 of the 62nd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
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June 23, 2010
IWC 2010: Day 3 Dispatch
Report on Day 3 of the 62nd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
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June 23, 2010
Return to Commercial Whaling Option Rejected for Now at Annual Whaling Meeting
HSI was pleased at the withdrawal of a “compromise” package that would have legitimized commercial whaling, set aside by delegates at the 62nd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
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June 22, 2010
IWC 2010: Day 2 Dispatch
Report on Day 2 of the 62nd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
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June 21, 2010
Seventeen Senators Urge Stronger Whale Protection as IWC Begins
HSI and The Humane Society of the United States commended a bipartisan group of 17 U.S. Senators for signing a letter to President Obama, asking him to require the U.S. delegation to the International Whaling Commission to vote to uphold the ban on commercial whaling.
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June 21, 2010
IWC 2010: Day 1 Dispatch
Report on Day 1 of the 62nd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
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June 21, 2010
HSI Calls for Protections as Whaling Commission Meeting Starts
HSI called for continued protection of whales as the 62nd Meeting of the International Whaling Commission got underway in Agadir, Morocco.
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June 21, 2010
La Humane Society International lutte pour le maintien des protections en place lors de la Réunion de la Commission Baleinière
Humane Society International a prié les membres de la Commission de maintenir les mesures mises en place pour la protection des baleines.
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June 18, 2010
HSI Opening Statement to IWC 2010
HSI's statement to the 62nd meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Agadir, Morocco.
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June 18, 2010
Bernard Unti Speech to IWC 2010
Bernard Unti's speech to the 62nd meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Agadir, Morocco.
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June 17, 2010
U.S. Representatives Support Upholding Commercial Whaling Ban
In the leadup to the 2010 meeting of the International Whaling Commission, 67 members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter to President Obama supporting the moratorium on commerical whaling.
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June 9, 2010
Japan Sets Sail to Kill Whales Right Before International Whaling Commission Meeting
Just before the International Whaling Commission met to decide whether to allow a resumption of commercial whaling, Japan set sail with the goal of killing 260 whales in the North Pacific waters.
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June 8, 2010
Official Whaling Stats Expose Danger of Lifting Commercial Whaling Ban
Before representatives from more than 80 governments meet to consider a proposal to lift the 24-year ban on commercial whaling, conservation groups including HSI released independent statistics showing how the current ban has saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of whales.
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June 2, 2010
Australia Takes the Lead on Protecting Whales
Japan has defied the international moratorium on commercial whaling for decades and Australia has had enough. They plan to move forward with an international court case against Japan in the hopes of seeking justice for whales.
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May 28, 2010
A Proposal Littered with Problems
In 2010, countries including the United States were considering a deal to lift the decades-old moratorium on commercial whaling.
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April 23, 2010
HSI Asks Obama Administration to Shun Whaling Deal
HSI calls on the United States to reject an ill-conceived deal to legitimize commercial whaling.



