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April 22, 2010
Humane Society International Opposed to Whaling Commission Proposal
Humane Society International responds to the proposal by the International Whaling Commission, announced on Earth Day, that would suspend the commercial whaling moratorium for 10 years and usher in commercial whaling in the world’s largest whale protective sanctuary.
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April 20, 2010
Whaling Moratorium Under Threat
In spring 2010, a proposed deal threatened an IWC moratorium on whaling that had been in place for decades.
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April 15, 2010
Disney's OCEANS
HSI and the Humane Society of the United States are proud to be part of a coalition of organizations working with Participant Media to promote Disney's "Oceans" and the film's message.
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April 13, 2010
Earth to Obama: Don't Sell Out the Whales!
HSI and other nonprofits organized an Earth Day 2010 rally to protect whales on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
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March 12, 2010
Battle Engaged for Whales at March IWC meeting
To many observers, including HSI representatives, a proposal from an IWC working group under consideration in March 2010 looked more like a plan to re-introduce commercial whaling under a mutually acceptable regime than a fair and serious attempt at compromise.
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February 27, 2010
Will the IWC "Support Group" Sell Out Whales?
In March 2010, a proposed deal by an IWC Support Group Further threatened to legalize commercial whaling for 10 years without calling for a phase-out or phase-down of whaling.
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December 31, 2009
A Look at Whaling and the International Whaling Commission
A brief history of whaling and the International Whaling Commission.
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December 31, 2009
The IWC Whaling Moratorium
The ban on whaling by the International Whaling Commission.
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December 31, 2009
Killing Whales: Cruel and Unnecessary
There is reason to kill whales, and no humane way to do so.
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December 31, 2009
Whales in Trouble
Whales face increasing threats.
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June 30, 2009
Iceland and Whaling: Consequences and Background
Read more about Iceland's contentious whaling history and the consequences of its return to whaling.
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June 26, 2009
Whaling, Whales and the Human Imagination
A Humane Society International staff member attending the 61st annual International Whaling Commission meeting reflects on the contrast between whaling in olden days and whale watching in present times.
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June 25, 2009
IWC 2009: Day Four Dispatch
HSI staff reported from the 61st annual International Whaling Commission meeting in Madeira, Portugal in 2009.
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June 24, 2009
HSI Addresses International Whaling Commission
As representatives of almost 80 nations gather in Portugal to determine the fate of the world's whale populations, HSI addressed the assembled policy makers and urge them to focus on whale conservation.
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June 24, 2009
Statement by Patricia Forkan to IWC 61
In Madeira, Portugal in 2009, Patricia Forkan, former president of Humane Society International, addressed the 61st annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
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June 24, 2009
IWC 2009: Day Three Dispatch
HSI staff reported from the 2009 International Whaling Commission meeting in Madeira, Portugal.
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June 23, 2009
IWC 2009: Day Two Dispatch
HSI staff reported on the events of Day 2 of the 2009 International Whaling Commission meeting in Madeira, Portugal.
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June 23, 2009
Nearly a Third of Whales Killed in Japan Antarctic Hunt are Pregnant
Humane Society International condemns Japanese whalers for killing a large number of pregnant whales, as was made public at the 2009 International Whaling Commission meeting.
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June 22, 2009
IWC 2009: Day One Dispatch
HSI staff report from Day 1 of the 2009 meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
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June 20, 2009
61st Annual IWC Meeting: Opening Statement
The opening statement by Humane Society International at the 61st annual International Whaling Commission meeting in 2009.
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