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Vaquita. Photo Thomas Jefferson

Scientific Committee gives first ever official species extinction warning

8th August 2023
Photo: Thomas Jefferson We have welcomed the urgent call by experts to protect the vaquita...
blue whale

Whale fossil from Peru may have been heavier than blue whale

3rd August 2023
Scientists examining the bones of a 39 million-year-old ancient whale have concluded that it may...
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Humpback whales breach in synchronisation

31st July 2023
Humpback whales are renowned for their incredible acrobatic displays, but a family in the USA...
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Unusual activity witnessed before pilot whale stranding

27th July 2023
Just days after a pod of long-finned pilot whales stranded on an island in the...
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Aug 06

New report reveals 100,000 dolphins and small whales hunted every year

By Nicola Hodgins
When you hear the words ‘dolphin hunts’ it’s likely that you think of Japan or...
Jul 30

Minke whale hunts stop in Iceland

By Katharina Khalife
Iceland’s commercial hunt of minke whales has ended for this year. The common minke whale is the...
Jun 25

Japan set to resume commercial whaling

By Danny Groves
Reports from Japan suggest that the government they will formally propose plans to resume commercial...
May 21

End the whale hunts! Icelandic fin whaler isolated as public mood shifts

By Vanessa Williams-Grey
Here’s a sight I hoped never again to witness. A boat being scrubbed and repainted...
Jul 04

Australian Government to block Japanese whaling proposal

By Katharina Khalife
Japanese Government officials have reportedly confirmed that they will propose the resumption of commercial whaling...
Jul 18

Did Icelandic whalers really kill a blue whale?

By Vanessa Williams-Grey
*Warning - this blog contains an image that you may find upsetting* They say a...
Jul 11

Icelandic whalers breach international law and kill iconic, protected whale by mistake

By Danny Groves
Icelandic whalers out hunting fin whales for the first time in three years appear to...
May 30

Pregnant whales once again a target for Japanese whalers

By George Berry
Figures from Japan's whaling expedition to Antarctica during the 2017/18 austral summer have revealed that...
Jul 20

Doubts remain after Icelandic Marine Institute claims slaughtered whale was a hybrid not a blue

By Katharina Khalife
Experts remain sceptical of initial test results issued by the Icelandic Marine Institute, which indicate...
Apr 17

Icelandic fin whale hunting to resume

By Danny Groves
Iceland’s only fin whaling company, Hvalur hf,  announced today that it will resume fin whaling...
Mar 07

Norway increases whaling quota despite declining demand

By George Berry
Norway's government has announced an increase in the number of minke whales that can be...
Apr 04

Norway's whaling season begins

By George Berry
April 1st saw the start of the whaling season in Norway. Despite a widely-accepted international moratorium...

Pregnant whales once again a target for Japanese whalers

By George Berry | 30th May 2018

Figures from Japan’s whaling expedition to Antarctica during the 2017/18 austral summer have revealed that 122 out of the 181 female minke whales killed were pregnant.

In total, 333 whales were hunted with 152 males and another 53 immature females making up the number.

Japan claims to carry out the hunting for so-called “scientific research” in defiance of international opinion and repeated requests from members of the International Whaling Commission to cease its operations. It also lost a legal case in 2014.

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