Orca „Tilikum“ dead
On Friday, January 6th, 2017, “Tilikum”, a male orca kept in captivity by SeaWorld, passed away. Over the years, he had been involved in three [...]
20 years of cetacean conservation agreement in the Mediterranean and Black Seas
ACCOBAMS, probably the most ambitious and – from a conservation point of view – best agreement on cetacean conservation, is celebrating its 20th anniversary at [...]
Signal for migratory species
OceanCare and the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) signed a Partnership Agreement, aiming at intensifying efforts [...]
Conclusion of the IWC conference:
Whale protection at a snail’s pace Portorož/Wädenswil, 28 October 2016. The international marine conservation organisation OceanCare draws mixed conclusions of the 66th conference of the [...]
„Scientific whaling“ comes under scrutiny
The resolution to implement a new assessment mechanism on "scientific" whaling has been adopted by the International Whaling Commission. Read the presse release issued by [...]
Norwegian Whaling Ignored
NGOs urge European Union to take lead in ending whaling in European waters Joint press release and press conference by OceanCare, Pro Wildlife and Animal [...]
Pro-whaling nations harpoon Atlantic Ocean whale sanctuary
An attempt by riparian states to implement a whale sanctuary in the Southern Atlantic Ocean failed. Read the presse release issued by OceanCare on 25 [...]
The return of ICEBERG, the white orca
In 2012, reports on the sighting of an all-white adult male orca caused a huge media response worldwide. Now this orca, called „Iceberg“, has been [...]
Positive signal: World Bank accounts for animal welfare in new policies
Yesterday, 4 August 2016, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the new environmental and social policies. For the first time, these include animal [...]
Norway is now the world’s leading whaling nation
Did you know that Norway killed a larger number of whales that Iceland and Japan combined over the past two years? This makes Norway the [...]