Katina's Fin is f*cked, Whales Make Rainbows, Iceland Is Still Killing Endangered Fin Whales, Sea Life Trust beluga whale sanctuary, West Coast Orcas & 10 News Stories About Whales!
Wild & Weird: Whales Make Rainbows
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According to SeaWorld, they have no idea how Katina got a deep gash on her fin that seems to be several inches deep. It looks as if it could tear off at any moment.
Initially, SeaWorld waited two weeks before alerting the public that Katina was even injured and then denied that they knew how it happened, even though the park has cameras everywhere.
The park then suggested that the injury was due to normal interactions with other orcas — something that marine mammal scientists refute.
Regardless of how it happened, in Katina's current state, she needs to rest, not work. Unfortunately, SeaWorld has had her performing daily.
The poor captives of SeaWorld live an unhappy and dangerous life. Whales have been seen ripping the skin off of one another, biting each other and even demonstrating signs of severe stress.
Despite what they say, SeaWorld only cares about their bottom line, not the whales that help make them rich. These types of parks should no longer be allowed to keep marine mammals and force them to perform, it's cruel and wrong.
Please sign the petition and tell SeaWorld to end its orca program and give their current killer whales to a sanctuary.
Iceland Is Still Killing Fin Whales Even Though They Are Incredibly Endangered
With a population of just 40,000 recorded in 2015, fin whales are considered to be “critically low” in number outside of the Central North Atlantic region surrounding Iceland. And yet, the commercial hunting of these precious, majestic creatures is still perfectly legal in Iceland.
As Iceland’s “summer whaling season” began earlier this month, whaling giant Hvalur hf (Whale Inc.) announced its intention to send two huge vessels into the waters surrounding the island country. Their goal? To hunt 161 fin whales — the Icelandic government’s 2018 “quota” — plus fulfill the unmet 2017 quota by killing an additional 30 fin whales.
Disturbingly, this is all so that the company can make profits by selling the endangered whales’ meat to Japan, where it will appear on dinner plates and be used to make gelatin “for medical purposes.”
Appalled by the fact that Iceland is still allowing its innocent fin whales to be slaughtered for human benefit despite the critical endangerment of the species, a crew from marine conservation charity Sea Shepherd UK has traveled to the Nordic nation to expose Hvalur hf’s uncalled-for commercial whale hunting.
If you believe that the practice of killing already-threatened whales so that people can make money is wrong, please consider donating to Sea Shepherd UK here or here. Your generous contribution will help the charity’s selfless crew intervene and continue raising awareness about the brutal slaughter of fin whales.
And even if you are unable to donate, you can still help bring an end to this ridiculous practice by SHARING what you’ve learned with everyone in your network. Together, we can speak up for whales in Iceland and get senseless, for-profit whaling banned for good! (Image Source: Sea Shepherd)
Crisis Deepens for West Coast's Southern Resident Orcas - The news for West Coast orcas just went from bad to worse:
Researchers announced over the weekend that another Southern Resident orca has died — driving this population to its lowest levels in more than 30 years.
The death of the whale named "Crewser" now means there are just 75 left in the wild.
This news comes in the wake of a Center legal petition pressing Trump to protect Southern Resident orcas' habitat off California, Oregon and Washington.
Hunger, disease and starvation are pushing these whales toward the brink of extinction. They can be saved but only if we get the Trump administration to act.
Please help with the Endangered Species Defense Fund and support the Center's fierce legal battle to save these beautiful creatures from extinction.
The whale that died, known as L92 or "Crewser," is the latest victim in a rapidly unfolding tragedy for orcas that summer in the Puget Sound and Salish Sea and feed along thousands of miles of the West Coast.
After Crewser's death over the weekend, only 75 of his kind remains in the wild. As one of the most endangered mammals on the planet, West Coast orcas need action now.
The Center petitioned in 2014 to protect the orcas' habitat along the West Coast and the National Marine Fisheries Service promised to do just that by 2017. But they haven't kept that promise. Now we're heading to court to secure those life-saving protections.
Please with the Endangered Species Defense Fund to support our fight to save these intelligent, graceful creatures from starving to death.
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