Vanessa Williams-Grey
Policy manager - Stop Whaling and Responsible Whale Watching
Recents Posts
How we’re tackling whaling in Norway
We’re helping to spearhead a campaign – supported by an international coalition of almost 40 conservation and animal welfare organisations – calling on airlines flying…
Read MoreHope springs eternal for an end to whaling in Iceland
As January morphs into February, my pleasure at the prospect of lengthening days and the return of spring is normally tempered by a dull gnawing…
Read MoreFrozen waste – missed opportunity to address deep concerns over Norway’s ‘snorkel-with-orcas’ tours
Beats me why anyone would want to snorkel in the deep, dark ice-cold waters off Northern Norway at this time of year. Even the prospect…
Read MoreIcelandic fin whales win a reprieve this summer
I can’t tell you how delighted I am at the news that fin whales will swim in peace off Iceland – this summer at least.…
Read MoreParadise lost? Extraordinary encounters with sperm whales
A magical sperm whale encounter One morning back in 2015, in an ocean devoid of other vessels for at least a mile in every direction,…
Read MoreIs Iceland’s old boys’ network responsible for killing whales?
There’s much anger in Iceland following the recent decision to renew whaling quotas – a decision which could see more than two thousand fin and…
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