Posts Tagged ‘Orca’
Infamous ‘whale jail’ now empty
Reports from Russia suggest the notorious whale jail in Srednyaya bay in Far East Russia is now, finally, empty of whales. The 11 orcas and 87 belugas were initially captured last year for sale to Chinese marine park facilities and were placed into a collection of small sea pens in waters near Nakhodka that became…
Read MoreMore Success! WDC’s negotiations with travel giant TripAdvisor pay off
Online travel giant, TripAdvisor is to stop the promotion of whale and dolphin captivity shows, a move that follows many months of positive dialogue between the company and WDC. The news is the latest success for WDC’s tour operators campaign, which has targeted big travel industry names and challenged them to stop promoting this kind…
Read MoreRussia considers more whale captures after releasing some from notorious ‘whale jail’
Whale and dolphin experts, including those from WDC have issued a joint letter to the Russian Federal Service for the Management of Natural Resources amid concerns about proposals being considered for the live capture of whales and dolphins for sale to captivity theme parks in Russia and other countries. Species proposed for capture in Russian…
Read MoreSuccess! We campaigned to stop British Airways selling tickets to SeaWorld – and now they have!
More fantastic news for our End Captivity campaign has emerged with the announcement from British Airways that they will no longer be selling SeaWorld trips to customers – something we have repeatedly asked them to stop doing. WDC met with BA representatives to present scientific evidence that these creatures are not suited to life in…
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Virgin Holidays drop SeaWorld – thanks for doing the right thing
As a campaigning organisation it can sometimes be frustrating to see the cogs of change grinding so slowly. I certainly feel it and I’m sure you do too. Back in 2014, WDC launched a high profile campaign calling on Richard Branson, as a founder of the Virgin brand and someone who has a stated interest…
Read MoreHuge success for WDC campaign as Virgin Holidays ends SeaWorld trips
Virgin Holidays has announced that it is to stop selling tickets to SeaWorld as part of a move to cut links with facilities that hold whales and dolphins in captivity for entertainment. The announcement represents a huge success for WDC’s ongoing campaign to stop tour operators promoting and supporting the captivity industry, a campaign that…
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