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The world's great whales are in trouble.
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Despite an international
moratorium on commercial whaling, two countries, Japan and
Norway, are continuing to hunt whales for profit. These nations
are aggressively campaigning to lift the ban on whaling.
With a return to large
scale whaling just a hair's breadth away, we urgently need
to take action to stop Japan and Norway's efforts. Greenpeace
is working on many fronts, fighting to stop commercial whaling
through political work, public outreach and by taking non-violent
direct action against the whalers at sea. We
need your help!
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This site contains archive material. To see the latest news about whales, visit the whale news section of our current site. 15 November 2002
Mahogany, sharks, dolphins and
whales get a fighting chance
 Creating
free trade zones has become a hot topic in South America, but this
week trade of another kind was on the minds of many in Santiago
as world governments met to discuss the international trade in threatened
and endangered species. more>
11 November 2002
Whaling renegades resume hunt
Japan sets sights on 400 whales,
even as UN meeting underscores protection
 Exploiting
a loophole big enough to sail five whaling vessels through, a Japanese
fleet has once again set off to defy international law and hunt
protected whales. And once again the world will witness the unnecessary
and destructive pretence of "scientific whaling" so the
Japanese government can prop up a declining industry. more>
 Start
your own campaign with this downloadable action kit
You can help stop commercial whaling with our action kit. Send
a letter in Japanese to the Foreign Minister of Japan, put up posters
in your community to recruit more cyberactivists or write a letter
to your local newspaper. Download the
kit>
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