Tens of thousands of dolphins, porpoises and whales are killed each year in European waters due to being bycaught in fishing gear – and some populations are coming perilously close to extinction. Podcast – What on Earth? The grim toll of fisheries bycatch on whales, dolphins and porpoises in European waters Subscribe via Apple […]
Tens of thousands of dolphins, porpoises and whales (collectively known as cetaceans) are dying every year in European waters as a result of being bycaught in fishing gear – and some populations are coming perilously close to extinction. A new EIA report released today (6 May) reveals that the degree of bycatch is so serious […]
Covering one packed agenda, four interventions and six hectic days, EIA campaigners share the highlights of the 78th meeting of the Standing Committee (SC78) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Geneva. Elephants Asian elephants SC78 marked EIA’s first engagement at CITES on the […]
The UK’s landmark Ivory Act has been extended to offer protection to an additional four species. EIA UK Executive Director Mary Rice welcomed the move, stating: “The UK Ivory Act was a long, tough fight to achieve and well worth the effort as it proved to be one of the world’s toughest and most comprehensive […]
The 69th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) opens today in Lima, Peru, where some countries will be pushing for the creation of a new whale sanctuary and others for a return to commercial whaling. Contracting governments to the International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling will meet for five days to discuss a […]
Iceland’s ageing whaling fleet is set to resume its slaughter this summer after the Government issued a new licence to hunt threatened fin whales