Ask the Makah tribe to forego the killing of whales! December 30, 1999 The Makah, a nation of native Americans at Neah Bay, Washington, are determined to kill California Grey Whales, by shooting them with rifles, as an affirmation of their cultural rights. Japan Gives Up Attempt To Capture Norwegian Orcas March 16, 1999 Good News! Support the creation of a Brazilian Right Whale Sanctuary! December 30, 1999 The following alert is from José Truda Palazzo, Jr. Please support this important project! - GPF Global Forest Protection vs The New WTO Agenda December 30, 1899 Although Greenpeace Foundation is not actively campaigning on the issue of Forest Protection, we are on the frontlines in the fight against the World Trade Organization's policies, which have struk down dolphin and turtle protection laws and endanger all national wildlife protection laws. Thus, we would like to share with you the following by Victor Menotti, which shows how the WTO could doom forests as well as sea creatures. Let U.S. Trade Representative Barchevsky know your feelings! Stories from IWC ECO This year, Paul Spong of Orcalab and Ben White of Animal Welfare Institute teamed up to write ECO, the daily summary and commentary sheet of the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Dolphins saved in Queensland! Applaud Australia and Urge the U.S. to follow suit! Mother and baby humpback whales killed in Bequia! Protest this action to the International Whaling Commission Enormous kill of baby harp seals in Canada! Despite years of protests and a declining world market, Canadian officials have set an unsustainably high kill quota for baby harp seals. Greenpeace Foundation Sues to Protect Hawaiian Monk Seals! When agencies don't act to protect wildlife, Greenpeace Foundation steps in. Greenpeace Foundation Sues to Protect Hawaiian Monk Seals! When agencies don't act to protect wildlife, Greenpeace Foundation steps in. Victory for the Gray Whales!!! Mistsubishi salt plant is cancelled! Greenpeace Foundation sues to protect dolphins in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Lawsuit seeks to stop the "Dolphin Death Act" from being implemented. Sea Turtle havoc in Bali and in India Authorities attacked by turtle traders, and fishermen massacre Olive Ridley turtles. More whale species killed: Departing Clinton punts on Japan whaling sanctions Pirate whaling goes Mainstream. Clinton ignores U.S. law and does the easy thing. Stop the presses. Meanwhile, commercial whaling stages a comeback. URGENT DEADLINE! YOUR COMMENTS ON MAKAH GRAY WHALE DEA BY 2/16/01 ! This is your chance to be heard and make a difference for the grey whales. Norway seeks to export whalemeat! Eyes lucrative Japan market for export of "toxic" blubber to Japanese consumers, paving way for bigtime future whaling trade Help find "dolphin deadly" tuna in the USA! You can plan an important role in helping document dolphin-deadly tuna in your local market – and helping kick it out of the country Help find "dolphin deadly" tuna in the USA! You can plan an important role in helping document dolphin-deadly tuna in your local market – and helping kick it out of the country MONK SEALS WIN in GPF court case! Note from President Susie White: I'm very pleased to report that we WON the Hawaiian monk seal case! Judge Samuel King took the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to task, ruling that NMFS violated federal law by failing to protect the critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal from the impacts of the lobster fishery and the portion of the bottomfish fishery operating in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. His ruling found NMFS in violation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and he issued an injunction permanently enjoining the lobster fishery until NMFS completes an analysis of the fishery's impacts under the ESA as well as an Environmental Impact Statement. Greenpeace Foundation and our co-plaintiffs, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Turtle Island Restoration Network thank our attorney, Paul Atchitoff of the Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund for his fine work on this case and of course, Judge King for his in-depth analysis and sound decisions on behalf of the monk seals. We are awaiting the judge's ruling on an injunction against the bottom fishery. For in-depth detaiils go to: http://www.earthjustice.org/news/pr112000.htm LFA EIS now available The Navy's EIS is now available to those concerned about blasting the oceans with noise David McTaggart, GP Master Strategist, Dies One of the most important people in the Greenpeace movement died this month. Greenpeace Foundation advisor Don White shares his thoughts on the man and the magnitude of the loss. FEDERAL COURT ISSUES INJUNCTION AGAINST LFA SONAR! Blasting of seas with sound violates many laws, says federal judge Court says no more Makah whale hunting! A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Makah Tribe could not resume gray whale hunts, siding in favor of whaling opponents who argued that a federal assessment of the hunt was arbitrary. IWC Update by Dr. Paul Spong Update 5/27/07 on the IWC IWC update 2 by Dr. Paul Spong The IWC as of 5/28/07 IWC Update 3 by Dr. Paul Spong The IWC meeting 5/29/07 by Paul Spong IWC Update 4 by Dr. Paul Spong IWC Update 4 IWC Update 5 by Dr. Paul Spong IWC meeting - last day IWC Wrapup by Dr. Paul Spong The last installment of Dr. Spong's IWC commentary ECO: News from the Whaling Commission Meeting! ECO: News from the Whaling Commission meeting!