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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/11/13/100-whales-found-captured-in-russian-bay-shipped-to-chinese-marine-parks/#16da94c977f1 Over 100 whales were discovered trapped in small enclosures in the small Russian port town of Nakhodka, thought to be a staging location for […]

Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/06/asia/whale-jail-scli-intl/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0g-V0U5rfL0PgCuowQkYYKByUIXHL22jDV3hRijJT3CAb_QcIEf-QVBeI Moscow (CNN)Russian prosecutors in the far eastern city of Vladivostok are investigating the capture of beluga whales and orcas after reports emerged of marine […]

Source: https://awionline.org/press-releases/25-whale-biologists-urge-russia-stop-capturing-wild-orcas November 15, 2018 Capturing orcas for display in marine parks is inhumane and unsustainable Washington, DC—This week, a group of prominent whale and dolphin […]

We started this campaign to free the Russian whales, who have not committed any crime, but have been imprisoned. 12 orcas and 90 belugas were illegally […]

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. 18th of January. INTERFAX – FAR EAST – On Friday Border Control of Primorye with the assistance of a group of experts began examination of […]

P January 24, 2019.   At the end of last week a team led by the local Border (Coast) Guard Service of the Federal Security Bureau (FSB) […]

Activists appealing to Vladmir Putin for orcas’ freedom warn that many have developed frostbite Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/killer-whales-orcas-belugas-captive-russia-china-okhotsk-vladivostok-a8748066.html A group of killer whales held captive in Russia’s remote far East are at […]

Another inspection took place on January 30th. This inspection was initiated by Primorsky Environmental prosecutor’s office with the purpose to check on the seals that are […]

February 1, 2019 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk The court process about the release of orcas and belugas from the “whale jail” into the wild of has started in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. […]

Source: http://russianorca.com/ On the 18-19 of January a group of experts visited the “whale jail” in Srednaja bay of Primorsky kray for the inspection. The group […]

11 orca dorsal fins symbolize a pod of these amazing animals trying to find their way home. In 2018, 11 orca calves were captured in the […]

World famous ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau and his colleagues, scientists from the Ocean Futures Society, the Ocean Alliance and the Earth Island Institute, appealed to Russian […]

During the MoscowDiveShow exhibition about 2000 people signed an appeal to the President of the Russian Federation on the release of killer whales and beluga whales […]

Investigative Committee of Khabarovsk region opened new criminal case with charges on animals cruelty against the companies who captured orcas and belugas and currently keep the […]

This was confirmed by the Head of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia Dmitry Kobylkin in response to the questions about developments of criminal case […]

Recall that last week, Jean-Michel Cousteau and his colleagues sent a letter to Vladimir Putin and asked the President of Russia to free the orcas and […]

Today, on February 21 “Free Russian Whales” coalition received information about the “escape” of one orca from so-called “Adaptation Center of Marine Mammals”, better known as […]

In addition president Putin gave an order to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources together with the Ministry of Agriculture and interested scientific and public […]

The famous actress Pamela Anderson appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin in an open letter with a request to decide on the release of orcas and […]

Famous and beloved actor Leonardo DiCaprio, an Oscar winner, published on his Facebook and Twitter pages an appeal to sign the petition and support him in […]

Many news reports are saying that it was ordered by Russian Government to release the whales from the Whale jail, but there was no official order […]

On March 2, 2019, guards of the whale jail destroyed a drone of the REN-TV television crew, attacked journalists, hit them and tried to take the […]

The statement of the public coalition “Free Russian whales” March 5, 2019 On February 20th Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) […]

On March 12th, Beluga whale Ponchik died.According to the official version from Moskvarium, the cause of death was acute renal failure alongside an exacerbated chronic disease.⠀Before […]

⠀ А group of celebrities from different countries of the world sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin and asked to return 10 orcas and […]

Despite the thousands of letters from Russian citizens with demand to involve independent experts and Jean Michel Cousteau’s team, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment […]

More than 30 scientists from around the world who have experience with killer whales and beluga whales have offered their assistance in the rehabilitation of whales […]

March 27th, 2019 The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources officially invited the team of Jean-Michel Cousteau to join the working expert group on the […]

It seems that the “whale jail” story didn’t teach a lesson to the officials and the so-called “scientists” of fisheries agencies. ⠀The Fishery and VNIRO began the […]

Dear friends, We have news for you: ▪ The team of Jean-Michel Cousteau arrives in Moscow tomorrow with the invitation from Ministry of Natural Resources. On […]

Today the team of Jean-Michel Cousteau met with the leaders of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Russia. Jean-Michel expressed his gratitude to the […]

Source: rg.ru Orcas and beluga whales from the “whale prison” in Primorye have a chance to return to the wild, said Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of the […]

On April 8th in Livadia, Primorye, Governor Oleg Kozhemyako, founder of the Ocean Future Society Jean-Michel Cousteau and Director of the Whale Sanctuary Project Charles Vinick […]

Orcas and beluga whales kept in Srednyaya Bay of Primorsky Territory can be released, said Charles Vinick, the advisor of an oceanographer Jean-Michel Cousteau. “We believe […]

On April 19, 2019 Sakhalin Environmental Watch received a letter from VNIRO via DHL in which the director of the institute’s research work, O. Bulatov, announced […]

On April 19, a preliminary hearing was held in the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Court on the claim of public organizations ” Sakhalin Environmental Watch”, “Boomerang Club”, “Ocean […]

VLADIVOSTOK, Apr 22 – RIA News https://ria.ru/20190422/1552933869.html Experts from the team of ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau prepared and submitted preliminary report to the Ministry of Natural […]

Preliminary Assessment and RecommendationsRegarding Orcas and Belugas Held in Srednyaya Bay (Primorsky Region)An Executive SummaryPrepared by the Jean-Michel Cousteau/Whale Sanctuary Project Team April 22, 2019The Jean-Michel […]

On April 25, concilium of scientists was held in Russian Fisheries in Moscow, after which it was decided by scientists that all orcas and beluga whales […]

⠀A few years ago these killer whales roamed the expanses of the vast Far East. Then people came – our Russian businessmen, for whom these animals […]

Friends, You all noticed that in the past few weeks, there has been no news from the whale jail. After the public statement of the council […]

On May 11th Moscow activists joined the international protests Empty The Tanks WorldWide with a single picket near Moscvarium – oceanarium in Moscow. On holidays, a […]

St. Petersburg joined global event dedicated to the freedom of dolphins and whales @emptythetanksworldwide We thank caring people who were not frightened by a rainy day! […]

Gelendzhik joined international action for the freedom of dolphins and whales @emptythetanksworldwide with a single person protest⠀People often believe that one person will not change anything, […]

May 13, 2019 Activists organized a demonstration on Korabelnaya Embankment in Vladivostok in defense of orcas and beluga whales on 13th of May, in the afternoon. […]

14 May 2019 Friends, yesterday russian authorities began seriously discussing the release of orcas right in the Bay of Srednyaya. Release in Srednyaya is an attempt […]

We thank the Alliance of Animal Protectors for holding a single protest at the doorstep of Ministry of Nature. Now is the most critical moment in […]

Moscow (AFP) – Russia is to free captured killer whales over the next month, but will not return them to their original habitat despite expert advice, […]

In the official press releases Cousteau stated that the plan announced on Wednesday May 15, 2019, to release the 10 orcas from the holding facility directly […]

The official position of the Marine Mammals Council – a non-profit organization that United leading Russian marine mammal experts. http://marmam.ru/news/sobytiya/zayavlenie-rabochey-gruppy-smm-po-situatsii-s-kosatkami-v-bukhte-srednyaya-po-voprosu-vypuska-kosato/?fbclid=IwAR1BcJu6sr-i65Bsoyd5fsu68w_sAsj1vD5FlaFaq8U7EBDagZ5dIeZ4uhc “On May 15, new information was […]

On May 23rd, another court hearing was held at the South Sakhalinsk City Court on the case of public organizations “Sakhalin EcoWatch”, “Boomerang Club”, “Ocean Friends” and […]

South-Sakhalinsk. May 28th INTERFAX – FAR EAST – The South-Sakhalin City Court, which is processing a lawsuit by animal defenders to release killer whales and beluga […]

Yesterday public hearing on the TAC (total allowable catch) was held in Vladivostok. 3401 seals and walrus, 282 belugas, 36 dolphins are proposed to be allowed […]

May 31, 2019. Today, the South-Sakhalin City Court announced the resolution of the decision on the claim of public organizations “Sakhalin Environmental Watch”, “Boomerang Club”, “Ocean […]

June 2, 2019 Capture companies conduct excursions contrary to the recommendations of the council of scientists insisting on the rehabilitation of 10 killer whales and 87 […]

Today the Frunzensky District Court in Vladivostok found one of the companies – White whale LLC, who engaged in capture of orcas, guilty for violation of […]

Today, on June 14, the Frunzensky Court of Vladivostok fined the company “Oceanarium DV” 56.429 million rubles (870 000 USD) for violating fishing rules. The company […]

Jean-Michel Cousteau has submitted the following to President Putin for consideration of a public response during President Putin’s annual hotline Q&A with the Russian people:⠀June 17, […]

Vladivostok court fined third killer whale trapping company 37.6 million rubles (586 000 US dollars). Moscow. June 19. INTERFAX.RU – The Frunzensky District Court of Vladivostok […]

Transportation of animals from the whale jail has began on Thursday June 20th. According to the latest information, 6 belugas and 2 killer whales were loaded […]

June 21 2018 According to the latest news, belugas and orcas were taken to Khabarovsk and loaded to the vessel, which will take them to Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. […]

Same companies that caught killer whales and beluga whales received a contract for 38.2 million rubles ( 608 000 USD) to transport 2 orcas and 6 […]

On June 27 VNIRO let go 2 orcas and 6 belugas into the sea, after 7 days of horrible transportation in small containers, without rehabilitation on […]

June 27, 2019 The Jean-Michel Cousteau/Whale Sanctuary Project Team has issued the following statement about the transport and release of the first group of orcas and […]

June 28, 2019 Moscow. INTERFAX.RU The killer whales and beluga whales released on Thursday in the sea are in good condition, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture […]

3 July, 2019 On July 4 (Thursday) at 16:00 a press conference will be held in the media center “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” on the theme: “The results […]

July 8, 2019 Dear friends, first of all we want to thank you all! Yes, the first release was far from ideal, but it happened! This […]

July 10. 2019 Today new information about the upcoming release of 3 killer whales from the whale prison became available.⠀“On Thursday, the second operation to transport […]

July 11, 2019 Recall, according to official data published by TASS yesterday, this time 3 orcas will be transported. 3 orcas were loaded into trucks and […]

July 12, 2019 On July 2, Jean-Michel Cousteau and his team sent an official letter to the head of the Russian Fishery Agency, Ilya Shestakov, in […]

July 13, 2019 On 12 July VNIRO with capture companies loaded containers with animals on the ship named “TransAmur-3” at Khabarovsk harbour. Although VNIRO has not […]

July 15, 2019 Transportation update posted on VNIRO web-site.⠀Killer whales from Srednyaya bay are safely delivered to town Innokentievka of Nikolaevskiy district.⠀Ship which carried 3 killer […]

July 16, 2019 VNIRO states that in accordance with recommendations of Consilium all cetaceans were given necessary rehabilitation, which began in June at Srednyaya Bay, then […]

July 18, 2019 Once free, the killer whales swam to the Academy Bay, hunted there (according to their moves), then went to the Uda Gulf, where […]

July 24, 2019 Greenpeace Russia will take part in third release of killer whales from “Whale jail”. VNIRO and Greenpeace reached this agreement. The release operation […]

July 28, 2019 Youngest orca Alexandra was spotted near the release location at cape Perovsky after several days after release on July 16th. She was released […]

August 1, 2019 Today, transportation of three more killer whales has begun. All three were loaded from the third seapen. According to the information from open […]

August 3, 2019 Three killer whales from the “whale jail” were loaded onto a barge yesterday in the port of Khabarovsk. Greenpeace was following the killer […]

August 4, 2019 For the first time we see a video from a barge at the time of transportation. Yesterday, VNIRO posted several videos shot on […]

August 6, 2019 On August 6, three more orcas from “whale jail” were released into the Sea of ​​Okhotsk after a long transportation, which began on August […]

August 7, 2019 It’s hard to imagine what they feel like being free again!Captured for sale to Chinese oceanariums, torn from their mothers and imprisoned for […]

August 19, 2019 While another group of animals is awaiting release from “whale jail” to set free, a risk of new captures of belugas, as well […]

August 21, 2019 Press Release from VNIRO from August 21, 2019 VNIRO scientists involved in the rehabilitation and release of killer whales and belugas from the […]

August 26, 2019 On Thursday, August 22, fourth stage of release of animals from whale jail started. 2 remaining orcas – female Harya and male Forest, […]

August 27, 2019 Today we are filled with emotions. All orcas – Leha, Vasilievna, Alexandra, Zina, Vitas, Tihon, Zoya, Gaika, Forest and Kharya are now free. […]

August 29, 2019 Scientists of the Marine Mammals Council (MMC) with more than 10 years of experience in the specialty, academic degrees, recognition in the scientific […]

August 30, 2019 On August 20, 2019, during the study of bowhead whales in the Shantar Sea, members of the Marine Mammals Council – Grigory Tsidulko, […]

August 31, 2019 According to INTERFAX – FAR EAST, the French oceanographer Jean-Michel Cousteau and his adviser Charles Vinick sent a letter to Rosprirodnadzor, the Ministry […]

September 2, 2019 VNIRO informs that according to satellite tags, orca Alexandra has joined orcas Zoe, Tihon and Gaika from the third release, all of them […]

September 7, 2019 Director of VNIRO Kirill Kolonchin said that there is “an opportunity to distribute partially animals in Russian centers”, but there is no final […]

September 12, 2019 Jean-Michel Cousteau offered to the Russian authorities the help of his international team in transporting belugas from the Whale Jail to the shores […]

September 17, 2019 This question is bothering the public more and more. There are 75 belugas left in the whale jail, they must be released before […]

September 23, 2019 Tomorrow is the Rosprirodnadzor’s decision deadline.⠀The world’s leading cetacean experts from Canada, New Zealand, Germany, the US, Italy, Greece, Great Britain and Hong […]

September 27, 2019 Friends, we have great news – the Governmental Ecological Expertise (GEE) issued a negative decision on the materials of the total allowable catch […]

September 28, 2019 Friends, our action call campaign addressed to VNIRO and TINRO worked quickly!⠀Today, the process of releasing a new group of beluga whales by […]

October 3, 2019 VNIRO press service reported about the release of 14 belugas that took place on October 2 in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, Sakhalin Gulf […]

October 8, 2019 A petition “Legally prohibit the capture of cetaceans for educational and cultural purposes” on Change.org has been created. Please sign:http://change.org/stopotlov⠀Here is a list of countries […]

October 9, 2019 The famous Hollywood actress again turned to the Russian president with a letter, where she expressed gratitude to Vladimir Putin for the bold […]

October 11, 2019 Friends, we received reliable information, confirmed by several sources, that on Monday, October 14, Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russia Dmitry […]

October 18, 2019 50 is an exact number of remaining belugas in the Whale Jail. Coincidence? Unlikely…⠀Last week, information was received about the visit of the […]