The Coalition “Free Russian Whales” and the public were unfairly ignored in a news report on Channel One
November 5, 2019
The Coalition “Free Russian Whales” and the public were unfairly ignored in a news report on Channel One!! They noted – only Rosprirodnadzor, which discovered bad water pollution. ⠀ Dead structure of Rosprirodnadzor, they did nothing to save animals! They even managed to lose the court hearing! They sent only meaningless responses to all requests!!!! ⠀ Thanks to the Coalition and the public the two courts were won, by decision of these courts the captors lost any rights to animals at all. The FSB Border Guard Board for Primorsky Krai was also not mentioned in the news. Namely, their department won the trial, where the captors were found guilty of violation of fishing rules. How many efforts, nerves and sleepless nights had to be overcome! ⠀ And even nowadays, only thanks to citizens it became possible to rent a vessel to monitor the transportation of animals. VNIRO, TINRO and other government agencies did not bother to ensure the right of the public to be on the vessel and to observe the process of shipment and release of animals. We, the public, were driven away to the hill and offered to solve the issues of observation at our own expense. ⠀ Meanwhile, our observers reported that today 6 beluga whales were loaded on the ship “Professor Kaganovsky” and the loading was suspended. VNIRO informs that the loading operation was postponed due to increased wind and will be continued after appropriate adjustments are made. ⠀ A boat that we rented with your help has arrived to the bay, friends. Representatives of the coalition and Greenpeace Russia are already on board.
We are seriously concerned about such a slow loading process, given the fact that weather conditions are getting worse day by day.