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Free Russian whales coalition received the footage from one of the surveillance cameras in Primorsky oceanarium. According to eyewitnesses who sent the video, trainer Dmitry Bachinsky […]

January 25, 2020 This footage was taken today at Srednyaya Bay. The whale jail is empty, the nets in the enclosures are pulled up, there’s hardly […]

December 31, 2019 We also express our gratitude to the deputies and officials for their principled position on the ban on capturing and keeping of cetaceans […]

December 26, 2019 The famous oceanologist and conservationist Jean-Michel Cousteau sent a video message in which he thanks Russia for the release of 10 orcas and […]

December 16, 2019 On November 10, the last prisoners of the whale jail 50 belugas were released in the Uspenia bay in Primorye. These belugas were […]

November 26, 2019 Not a single official has yet been prosecuted for illegal actions that have led to the capture of hundred of whales and damage […]

November 24, 2019 People called me Kirill. I had a different name in my family, and only my relatives knew my real name. I had to […]

November 21, 2019 This video was posted on Instagram of a former mayor of Vladivostok Vladimir Nikolaev⠀We found out that it was taken in Krakowka Bay […]

November 20, 2019 How endangered dolphins can end up in the dolphinariums?⠀The “Russia-24” channel published an investigation by Eduard Petrov “Tears of a Dolphin” about illegal […]

Friends, members of our coalition sent a number of letters to the state supervisory authorities about the illegality of capture and keeping of walruses in Srednaya […]

Today, a huge inflatable orca appeared on the Moscow River near the Kremlin with the poster “Thank you for releasing – don’t capture us anymore!”. Activists […]

⠀On the left, she and her mother in 2016, and on the right, she is in the “whale jail” in 2018. She was stolen from her […]

November 16, 2019 “Free Russian whales ” coalition was put nominated for the Russian Headliner of the Year 2019 award. Coalition is presented by Dmitry Lisitsyn, […]

November 14, 2019 The whales were set free, now it’s time for baby walruses!⠀Friends, a lot of questions come from you about walruses in the former […]

November 13, 2019 The situation among the activists became a bit heated, some of them are very worried that belugas were not supposed to be released […]

November 10, 2019 Today was the last day of release of the belugas. Last night “Professor Kaganovsky” with 18 belugas on board came to Uspenia Bay […]

November 10, 2019 We are waiting for more news from our observers. Stay tuned. Photo: Greenpeace Russia

November 9, 2019 Our observers report that release of belugas from Zodiak didn’t take place yet. Please stay tuned Photo: Greenpeace Russia

November 8, 2019 VNIRO reports that in Uspenia bay “Professor Kaganovsky” began release of 19 beluga whales. The vessel with animals arrived there early this morning.⠀Our […]

November 7, 2019 Kaganovsky left at night, but we could not do it – according to the rules of navigation night crossings are prohibited for small […]

November 7, 2019 The press service of VNIRO informed that due to the deterioration of weather and the forced interruption in the loading of animals, changes […]

November 6, 2019 In two days only 19 belugas out of 50 were loaded from seapens to the ship that will transport them. For 2 days, […]

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, […]

November 5, 2019 Stay tuned

November 5, 2019 Just before our eyes they loaded the first beluga. Our vessel is on its way to Srednyaya Bay. For now we remain on […]

November 4, 2019 The loading of belugas onto VNIRO vessels Zodiak and Professor Kaganovsky has not yet begun. Although both vessels moved to Srednaya bay today […]

November 2, 2019 Around 16:30 local time (9:30 Moscow time), the vessel “Zodiac” approached the enclosures with beluga whales. 8 people were delivered there by two […]

November 1, 2019 Coalition “Free Russsian Whales” began single protests near the head-quaters of Russian State authorities responsible for not taking action on confiscation of 50 […]

October 31, 2019 VNIRO vessels – “Zodiac” (on board 4 transportation containers for 14 belugas) and “Professor Kaganovsky” (9 containers for 36 belugas) vessels are still […]

RELEASE OF THE REMAINING 50 BELUGAS UNDER THREAT! On October 30th VNIRO reported on its website that contracts for the purchase of 50 belugas from the […]

Statement from Free Russian Whales coalition30 October, 2019.  Earlier today the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute on Fisheries and Oceans (VNIRO in Russian) published a new update […]

Urgent! TINRO refused to have an independent observer for the release of 50 beluga whales, which is scheduled to begin on October 30-31⠀Coalition sent an official […]

October 26, 2019 The famous oceanographer Jean Michael Cousteau again appealed to the Russian government on the issue of the “whale jail” and the decision made […]

October 25, 2019 On Thursday meeting of the Working Group on the release plans of marine mammals from the Whale Jail in Srednyaya Bay took place.⠀The […]

October 23, 2019 VNIRO press service reported that today, on October 23, 11 more beluga whales were released. The animals were delivered by the Zodiac vessel […]

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 […]

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 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 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 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 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 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 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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, […]

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! […]

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 […]

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 […]

⠀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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]