#whalejail

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#Repost @whalesanctuaryproject @download.ins --- Do you recall the infamous Russian “whale jail” from 2018? The Whale Sanctuary Project worked with the Russian government and Russian animal protection groups to return to the ocean 10 orcas and 87 beluga whales who had been captured illegally for sale to marine entertainment parks in China. In November 2019 the last beluga whales were released, and now the whale jail itself has been completely dismantled and turned into a shipyard. In a statement from the environmental prosecutor's office of the Amur Basin — in the Russian Far East, “In order to prevent the illegal keeping of sea animals, the floating structures were dismantled.” The structure of the jail had been moved to a shipyard "in a condition that excludes the possibility of their use for their intended purpose."  The infamous whale jail of Srednyaya Bay in Russia’s Far East is now a thing of the past, encouraging progress towards the closure of any facility that supports and enables the captivity of these intelligent and socially complex animals. #whalejail #endcetaceancaptivity #backtonature #oceanhome #russia #progress #hope https://www.instagram.com/p/CXnB-ihtNxX/?utm_medium=tumblr

#Repost @ningyo_la_mar_daprop I have no words why they pay for this If you want to help stop this DON'T BUY A TICKET! If we stop buying the tickets they are forced to close down. It has happened and can happen again. #stoptaijidolphinslaughter #UnitedWeStand —— Sean ~ Shawn "the youngest Russian transient male at Shanghai". . #whaleprison #whalejail #saynototheshow #chinaorcas #Shanghai #ShanghaiHaichangOceanPark #RussianOrca #ChinaMarinePark #DontBuyATicket #EmptyTheTanks #ThanksButNoTanks #educateyourself #dontbuyatickettoadolphinshow #BoycottSeaworld #boycottloroparque #CaptivityKills (at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTpm1EsKKN3/?utm_medium=tumblr

So good to see them in Freedom - Kimberly Meet Harja Credit © 🎞 ✅ @whale_watching_russia Meet Harja, one of the former #Whalejail orca prisoners. ⠀ /текст на русском ниже/ ⠀ “Harja” is a rude Russian word for “Face”. It shows the attitude of the whale catchers and #whalejail owners to orcas, isn’t it? ⠀ Harja was released about three months ago. According to her satellite tag data, she is still alive and has covered quite a long distance since her release. ⠀ We have her old photos made by Olga Shpak in 2016. Harja was traveling with her family. ⠀ We hope that she has found her family, as if she has never spent a year in prison. ⠀ So sign the petition to stop orcas captivity! ⠀ https://www.roi.ru/49427/ ⠀ Born free should stay free! ⠀ _ ⠀ FOLLOW @whale_watching_russia for more _ and ⠀@freerussianwhales (at Russia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDJxFSOB8Mh/?igshid=1lftlfgw2m26g

#Repost @freerussianwhales with @make_repost ・・・ ⚡️ URGENT! ACTION ALERT! ⠀ Friends, remember how we all tried to help free orcas and belugas from the whale jail? And we did! In the meantime Russian activists were putting a lot of efforts to collect 100 000 signatures under petition on the federal website to ban captures. And they did it! After that Expert Working Group (EWG) of the Government of the Russian Federation was supposed to give a response to the petition by the end of February, but the first draft surfaced only yesterday - IT IS NOT IN OUR FAVOR! The EWG draft decision states to not support the requests of the petition to ban captures. ⠀ We believed in justice and hoped for the best, BUT Russian officials again do not hear their citizens and ignore all of us! ⠀ 😡bureaucracy is not easy to defeat! All that the EWG offers is to strengthen control over the use of marine mammals, provide them with favorable conditions in captivity, create a system for the exchange of animals born in captivity and establish a ban on selling abroad. ⠀ YOU CAN HELP: 1️⃣Write your opinion in the profiles @abramchenko_v, @ min.prirody, @burmatoff, @russian_kremlin - ask them to urgently use their power and force the implementation of ROI 49427 - the initiative to legislatively ban capture of cetaceans that was supported by 100 000 Russian citizens ⠀ ✅Send appeals To the President of Russia - Vladimir Putin http://en.letters.kremlin.ru/letters/send ( active link in stories @freerussianwhales) ⠀ Tell the president that you are in solidarity with 100 000 Russian citizens who supported the ROI petition for ban on the capture of whales and dolphins for entertainment purposes! Please thank him for his personal participation in the release of orcas and belugas from the whale jail! Express your hope that Russia will join the rest of the world and its government will support the initiative of its citizens to ban future capture and prevent whale jails! Please use this key point as an example for the letter. ⠀ Take action and share this urgent message! ⠀ #whalejail #freerussianwhales (at Moscow, Russia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAxv7n0ICvg/?igshid=1inmq5ev833xn

News and call to action from our friends at @freerussianwhales:⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ “WHALE JAIL” DOESN’T EXIST ANYMORE!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Nov. 10, 2019 was the last day of release of the belugas.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ “Professor Kaganovsky" with 18 belugas on board came to Uspenia Bay to join “Zodiac" with 13 animals. Observers of the Coalition “Free Russian Whales” and Greenpeace Russia began their observation at dawn, approaching the ships at a distance of 500 - 800 m.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ At 9:00 a.m. first beluga whales from the Zodiac were unloaded and released. Control over the process and video recording of the release of each animal was carried out by specialists of the Border Guard Department of the Primorsky Territory.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Our observers also took photos and videos, but after a while they were forbidden to do that (they were told that a special permission from VNIRO was necessary). Eventually, they had had to leave the release site at the request of the border guards. We know for a fact that the vast majority of animals were released, but the fate of at least two belugas is in question.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ We ask you to call and write to VNIRO and Border Guard with a request to publish a video release of ALL 50 beluga:⁠⠀ ⠀⁠⠀ - VNIRO - (499) 264-93-87, [email protected]⁠⠀ - TINRO - (4232) 400 921, (4232) 400 758, [email protected]⁠⠀ - Border management - (4232) 21-34-26, (4232) 22-64-34, [email protected]⁠⠀ ⠀⁠⠀ WHALE JAIL IS OVER.⁠⠀ ⠀⁠⠀ We congratulate everyone and thank you, friends - for your help, support and willingness to always come to the rescue! We did it together!⁠⠀ ⠀⁠⠀ Great thanks to our observers, who promptly transmitted information and photos from the place of release!⁠⠀ ⠀⁠⠀ The whales are free, but our campaign is not over! Walrus calves are still suffering in rusty tanks in Srednyaya Bay ! And most importantly, we must work together to ban the capture of whales and dolphins forever.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #whalejail #freerussianwhales #китоваятюрьма⁠⠀ #DolphinProject #EmptyTheTanks https://www.instagram.com/p/B406Pmtj8J-/?igshid=3ys1qqe4ygy8

Via @longgonewild “While there is still much to be completed, we should all take a moment to recognize that this is a landmark event: the largest whale rescue and release program in history. Thank you again.” Great article summarizing the status of the “Whale Jail” #whalesanctuaryproject @whalesanctuaryproject @emptythetanksworldwide @dolphin_project #longgonewild #dolphinproject #orcas #whalejail #dontbuyaticket https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/all-10-orcas-from-the-whale-jail-have-been-returned-to-the-ocean/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B3IYK7GoRlA/?igshid=1fq2knfrwx4en

Good news! The Federal Service for Supervision of Use of Natural Resources of Russia (RosPrirodNadzor) called off the application of TAC (total allowable catch) for capturing marine mammals in 2020, said Oganes Targulyan, a leading expert at Greenpeace России ⠀ This document (TAC) was provided by the Federal Agency for Fishery (Rosrybolovstvo). ⠀ "The letter of the RosPrirodNadzor says this TAC is “not in conformity with the the law”. That is, in fact, a negative decision. These documents were refused because the materials do not comply with the law," Targulyan explained. ⠀ The Russian laws allow the catch of marine animals only to indigenous peoples of the North on a separate quota, or for scientific, cultural and educational goals. ⠀ To obtain a quota (TAC), an application to Rosprirodnadzor is to be submitted. After passing the State Environmental Expertise, an opinion is issued on the materials of the total allowable catch (TAC) for one year. ⠀ In the official response to the request for 2020 marine mammals quota, Rosprirodnadzor reports that the experts found that the submitted TAC materials did not comply with the current legislation in the field of environmental protection. ⠀ However, Oganes Targulyan also clarified that the application for TAC-2020 can be changed and filed again. ⠀ Let's support zoodefenders! Sign petitions to ban the catch of the marine mammals for scientific, cultural, and educational purposes! Sea animals should not live in #whalejail or #dolphinariums! Link to the petition https://www.roi.ru/49427/ Credit © 📷 🖋Whale Watching Russia https://www.instagram.com/p/B29R6gXCGJ8/?igshid=1utfvjlygkii