Although most of the world supports the protection of whales, a few countries still want to open the seas to widespread commercial whaling.

The goal of Humane Society International and The HSUS' Save Whales—Not Whaling campaign is to mobilize the public and governments around the world to protect whales.

This campaign educates the public and politicians about the threat that commercial whaling poses to whale species, the use of trade sanctions to force nations to cease their commercial and so-called scientific whaling activities, and the necessity of creating whale sanctuaries that provide safe havens for whales to breed, feed, and calve away from human predators.

Commercial whaling is neither humane nor sustainable and has no place in the 21st century. If whaling resumes, we will see the decline of many species and the possible extinction of other species. People interested in protecting the whales can help spread the word that the whales haven't been saved—yet.

Coming up: IWC 2009

Live from IWC 2008

• IWC 60 Wrap-up (July 1, 2008)
• Day 4 Dispatch (June 26, 2008)
• Day 3 Dispatch (June 25, 2008)
• Day 2 Dispatch (June 24, 2008)
• Day 1 Dispatch (June 23, 2008)
• "Las ballenas tienen esperanza en Chile" (June 23, 2008) 
• Whale of a Fight (blog) (June 23, 2008)
• Scientists Find Whales Innocent of Global Decline in Fisheries (press release) (June 23, 2008)
• The 2008 IWC Meeting: Santiago Speculation (June 19, 2008)

IWC Background Materials

• HSI Opening Statement [PDF]
• Who's Eating All the Fish? The Food Security Rationale for Culling Cetaceans Executive Summary/Spanish/Full Report [PDF] (June 23, 2008)
• Time to Refocus: A constructive vision for the evolution and future of the International Whaling Commission as a cetacean protection organisation English/Spanish [PDF] (June 23, 2008)
• View video (June 2008)

Recent News

• Calling on President Obama to Help Whales (March 2, 2009)
• Iceland Increases Whaling Quotas (January 30, 2009)
• Secret Dealings Threaten Whales (January 29, 2009)
• Iceland Resumes Whaling (May 20, 2008) 
• HSI Delivers Court Papers to Japan (Feb. 1, 2008)
• Australian Court Orders Japan to Stop Whaling (Jan. 15, 2008)
• Judge Rules in Favor of Marine Life in Navy Sonar Case (Jan. 10, 2008)
• Japan Postpones Targeting Humpbacks until June 2008 IWC meeting (Dec. 21, 2007)
• HSI Australia Welcomes Government Action Over Whaling (Dec. 19, 2007)
• Companies Linked to Whaling; Conservationists Call for Action (Dec. 18, 2007)
• Members of Congress Urge President Bush to Condemn Japanese Whaling (Dec. 13, 2007)
• U.S. Senators Ask That Japan Reconsider Hunt [PDF] (Nov. 29, 2007)
• Japan Launches Colossal Whale Hunt in Defiance of Global Ban (Nov. 19, 2007)