It’s been a tragic and devastating week in Lahaina. I'm Jeff Pantukhoff, the president and founder of The Whaleman Foundation and Executive Director of the Save the Whales Again! Campaign. I've lost my Maui home and headquarters for both The Whaleman Foundation and our Save the Whales Again! Campaign which was a beautiful two bedroom, two bathroom condo nestled in what once was the beautiful and tropical community of Aina Nalu located just two blocks off of Front Street. The aerial photo shows what's left of the 190 condos including mine which were all burnt to the ground along with most of Lahaina. I'm safe and healthy back on the Mainland but I'm devastated, shocked and heartbroken. I know the world is aware of the devastating fires that have burned down our beautiful Lahaina town. Many Lahaina residents have perished and lost everything so I'm very grateful to be alive but there are no words to describe the sorrow I feel for the loss of my home there. I’m doing this fundraiser to benefit the Save the Whales Again! Campaign so we can continue our critical work to help save dolphins, whales, and our oceans. So please help to continue this critical work as we rebuild Lahaina and my Maui home. Any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause which means so much to me.
Japan Update
Japanese dolphin hunters started their brutal dolphin hunts on September 1 in Taiji, Japan and these hunts will continue until mid April. The quota allows for up to 2,000 dolphins to be killed and captured including bottlenose dolphins. Last year the dolphin hunters killed 498 dolphins and captured 65 for marine parks.
Japanese whalers left port to start their whaling season on April 1, 2022 with the whaling season ending this December. This year Japanese whalers are planning to kill killing a total of 383 whales including 171 minke whales, 187 Bryde's whales and 25 endangered Sei whales.
Last year Japanese whalers killed 171 minke whales, 187 Bryde's whales, and 25 endangered Sei whales.
Japan is a rougue commercial whaling nation and dolphin killing country and we need your help to stop them.
Iceland Update
After a 3 year hiatus, Iceland is killing endangered fin whales again. In 2022 Icelandic whalers slaughtered 148 endangered fin whales illegally exported the meat to Japan. We will be pressing Iceland's government to end these cruel and needless hunts.
Norway Update
Norwegian whalers killed 580 minke whales last year and will be whaling again this summer. Norway continues to defy the commercial moratorium on whaling even though there is no real demand for whale meat in their country.
All of us here are committed to doing everything we can to help Save the Whales Again!
We thank you all for your continuing support and ask you to please donate what you can to help us!
Sincerely,
The 2022 International Whaling Commission Meeting
Next month our President & Founder, Jeff Pantukhoff, will be participating and filming the International Whaling Commission meeting which is being held in Portoroz, Slovenia from October 17 - 21, 2022. Jeff will lobbying various government officials on behalf of the world's dolphins and whales who have no voice at these meetings.
Jeff will be working to stop the whaling and dolphin hunts in Japan, the whale hunts in Iceland, and the whale hunts in Norway. Below you will find the current updates on these countries.
Japan Update
Japanese dolphin hunters started their brutal dolphin hunts this month on September 1 in Taiji, Japan and these hunts will continu/e until mid April. The quota allows for up to 2,000 dolphins to be killed and captured including bottlenose dolphins. Last year the dolphin hunters killed 498 dolphins and captured 65 for marine parks.
Japanese whalers left port to start their whaling season on April 1, 2022 with the whaling season ending this December. This year Japanese whalers are planning to kill killing a total of 383 whales including 171 minke whales, 187 Bryde's whales and 25 endangered Sei whales.
Last year Japanese whalers killed 171 minke whales, 187 Bryde's whales, and 25 endangered Sei whales.
Japan is a rougue commercial whaling nation and solphin killing country and we need your help to stop them.
Iceland Update
After a 3 year hiatus, Iceland is currently killing endangered fin whales again. It has a quota of 161 fin whales and there have been over 100 killed this summer so far. We will be pressing Iceland's government to end these cruel and needless hunts.
Norway Update
Norwegian whalers killed 575 minke whales last year and are now whaling this summer, already killing over 500 minke whales. Norway continues to defy the commercial moratorium on whaling even though there is no real demand for whale meat in their country.
All of us here are committed to doing everything we can to help Save the Whales Again!
We thank you all for your continuing support and ask you to please donate what you can to help us!
Sincerely,
Japan Update
This year Japanese whalers are planning to kill killing a total of 383 whales including 171 minke whales, 187 Bryde's whales and 25 endangered Sei whales.
Last year Japanese whalers killed 171 minke whales, 187 Bryde's whales, and 25 endangered Sei whales.
Japan is a rougue commercial whaling nation and we need your help to stop them.
Iceland Update
This year Iceland is now planning to return to commercial whaling once again killing endangered fin whales this summer after a 3 year hiatus. We still hope this whaling ban becomes permanent. We will continue to monitor this situation and will update you if there are any changes.
Norway Update
Norwegian whalers killed 575 minke whales last year and are planning to kill more than 600 minke whales this summer! Norway continues to defy the commercial moratorium on whaling even though there is no real demand for whale meat in their country.
All of us here are committed to doing everything we can to help Save the Whales Again!
We thank you all for your continuing support and ask you to please donate what you can to help us!
Sincerely,
Japan Update
Japan left the International Whaling Commission on July 1, 2018 and is now commercial whaling. Last year the Japanese whaling fleet killed 202 endangered Bryde's Whales and Sei Whales and 171 Minke Whales.
In 2021, Japanese whalers are killing a total of 383 whales including 171 minke whales, 187 Bryde's whales and 25 endangered Sei whales.
Japan is a rougue commercial whaling nation and we need your help to stop them.
Iceland Update
Great News! Iceland did not kill any whales this year which makes two years in a row they have not killed any whales. They have not yet announced their plans for 2022. We hope this whaling ban becomes permanent. We will continue to monitor this situation and will update you if there are any changes.
Norway Update
The Norwegian whaling season closed on September 27th with whalers killing 575 minke whales. Norway continues to defy the commercial moratorium on whaling even though there is no real demand for whale meat in their country. They plan to kill over 600 whales in 2022.
All of us here are committed to doing everything we can to help Save the Whales Again!
We thank you all for your continuing support and ask you to please donate what you can to help us!
Sincerely,
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