Today the local news paper Lofotposten wrote that somebody observed men in a small boat shooting at 5 pilot whales with rifles outside the Island of Arstein here in the Vestfjord last Thursday! This even shocked a professional whaler, that called it barbarian, and that is exactly what it is.

Who in his sane mind would do something so horrible?? Pilot whales are known to be very social and playful, especially when coming close to boats. We have seen it almost every time we observed them; they came very close to the boat, having a look at us and even whistling in air. You could almost touch them when they came close, but this time it was probably a deadly approach for these animals!!!
If you know more about this incident here in the Vestfjord, please report it to us or the local police office. It is illegal in Norway

The same animals are hunted in a very cruel way every summer by the people of the Faroe Islands, for us a brutal “tradtiton” not understandable for an intelligent human being! It is Denmark’s reponsibility, a modern country with many intelligent human beings….it really makes you wonder…
Have a look at the news page: pilot whale hunt 2010

Then when pilot whales strand on beaches in New Zealand, a lot of people are trying to help them back into the water.
Have a look at the news: dozens of pilot whales die in New Zealand 2010