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Press Release June 25, 2012

Conservation Groups Return to Court to Protect False Killer Whales in Hawai‘i

Longline fisheries continue killing whales at unsustainable levels
Press Release August 8, 2012

New Data Confirm Slaughter Of False Killer Whales In Hawaiian Longlines

Fisheries Service finds whales killed at unsustainable levels
Press Release January 19, 2010

Feds Move to Protect False Killer Whales

Steps taken to address Earthjustice lawsuit
Press Release: Victory October 16, 2012

Protecting False Killer Whales from Longline Fishing

Press Release March 17, 2009

Conservation Groups Sue to Protect False Killer Whales in Hawai`i

Longline fishery killing whales at twice sustainable levels
Press Release November 19, 2003

Federal Fisheries Agency Sued for Failure to Protect Hawai`i's False Killer Whales from Longliners

Fishery needs more protective status
Press Release April 23, 2009

Fisheries Agency Releases Pictures of False Killer Whales Harmed by Longline Fishery

Photos released under Freedom on Information Act
Press Release August 10, 2004

Federal Fisheries Agency Acknowledges Hawai'i Longline Fleet's Toll on False Killer Whales

Reclassification comes after pressure from citizens' lawsuit
Press Release March 6, 2013

Longlines Hook False Killer Whale, Threatening Hawai‘i Population

Conservation groups urge immediate implementation of protection plan
Southern resident orca J16 makes rainbows while surfacing in Puget Sound. The southern resident orca population is protected under the Endangered Species Act. (Miles Ritter / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
feature May 16, 2025

The Endangered Species Act Is Under Attack

The Trump administration is attacking the Endangered Species Act in unprecedented ways since the passage of our nation’s landmark conservation law.
A whale and calf swim off the coast of Southern California, in an area where certain U.S. Navy activities will be limited under the settlement.
(John Calambokidis / Cascadia Research Collective)
Press Release: Victory September 14, 2015

Navy Agrees to Limit Underwater Assaults on Whales and Dolphins

Settlement will protect habitat for vulnerable marine mammal populations in Southern California and Hawai‘i
Press Release February 22, 2023

Groups Sue to Protect Sea Turtles, Sharks, Whales

Officials must assess fishing effects on dwindling Pacific species
Article January 19, 2010

(After) Monday Reads: The Wholphin Edition

Ligers, tigons, prizzly bears! Oh my! Also: False killer whales
A pod of dolphins swim off the coast of Southern California.
(Photo courtesy of Loren Javier)
Press Release November 12, 2015

Navy Rethinks Pacific Training that Endangers Whales, Dolphins and Other Marine Life

New environmental impact statement required for destructive sonar and explosives use
Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park
(Neal Herbert / National Park Service)
feature January 1, 2016

The Endangered Species Act

A special report on Earthjustice's work in defending at-risk species and the ecosystems they depend on.