Russia signs agreement with scientists to free nearly 100 whales held in cruel conditions
The nearly 100 whales, including orcas and beluga whales, in this facility are held in cages, as seen by visiting scientists, in the Primorsky Region, Russia on April 7, 2019
Russia on Monday signed an agreement with a group of international scientists to free nearly 100 whales that have been held for months in cramped pens in Russia's far east, a scandal that has triggered a wave of criticism. Images of the 10 orcas and 87 beluga whales, kept in enclosures in a bay near the Sea of Japan port of Nakhodka, first appeared after they were caught last summer by firms that planned to sell them to marine parks or aquariums in China.
Their plight angered animal rights groups and spurred a petition to release the whales, shared by actor Leonardo DiCaprio on social media, which gathered almost 1.5 million signatures online. Russia orders firms to release captive 'whales prisoners' after outcry
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