ABOUT PILOT WHALES
Pilot whales live in groups of 10–30, but some groups may be composed by 100 or more individuals.. The pods are highly stable and the members have close matrilineal relationships. They have been observed making various kin-directed behaviors, such as providing food. Numerous pods will temporarily gather, perhaps to allow individuals from different pods to interact and mate, as well as provide protection.
Pilot whales have one of the longest birth intervals of the cetaceans, calving once every three to five years. Most matings and calvings occur during the summer for long-finned pilot whales. The calf nurses for three years, although lactation usually lasts longer, allowing for extensive mother-calf bonds. Postreproductive females possibly play important roles in the survival of the young.Postreproductive females will continue to lactate and nurse young. Since they can no longer bear young of their own, these females invest in the current young.
Imagine how terrible must be for those animals to live the hunt experience, to be killed all together one by one with their calves, to hear them screaming, to swim in their own blood.
Nothing can justify this cruel tradition, in 2016 we beleive that Faroese population can find a different way to provide themselves food.
Pilot whales must be protected, therefore we invite you to send a letter of protest to the Faroese and Danish Governement in order to stop this cruel and brutal tradition.
SEND A LETTER OF PROTEST TO STOP THE GRINDAGRAP!
