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WDC2023-007 NMLC Release (16)

Seal Rescued in Marshfield Released Back Into The Wild

For Immediate Release, May 31, 2023 PLYMOUTH, MA - A young male grey seal that...

Norway ups whale kill numbers and removes whale welfare protections

The whaling season in Norway has begun on the back of disturbing announcements from the...
Image taken from an unmanned hexacopter at >100ft during a research collaboration between NOAA/SWFSC, SR3 and the Coastal Ocean Research Institute. Research authorized by NMFS permit #19091.

Southern Resident orca petition to list them under Oregon Endangered Species Act advanced

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted today to advance a petition seeking to protect...
Hysazu Photography

WDC and Conservation Partners Continue to Seek Oregon Endangered Species Protection for Southern Resident Orcas

On Friday, April 21st, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will determine whether the petition...

Convention Warns Of Ban On Exports Of Solomon Islands Dolphins

CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), one of the largest conservation agreements in existence, has asked the Solomon Islands to provide more data about the bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in its waters or face a possible ban on all exports of these dolphins in the future.

The CITES Review of Significant Trade procedure was designed to identify species that may be subject to unsustainable levels of international trade and, at the latest meeting of the CITES Animal Committee held in Geneva in March, the Solomon Island’s management authority was told that the Solomon Islands dolphin would continue to be listed as a species of ‘possible concern’ until information concerning the numbers of this species, how often they return to the waters around the Solomon Islands and proof that captures and export of the dolphins was not having any effect on the survival of the population is handed over to CITES.

The Islands have 90 days to provide this data (and to immediately and officially agree to an annual export of no more than 10 animals) otherwise the Solomon Islands dolphin will remain on the Convention’s list of animals under review, and a future total ban on its export could follow.
 
Vanessa Tossenberger, who represented WDCS at the meeting in Geneva said; “ This was a very important decision made by the CITES  Animal Committee, we need to guarantee the survival of this population before any export permit release, and for that more data is needed.”