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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...

Actor Stephen Fry backs WDC campaign

Actor, Stephen Fry has backed WDC latest campaign to stop the brutal Japanese dolphins hunts by urging his five million followers on Twitter to sign WDC’s petition to ban the annual dolphin hunt off the coast of Taiji, Japan.  

Our campaign exposes the true cruelty behind the methods used by the fishermen in Taiji. In his post on Twitter, Fry shared the link to the harrowing YouTube WDC campaign video wrote – “Help stop the horror behind the killing of dolphins in Taiji. Check out the shocking footage. Sign the petition.”