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Harbour porpoise. Image: Charlie Phillips/WDC

Speaking up for the little guys – WDC in action

By Fabian Ritter | 09/19/2023
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Humpback whale fluke in Alaska.

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By Ed Goodall | 09/12/2023
I have kept a dark secret since joining WDC back in June 2021. Despite my...

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By Katrin Matthes | 09/05/2023
Welcome to the second chapter of my incredible journey to build alliances in Japan. As...
Amanda the intern

Meet the 2023 Interns: Amanda Eskridge

By Caroline Mowdy | 08/29/2023
We are so excited to welcome Amanda Eskridge, our final Marine Mammal Conservation Intern of...
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Iceland abolishes Ministry of the Environment

By Chris Butler-Stroud | 05/24/2013

In a move that conservationsists are viewing with dismay, the new Icelandic Government have effectively abolished the Ministry of Environment.

The new government is planning on merging the ministry of agriculture and fisheries and the ministry for the environment into one ministry

Critics say that this is the same thing as abolishing the ministry for the environment.

We shall be looking closely at what this means for whaling in Iceland in the coming months.

The new oalition government made up of  the Progressive Party and the Independent Party have also broken off negotiations to join the EU.

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