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This dead right whale calf had injuries consistent with a vessel strike, including fresh propeller cuts on its back and head, broken ribs, and bruising. Photo: FWC/Tucker Joenz, NOAA Fisheries permit #18786

Emergency Right Whale Petition Seeks Overdue Protections From Vessel Strikes

This dead right whale calf had injuries consistent with a vessel strike, including fresh propeller...
Icelandic hunting vessels in port

Whaling boat kept in port after more hunt cruelty exposed

Icelandic whale hunting fleet One of the whaling boats involved in the latest hunts in...
Commerson's dolphin

New Important Marine Mammal Areas added to global ocean conservation list

Commerson's dolphin Experts from a number of countries have mapped out a new set of...
Fin whale shot with two harpoons

Whalers kill just days after Iceland’s hunt suspension is lifted

Whalers in Iceland have claimed their first victims since the lifting (just a few days...

84 pilot whales die in Faroes hunt

84 long-finned pilot whales were killed this weekend in the Faroe Islands during the first hunt of the season. The slaughter took place in the killing bay of Bøur on the island of Vagar.

The meat is distributed amongst the local population despite ongoing concerns about the long-term health implications of eating whale meat. High levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and other pollutants are known to accumulate in pilot whales and other cetacean species, as was highlighted by the recent findings concerning the death of the orca Lulu, a member of the Uk’s only resident orca population. In 2008, health officials recommended that the Faroese population cease from eating whale meat, while a health study in 2012 reached a similar conclusion.

WDC continues to engage with local grassroots groups to bring about positive change in the Faroes to end this cruel practice.