Posts by Alison Wood
Education with a Porpoise #5 – An Education Blog Series
WDC is an international leader in educating and exciting people of all ages about whales and dolphins, and this summer we were the proud recipients of the ASCOBANS Outreach and Education Award. With offices in five different countries and a visitor centre in Scotland, we reach a wide audience and carry out many different education initiatives. …
Read MoreErfolg im Artenschutz für Wale und Delfine
ACCOBAMS ist das Abkommen zur Erhaltung von Walen und Delfinen im Mittelmeer und im Schwarzen Meer. Es bringt Regierungen aus dieser Region zusammen, um den Schutz von Walen, Delfinen und deren mariner Lebenswelt in ihren Gewässern voranzutreiben. Es gibt elf Wal- und Delfinarten, die in dieser Region leben – doch alle von ihnen sind durch…
Read MoreConservation successes for European whales and dolphins
ACCOBAMS is the acronym for the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and adjacent Atlantic area. It brings governments in this region together to work out what they can do to ensure the conservation of whales and dolphins and the marine environment in this part of the world. There…
Read MoreNew ancient river dolphin species discovered
Scientists have discovered a new genus and species of river dolphin that has long been extinct. They have named it Isthminia panamensis in recognition of where it was found and believe it is the closest relative of the Amazon River dolphin (boto). Scientists made their discovery in ancient marine rocks of Panama, Central America. These…
Read MoreStop the River Dolphin Slaughter: WDC presents Brazilian Public Prosecution Service with 176,599 signatures
WDC is working with Rafael da Silva Rocha, of the Brazilian Public Prosecution Service, and other partners in Brazil to stop the brutal slaughter of Amazon River dolphins, known locally as ‘botos’. Thank you to everyone who signed our letter of support to Rafael. Our Brazilian colleague Sannie Brum (from the Piagacu Institute in Brazil)…
Read MoreCelebrating 10 Years of Successful Amazon River Dolphin Conservation!
2015; IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE NATUTAMA’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY! And there is much to celebrate! Natutama, founded with WDC help in 2005, is ten years old. The Natutama team have worked successfully together with local communities to protect wildlife and the surrounding environment of Puerto Narino in the heart of the Colombian Amazon. Together they have…
Read More3000 children in Iquitos make a pledge to protect river dolphins
WDC has helped Solinia, a conservation group in Peru, deliver environmental education events in schools and communities. Solinia has awarded over 3000 certificates to children in the past year. Each child has completed all the activities and challenges with the help and guidance of Solinia volunteers; they have written and heard conservation stories, painted and…
Read MoreHow did we miss an entirely new species of river dolphin?
The newly discovered Araguaian Boto of Brazil is a rare and special dolphin indeed! Sadly it is also in trouble and urgent conservation action is required to secure its future. All river dolphins are vulnerable and need much greater protection than they currently enjoy. But Araguaian Botos are amongst the most endangered because they are…
Read MoreWDC welcomes Solinia – a new Peruvian NGO
WDC welcomes Solinia! A new, and much-needed conservation NGO based in Iquitos, the riverside capital city of the Peruvian Amazon. Solinia’s founder and Director is Cedric Gilleman, ”I founded Solinia to focus on the protection of river dolphin species living in Peru and facing many threats; the name, Solinia is derived from the Latin names…
Read MoreWill the Colombian Government ban the import of the dolphin-deadly fish, mota?
This week, Dr Fernando Trujillo representing Fundacion Omacha, WDC’s partner in Colombia, had an important meeting with the Colombian Health Ministry at Government headquarters in Bogota. Fernando presented information about the cruel, unsustainable and illegal killing of river dolphins (botos) in Brazil for fish bait. The vast majority of the fish (known as piracatinga in…
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