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New report reveals 100,000 dolphins and small whales hunted every year

By Nicola Hodgins | 08/06/2018
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Automated cruelty – vending machines in Japan now dispense dead whale

01/18/2023
In an effort to prop up the cruel and declining whaling industry in Japan, one...
An orca lies in the surf as people look at it.

Orca Found Dead on Florida Beach

01/13/2023
Credit: Flagler County Sheriff's Office On January 11th, a 21-foot-long female orca died after stranding...
Credit: Seacoast Science Center

The Unlikely Adventure of Shoebert, a Young Grey Seal Who Visited an Industrial Park Pond

01/11/2023
Credit: Seacoast Science Center In mid-September, our stranding partners in northern Massachusetts were inundated with...

Narnia the orca dies at Russian dolphinarium

01/10/2023
Narnia the orca performs in Russia © Oxana Fedorova Narnia, a wild orca taken from...
A fluke of a North Atlantic right whale lifts out of the water

WDC Fights Back as Maine Delegation Strips Protections for Endangered Whales

12/20/2022
Image credit: Peter Flood UPDATE: On December 29th, 2022, President Biden signed the omnibus appropriations...
Leaping harbour porpoise

The power of harbour porpoise poo

12/20/2022
We know we need to save the whale to save the world. Now we are...
Ed and Vane COP15 sign 1

Eleventh hour push in Montreal secures hope for the protection and restoration of Ocean biodiversity

12/19/2022
After four years of discussion, the second and final part of COP15 took place in...
Right whale - Regina WDC

Whale and Dolphin Conservation: Change Through Policy.

12/16/2022
WDC focuses on education, research, conservation projects, and policy work to create a sustainable future...
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End captivity

Stop whaling

Create healthy seas

Prevent deaths in nets

Upheld ban on commercial whaling

Greater protection for Hector's dolphins

Reducing fishing gear threat to right whales

Whale meat no longer moved through EU ports

Marine protected area created in Bangladesh

UK commits to reduce death in nets

Marine protected area created in Antarctica

US import of captured beluga whale stopped

Speed limit for ships along the US east coast

Harbour porpoise homes protected in UK

Online whale meat sales stopped in Japan

World's first beluga whale sanctuary

We work with partners from all sectors to secure a future where whales and dolphins are safe and free.

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Every whale and dolphin - safe & free

There are 4 vital ways that we are fighting for the survival of whales and dolphins.

Together we can:

orca whale with its mouth open being fed at seaworld

End captivity

Whales and dolphins have a right to live free and healthy lives. These highly intelligent individuals should not suffer for human entertainment.

End it now
Japanese whaler with harpoon hunting minke whales

Stop whaling

Commercial whaling is illegal. And yet, every year, Japan, Norway and Iceland kill around 1,500 whales.

Stop the killing
Humpback whale tail sticking out of the water, an action called fluking

Create healthy seas

Commercial fishing, oil and gas drilling, and shipping are threatening the lives of whales and dolphins.

Protect the seas
man attempting to free common dolphin from fishing gear

Prevent deaths in fishing gear

Thousands of whales and dolphins are accidentally killed in fishing gear every year.

Prevent bycatch