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Dolphins captured for captivity in Taiji. Image: Hans Peter Roth

Loved and killed – whales and dolphins in Japan

By Katrin Matthes | 30th May 2023
Protests and criticism from outside Japan in response to the slaughter of whales and dolphins...
Irrawaddy dolphin

Helping fishers protect dolphins in Sarawak, Borneo

By Nicola Hodgins | 24th May 2023
Fishing nets are bad news for dolphins and porpoises, so we're working with local fishers...
Dolphin watching from Chanonry Point, Scotland. Image: WDC/Charlie Phillips

Discovering inner peace – whale and dolphin watching and mental wellbeing

By Julia Pix | 9th May 2023
Guest blog If you've ever seen whales or dolphins in the wild, you'll know that...
Whale tail

An ocean of hope

By Ed Goodall | 18th April 2023
In a monumental, jaw-dropping demonstration of global community, the nations of the world made history...
The infamous killing cove at Taiji, Japan

Why the Taiji dolphin hunt can never be justified

By Katrin Matthes | 11th April 2023
Supporters of the dolphin slaughter in Japan argue that killing a few hundred dolphins every...
Image: Peter Linforth

Tracking whales from space will help us save them

By Chris Vick | 4th April 2023
Satellite technology holds one of the keys to 21st century whale conservation, so we're exploring...
Fishers' involvement is crucial. Image: WDC/JTF

When porpoises and people overlap

By Nicola Hodgins | 28th February 2023
We're funding a project in Hong Kong that's working with fishing communities to help save...

Mindful conservation – why we need a new respect for nature

By Fabian Ritter | 31st January 2023
'We should look at whales and dolphins as the indigenous people of the seas -...
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WDC's own Erich Hoyt will be in Seattle in June

By Chris Butler-Stroud | 2nd June 2013

Erich Hoyt of WDCIf you get a chance and you are in the region, WDC’s own Erich Hoyt is giving a talk, ‘Adventures with Orcas in the North Pacific, from A1 Stubbs to Iceberg, the White Russian Bull‘, at the Hall at Fauntleroy, Seattle, WA on June 8th at 7.00 pm.

You can find details here

If you have never heard Erich talk in person, you are missing out on one of the great orators and advocates for whales. If you have the opportunity, get along to hear him.

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