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Vaquita. Photo Thomas Jefferson

Scientific Committee gives first ever official species extinction warning

Photo: Thomas Jefferson We have welcomed the urgent call by experts to protect the vaquita...
blue whale

Whale fossil from Peru may have been heavier than blue whale

Scientists examining the bones of a 39 million-year-old ancient whale have concluded that it may...
Humpback whale © Christopher Swann

Humpback whales breach in synchronisation

Humpback whales are renowned for their incredible acrobatic displays, but a family in the USA...
Long-finned pilot whale

Unusual activity witnessed before pilot whale stranding

Just days after a pod of long-finned pilot whales stranded on an island in the...

British Government condemns Taiji dolphin hunt

WDC welcomes the statement of the British Ambassador Tim Hitchens in condemning the Japanese dolphin hunts

It is also worth taking a look at the increasing numbers of dolphins going into captivity from these commercial whaling operations

And if anyone says the dolphins don’t suffer, please see this footage , or in Japanese 

Please help WDC to stop the trade that feeds this horrific whaling. Several airlines have already been persuaded to stop transporting dolphins from the Japanese hunts, but we still need to do more to end this once and for all.

Drive hunts infographic