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

Loved and killed – whales and dolphins in Japan

Protests and criticism from outside Japan in response to the slaughter of whales and dolphins...
Irrawaddy dolphin

Helping fishers protect dolphins in Sarawak, Borneo

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

Guest blog If you've ever seen whales or dolphins in the wild, you'll know that...
Whale tail

An ocean of hope

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

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

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

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

'We should look at whales and dolphins as the indigenous people of the seas -...

Back Up A Bit Charlie !

Hi Everyone,

I had my very big lens on the camera yesterday at Chanonry Point and I was right at the waters edge to get close up shots of fin and body markings of the dolphins. My namesake Charlie decides to get a bit silly and launches himself out of the water really close to the beach so I had no chance of getting all of him in the frame.

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Thanks Charlie…Sundance, Kesslet and Mischief were there too and a few others came near the Point in the rising tide but turned and headed back out to sea again. I need to catch up with Rainbow again, she hasn’t been around Chanonry since I photographed her on the 6th of this month – I’ll find her, don’t you worry.

Best Wishes,

Charlie.