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UN adopts High Seas Treaty to protect the ocean

6th March 2023
At the UN 'High Seas Treaty' negotiations in New York, a historic vote for the...

Hopes raised for whale and dolphin protection after last minute landmark nature agreement

20th December 2022
WDC's Ed Goodall (far right) at COP15 with Thérèse Coffey (centre) UK Secretary of State...

WDC orca champion picks up award

9th December 2022
Beatrice Whishart MSP picks up her Nature Champion award The Scottish Environment LINK, an organisation...

Large number of dolphins moved to Abu Dhabi marine park

7th December 2022
Up to 24 captive bottlenose dolphins have reportedly been sent to a new SeaWorld theme...
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Aug 06

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

By Nicola Hodgins
When you hear the words ‘dolphin hunts’ it’s likely that you think of Japan or...
Jul 30

Minke whale hunts stop in Iceland

By Katharina Khalife
Iceland’s commercial hunt of minke whales has ended for this year. The common minke whale is the...
Jul 11

Icelandic whalers breach international law and kill iconic, protected whale by mistake

By Danny Groves
Icelandic whalers out hunting fin whales for the first time in three years appear to...
Jul 20

Doubts remain after Icelandic Marine Institute claims slaughtered whale was a hybrid not a blue

By Katharina Khalife
Experts remain sceptical of initial test results issued by the Icelandic Marine Institute, which indicate...
Jun 25

Japan set to resume commercial whaling

By Danny Groves
Reports from Japan suggest that the government they will formally propose plans to resume commercial...
May 21

End the whale hunts! Icelandic fin whaler isolated as public mood shifts

By Vanessa Williams-Grey
Here’s a sight I hoped never again to witness. A boat being scrubbed and repainted...
Jul 04

Australian Government to block Japanese whaling proposal

By Katharina Khalife
Japanese Government officials have reportedly confirmed that they will propose the resumption of commercial whaling...
May 30

Pregnant whales once again a target for Japanese whalers

By George Berry
Figures from Japan's whaling expedition to Antarctica during the 2017/18 austral summer have revealed that...
Jul 18

Did Icelandic whalers really kill a blue whale?

By Vanessa Williams-Grey
*Warning - this blog contains an image that you may find upsetting* They say a...
Mar 09

SOS alert for whales off Norway!

By Vanessa Williams-Grey
I have to admit to bitter disappointment when I arrived in Tromsø, northern Norway, a...
Apr 04

Norway's whaling season begins

By George Berry
April 1st saw the start of the whaling season in Norway. Despite a widely-accepted international moratorium...
Mar 07

Norway increases whaling quota despite declining demand

By George Berry
Norway's government has announced an increase in the number of minke whales that can be...

SeaWorld CEO steps down as attendances fall again

By George Berry | 28th February 2018

Joel Manby, SeaWorld’s progressive CEO, has stepped down after another poor financial performance by the company. The company lost around $200 million in 2017 and saw visitor number drop again.

Under Manby’s leadership, SeaWorld announced the end of the circus-style orca shows and captive orca breeding. WDC has welcomed SeaWorld’s change of direction and pushed for a further commitment to retire its captive whales and dolphins to coastal sanctuaries.

SeaWorld’s future direction now remains unclear but we call on the new management to continue the progress made under Manby and not sell out the whales and dolphins held by the company by reversing the important efforts to improve orca welfare or to transfer them to facilities abroad.



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