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Scientific Committee gives first ever official species extinction warning

8th August 2023

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

Whale fossil from Peru may have been heavier than blue whale

3rd August 2023

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

Humpback whales breach in synchronisation

31st July 2023

Humpback whales are renowned for their incredible acrobatic displays, but a family in the USA...

Unusual activity witnessed before pilot whale stranding

27th July 2023

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

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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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

England looks to ban plastic straws

By Danny Groves | 20th April 2018

UK prime minister, Theresa May has announced that a consultation will begin later this year that could lead to the banning of cotton buds, plastic drinking straws and other single-use plastics from sale in England in 2019.

The move is the latest in a drive to halt the pollution of the world’s rivers and oceans. Plastic is a growing threat to whales and dolphins as well as seabirds and other marine creatures with over half of all whale and dolphin species recorded eating plastics they’ve mistaken for food.

Theresa May hopes to use the announcement to encourage the Commonwealth heads of government to join the fight when leaders meet this week.

For more information on the plastics issue, its effect of whales and dolphins, and how you can help, go to WDC’s #NotWhaleFood site.

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Scientific Committee gives first ever official species extinction warning

Whale fossil from Peru may have been heavier than blue whale

Humpback whales breach in synchronisation

Unusual activity witnessed before pilot whale stranding

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

Minke whale hunts stop in Iceland

Australian Government to block Japanese whaling proposal

Did Icelandic whalers really kill a blue whale?

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

Pregnant whales once again a target for Japanese whalers

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

Japan set to resume commercial whaling

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

Norway increases whaling quota despite declining demand

Norway's whaling season begins

SOS alert for whales off Norway!

England looks to ban plastic straws

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