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To save whales, dolphins and the world, we need a global treaty on plastic pollution
Millions of tonnes of plastic enter the environment every year impacting ecosystems and species. Plastic...
Whales, trees and butterflies – how we’re giving a voice to the ocean at COP26
I'm in Glasgow representing WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation at COP26, the UN's 26th climate...
Dolphin scientists look like you and me – citizen science in action
Our amazing volunteers have looked out for dolphins from the shores of Scotland more than...
From managing commercial slaughter to saving the whale – the International Whaling Commission at 75
Governments come together under the auspices of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to make decisions...
Progress for our campaign as New Zealand takes action to protect dolphins from fishing nets
Following our long-running campaign to save endangered Hector's dolphins, the New Zealand government has announced...
COP26: Did we persuade world leaders to listen to the ocean?
As the dust settles after the United Nations Climate Change conference in Glasgow, it's a...
Is this the beginning of the end for whaling off Iceland?
I'm feeling cautiously optimistic after Iceland's Fisheries Minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir wrote that there is little...
Understanding whale and dolphin hunts in the Faroe Islands – why change is not easy
Most people in my home country of the Faroe Islands would like to see an...
The Faroes dolphin slaughter that sparked an outcry now brings hope
Since the slaughter of at least 1,423 Atlantic white-sided dolphins at Skálafjørður in my home...
The ocean is awash with plastic – can we ever clean it up?
You've seen pictures of plastic litter accumulating on beaches or marine wildlife swimming through floating...
