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New fossil gives insight into feeding habits of ancient orcas
New research by scientists suggests that orcas and false killer whales only evolved to feed...
High mercury levels found in slaughtered Japanese dolphin meat
According to reports from Japan, police there are investigating the sale of whale and dolphin...
Sweden’s last dolphin shows to end
Sweden will become dolphinaria-free following the announcement by Kolmården Zoo in Stockholm that it will...
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...
The show is over for captive orca Lolita
Lolita, the orca, held at the Miami Seaquarium in Florida since 1970, will no longer perform in shows...
Latest Taiji slaughter season ends with many dolphins killed
Fishermen in the coastal town of Taiji, Japan have ended this season's brutal dolphin hunt...
Norway’s government gives green light for slaughter of hundreds of whales this year
Just weeks after Iceland indicated it is moving away from cruel whale hunting, Norway's government...
Waipapa Bay Wines signs up to the Climate Giant Project on World Whale Day
We're delighted to announce that Waipapa Bay Wines are the latest partner to join the...
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...
Another beluga whale dies at Mystic Aquarium
Just six months after the loss of a whale called Havok, another beluga has died...
Every whale and dolphin - safe & free
There are 4 vital ways that we are fighting for the survival of whales and dolphins.
Together we can:
End captivity
Whales and dolphins have a right to live free and healthy lives. These highly intelligent individuals should not suffer for human entertainment.
Stop whaling
Commercial whaling is illegal. And yet, every year, Japan, Norway and Iceland kill around 1,500 whales.
Create healthy seas
Commercial fishing, oil and gas drilling, and shipping are threatening the lives of whales and dolphins.
Prevent deaths in nets
Hundreds of thousands of whales and dolphins are accidentally caught and killed in fishing gear every year.