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When porpoises and people overlap
We’re funding a project in Hong Kong that’s working with fishing communities to help save the vulnerable finless porpoises who share the sea with them. When you picture Hong Kong, you probably think about a thriving business and banking metropolis, but did you know that living there, within some of the busiest waters in the…
28th February 2023
Mindful conservation – why we need a new respect for nature
‘We should look at whales and dolphins as the indigenous people of the seas – and treat them accordingly.’ To succeed in our efforts to protect this planet and the species we share it with, we need a radical rethink of our approach to conservation. WDC Germany’s Fabian Ritter shares his vision of a new…
31st January 2023
Dolphins catch fish using giant shell tools
In Shark Bay, Australia, two groups of dolphins have figured out how to use tools to help them catch fish. They are known as the spongers and the shellers. I introduced you to the spongers in a previous blog so today, let’s meet the shellers. Shelling is a skillful fishing technique practiced by a culturally…
3rd January 2023
Did you know that dolphins have unique personalities?
We all have personalities, and between the work Christmas party and your family get-together, perhaps you notice them even more at this time of year! It’s not so different for dolphins – each dolphin has a different character and role in their pod. Dolphins are intelligent and self-aware, and they clearly enjoy being together. They…
27th December 2022
Hopes raised for whale and dolphin protection after last minute landmark nature agreement
WDC’s Ed Goodall (far right) at COP15 with Thérèse Coffey (centre) UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Nations from around the world have agreed to protect a third of the planet for nature by 2030 in a landmark deal aimed at safeguarding biodiversity. Biodiversity refers to all the Earth’s living things…
Tags: Create healthy seas
20th December 2022
The power of harbour porpoise poo
We know we need to save the whale to save the world. Now we are funding a pioneering project that’s proving that porpoises are our underwater climate allies too. We are uncovering more and more evidence showing how essential whales are for a healthy marine ecosystem. They are helping us to fight the climate and…
Great Whale Conveyor Belt
Baleen whales undertake some of the longest migrations on Earth. These extraordinary journeys have a transformative effect on the transport of vital nutrients through the ocean, in a process known as the ‘Great Whale Conveyor Belt.’ Whales transport and release thousands of tonnes of nutrients – including iron and nitrogen, which are vital for species…
12th September 2022
Give the ocean a chance – our message from the UN Ocean Conference
I’m looking out over the River Tejo in Lisbon, Portugal, reflecting on the astounding resilience of nature. It’s the end of a motivating and exhausting five days at the second UN Ocean Conference (UNOC). Before the conference started, I went out on the river with Astrid Fuchs and Bianca König (colleagues from WDC Germany) and…
Tags: Climate Change
6th July 2022
Whales are our climate allies – meet the scientists busy proving it
At Whale and Dolphin Conservation, we’re working hard to bring whales and the ocean into climate conversations at the highest levels. I lead WDC’s ‘Green Whale‘ team and this week I’m at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon talking to policymakers about the vital roles whales play in our fight against the climate crisis.…
Tags: Climate Change
28th June 2022
Icelandic whalers kill first fin whales in four years
As feared, whale hunters in Iceland have slaughtered at least two fin whales, the first to be killed in four years. Hopes remain that the cruel practice will end in 2023 after the country’s Fisheries Minister, Svandís Svavarsdóttir cast doubt over its future a few weeks ago, saying that there is now little justification for authorizing…
Tags: fin whaling iceland, iceland whaling
24th June 2022
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