A staggering 1,105 harbour porpoises were reported to have died in UK fishing gear in 2019, mainly in the North Sea and Celtic and Irish Seas What’s worse is that the real number is probably a lot higher as the count doesn’t include all UK fleets or those of other nations fishing in UK waters. […]
Good news for whale watching operators and enthusiasts has emerged from Japan (a country normally associated with cruel whale hunts), where the number of humpback whales seen in waters around the southwestern coast of the country during the winter season has reached a record high of 971. >> read more …
We are pleased to announce that two former captive Beluga whales, Little White and Little Grey will return home to the ocean when they are released into the world’s first open water sanctuary for beluga whales in Iceland this June. >> read more …
WDC’s continuing fight to prevent the huge numbers of whales, dolphins and porpoises dying in fishing nets each year has received a welcome boost following intervention by the EU minister for environment, oceans and fisheries. >> read more …
A male orca, commonly known as Riptide, has been spotted in waters around Beirut, Lebanon, on February 19th and 20th after completing what is thought to be a record breaking journey. >> read more …
A decision by the Welsh government on potentially damaging dredging for scallops in a bay area inhabited by dolphins remains up in the air. >> read more …
Every year WDC produces or commissions a number of reports on a variety of issues concerning whales and dolphins. Below are a selection of our publications in pdf format. >> read more …
Afgelopen zaterdag was Jaap van der Hiele vanuit RTZ in het Verenigd Koninkrijk aanwezig bij de MARC-meeting. Dit is een overleg waar alle betrokken partijen uit het Verenigd Koninkrijk die iets met zeedierenopvang te maken hebben vertegenwoordigd zijn. Dit zou een goed voorbeeld voor Nederland kunnen zijn.
Every year WDC produces or commissions a number of reports on a variety of issues concerning whales and dolphins. Below are a selection of our publications in pdf format. >> read more …
A coalition of 26 wildlife and conservation groups, including WDC is demanding a Scottish, UK and international ban on the use of a specific type of propeller after a study conducted for the Scottish government by St Andrews University has linked their use to the deaths of hundreds of seals. >> Lees verder …
Isle of Lewis, 9 oktober 2014 – Voor het eerst werd de kruising tussen twee dolfijnensoorten in Schotse wateren uitgebreid gedocumenteerd. Tussen 2010 en 2014 zijn er vier dolfijnen waargenomen met de kenmerken van twee verschillende soorten. >> Lees verder …