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Another captive orca tragedy as Morgan’s calf Ula dies
Only five months after young orca Skyla died at Loro Parque in Spain, another orca lost her life here yesterday. Morgan's calf Ula died a few weeks before her 3rd birthday. In spring 2021 the park had...
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Two dolphins die after unusual visit by pod in Scotland
Concerns about the potential for a stranding incident have eased after an unusual visit by a pod of bottlenose dolphins to the Cromarty Firth in Scotland. While the Moray Firth is famous for its...
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Lockdown never ends– why TUI needs to stop supporting whale and dolphin...
As Covid restrictions lift and we can move more freely, travel is just a distant memory for many captive whales and dolphins. But the world’s biggest tour operator still supports this cruel industry....
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Another orca dies in captivity
Days after we launched our latest campaign calling on travel company TUI to stop promoting trips to captive whale and dolphin shows, SeaWorld San Diego has announced the death of yet another orca...
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Success for emergency rescue after dolphins got trapped in Scottish harbour
I’m stationed for a month on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. We’ve run a successful field research project here for 12 years and have already succeeded in getting the Scottish government to...
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Dolphin who survived severe sunburn has baby
Spirtle, the dolphin who made the headlines after being badly sunburned while she was stranded in Scotland in 2016 has now given birth to a calf. Spirtle is a bottlenose dolphin and part of the...
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Our volunteer citizen scientists are making waves in Scotland
I’m lucky enough to do a job that I love. For the last seven years I have been managing Shorewatch, our incredible citizen science project in Scotland. The world of whales, dolphins and porpoises is...
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Survey reveals consumers want UK supermarkets to tackle dolphin deaths
Shoppers care about dolphins being killed in fishing gear and expect supermarkets to sort it out. According to the results of a OnePoll survey we have commissioned in coalition with the Sustainable...
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True identities of Weymouth’s ‘bonnie’ dolphins revealed
The origins of two bottlenose dolphins who have spent the last two summers feeding and playing around in Weymouth Bay, Dorset has finally been revealed. Hundreds of visitors have enjoyed the dolphin...
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Surviving not living. Why we have to end lockdown for captive whales and...
I first visited OrcaLab in British Columbia over 30 years ago and vividly remember my orca encounter there on one of those stunningly beautiful summer days in the rich waters of Johnstone Strait. I...
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WDC joins with BRITA to send plastic pollution warning
A new WDC report issued today reveals the frightening extent of the plastic pollution problem and that 81% of species of whale and dolphin are now affected. To mark the launch of the report, WDC...
View ArticleEven locals outraged as 1400 dolphins die in Faroese hunt
There has been widespread condemnation after over 1400 Atlantic white-sided dolphins were killed in the Faroe Islands last weekend, believed to be the largest number of dolphins ever killed in the...
View ArticleShocking footage of captive orca butting head against wall
Distressing scenes have recently emerged from Marineland in Ontario where Kiska, the loneliest whale in the world, has been filmed violently thrashing her head against the side of her tank. Kiska is a...
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The whales and dolphins trapped in never-ending lockdown – hearing their stories
Every whale and dolphin in captivity is an individual with a life history and around 3,600 whales and dolphins are held in concrete tanks around the world. This means there are 3,600 stories to tell....
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Show your support for captive whales and dolphins with the I Am Fish Snap filter
Following the recent launch of the hit game I Am Fish by our partner Curve Digital, we are asking WDC supporters and fans of I Am Fish to sign our Lockdown Never Ends petition and show your support on...
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Over 570 whales killed during 2021 hunts in Norway
The highest number of whales killed in Norway since 2016 has been announced just as WDC and partners have released the findings of a new poll showing that most Norwegians don’t want to eat whale meat,...
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The horror – reflecting on the massacre of 1,428 dolphins on the Faroe Islands
Like you and millions of people around the globe, I felt horrified by the news that 1,428 beautiful Atlantic white-sided dolphins had been slaughtered in a drive hunt on the shores of the Faroe...
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Risso’s dolphins killed in latest Taiji hunt
Barely a couple of weeks since the massacre of almost 1,500 Atlantic white-sided dolphins in the Faroe Islands comes more horrifying news of dolphins being hunted, this time on the other side of the...
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Faroe Islands whale and dolphin slaughter – what have we done and what are we...
The massacre of 1,428 Atlantic white-sided dolphins at Skálafjørður on the Faroe Islands on 12th September 2021 was beyond horrific. It was senseless, barbaric and has rightly shocked the world and...
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Remarkable Risso’s dolphins – how we’re studying them to protect them
And just like that, another season of field research studying remarkable Risso’s dolphins came to a close. We’ve been visiting the Isle of Lewis for the past 12 years, trying to learn whatever we can...
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