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Japanese whaling ship

Infamous whale slaughter ship docks for the final time

The whaling ship, Nisshin Maru has returned to the port of Shimonoseki for the final...
Sperm whale

Dominica announces new protections for sperm whales

Dominica has placed almost 800 square kilometers of sea off the west coast of the...
Porpoise dies after becoming entangled in fishing net

UK government rejects chance to protect whales and dolphins

The government has formally rejected almost all of the crucial recommendations made in a House...
Common dolphins © Christopher Swann

Ocean areas selected for conservation are now in danger says task force

The international task force celebrating 10 years of work mapping out Important Marine Mammal Areas...

British Government condemns Taiji dolphin hunt

WDC welcomes the statement of the British Ambassador Tim Hitchens in condemning the Japanese dolphin hunts

It is also worth taking a look at the increasing numbers of dolphins going into captivity from these commercial whaling operations

And if anyone says the dolphins don’t suffer, please see this footage , or in Japanese 

Please help WDC to stop the trade that feeds this horrific whaling. Several airlines have already been persuaded to stop transporting dolphins from the Japanese hunts, but we still need to do more to end this once and for all.

Drive hunts infographic