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A Baby Humpback Whale Plays Near the Surface in Blue Water

New report by Deloitte and WDC does a deep dive into the opportunities for businesses in embracing oceanic biodiversity

Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) and Deloitte have released a new report that shines a...
Nets set in Norway to catch minke whales

Minke whale dies before cruel hearing experiments begin

Nets set in Norway to catch minke whales A cruel and pointless experiment to test...
WDC joins local protesters on anti whaling march in Iceland

Pressure mounts in Iceland as latest survey shows majority of local people want whale hunting to end

WDC joins local protesters on anti whaling march in Iceland For the first time, those...

New government marine wildlife code to help reduce dolphin disturbance

The launch today by UK Government of new guidance on how to act responsibly around...

27 dolphins die in ice trap

A spokesperson for the Canadian Fisheries and Oceans Department has said that around 27 of 30 white-beaked dolphins trapped in ice off southwestern Newfoundland have now died. Department officers visited the site in Cape Ray and found the remaining few dolphins in poor health.

Dolphins and whales can be trapped in ice floes, and in extreme weather conditions would have to navigate hundreds of kilometres to reach open sea. With little food, the dolphins would face exhaustion, and ultimately, death by starvation or suffocation when trapped like this. There is gathering evidence that these events are increasing as climate change makes the development of sea ice increasingly irregular and the whales and dolphins are caught out by sudden fast icing-up of channels and breathing holes in the ice.