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Dolphin in Brazil helping with fishing illustration

Dolphins and fishers working together

By Alison Wood | 17th March 2023
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Gray whale (eschrichtius robustus) Gray whale in Ojo de liebre lagoon Baja California.

Why we’re walking for whales to save the world

By Vicki James | 14th March 2023
We've got enormous ambitions when it comes to fighting climate breakdown, and so two members...
Dolphins with keepers in the new Windsor Safari Park. Image: PA Images/Alamy Stock Photo

Three decades on from UK’s last dolphin show, what needs to change?

By Rob Lott | 8th March 2023
The UK hasn't had captive whales and dolphins on display for 30 years, but it's...
Fishers' involvement is crucial. Image: WDC/JTF

When porpoises and people overlap

By Nicola Hodgins | 28th February 2023
We're funding a project in Hong Kong that's working with fishing communities to help save...
Whale evolution cover

How did whales end up living in the ocean?

By Alison Wood | 14th February 2023
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Fishers chatting

Scottish fishers working with us to reduce risks to whales

By Bianca Cisternino | 10th February 2023
Small changes to fishing gear could make a big difference to whales around Scotland, and...

Mindful conservation – why we need a new respect for nature

By Fabian Ritter | 31st January 2023
'We should look at whales and dolphins as the indigenous people of the seas -...
tins of whale meat

How Japan’s whaling industry is trying to convince people to eat whales

By Katrin Matthes | 17th January 2023
Japan's hunters kill hundreds of whales every year despite the fact that hardly anyone in...
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Close Encounters…

By Charlie Phillips | 6th April 2014

Hi Everyone, I was lucky enough to see and photograph some of our resident dolphins while out doing fieldwork yesterday. The weather had improved a great deal and there was hardly a ripple on the water. In the photo below you can see my namesake “Charlie” ID#1025 going over to check out a local family in their small inflatable boat that happened to be in the Chanonry Point area – the kids on the boat were thrilled at having this “close encounter”. Charlie’s Mum, Kesslet was just out of shot and the two of them left the Chanonry area soon after heading in towards Inverness, closely followed on by ID#748 “Scoopy” and ID#1085 “Breeze”. photo CharlieampBoat_zps2a1d940e.jpg Please remember that you can adopt six of our lovely dolphins through WDC.

Best Wishes, Charlie.

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About Charlie Phillips

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