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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...

Seven decades of whale and dolphin sounds in new library

A new sound library has been launched with recordings from a wide variety of marine mammals, including nearly 40 species of whale and dolphin, which is freely available to the public as well as the scientific community. The Watkins Marine Mammal Sound Database contains thousands of recordings from the last 7 decades which have been digitized and made available online.

The database is maintain by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute where William Watkins, after whom the database is named, carried out pioneering bioacoustic research of marine mammals. The archive includes the first ever sounds recorded of 51 species.

About George Berry

George is a member of WDC's Communications team and website coordinator.