Posts by Katharina Khalife
WDC’s Scottish Dolphin Centre welcomes five new volunteers
WDC’s Scottish Dolphin Centre welcomed a wonderful group of new volunteers this week who will spend most of 2019 helping to run the Centre’s daily visitor tours and wildlife walks, as well as delivering WDC’s education, Shorewatch and events programmes. The new volunteers will spend their first month training and learning more about WDC, the…
Read MorePlay games and save whales – Gamers for Orcas event returns in March
WDC’s gaming challenge Gamers for Orcas is back for a third time in 2019, this year with a brand new warm-up event! Why not challenge friends or colleagues to a tournament, try beating your own personal best score, or even grab your PJs and set yourself up for an all-nighter with a 12 or 24…
Read MoreStranded whale had 6 kg of plastic inside body
A dead sperm whale who washed up on a beach in Indonesia this week was found to have nearly 6kg of plastic inside their body. Whale Stranding Indonesia posted the news online, reporting that “soft plastic, hard plastic, plastic bags, plastic cups, bottled drinks, sandals and raffia” were among the items retrieved from the carcass.…
Read MoreRecord-breaking donation boosts WDC’s work to end captivity
WDC is delighted to announce that it has received its largest corporate donation to-date of just under $680k from our friends at Humble Bundle following WDC’s nomination as Humble Bundle’s ‘charity of the month’ for August. The donation will be used to support our vital world to put an end to the cruel practice of…
Read MoreUK Fisheries Bill launched today
UK Secretary of State for the Environment, Michael Gove announced a Fisheries Bill in Westminster that says it will ‘ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are minimised.’ The announcement states that the Bill will deliver on the UK government’s commitment to sustainable fishing and marine conservation. WDC is delighted that…
Read MoreBill to outlaw captivity of whales and dolphins finally passes Canadian Senate
After 3 years the Canadian Senate has finally passed a Bill to outlaw the captivity of whales, dolphins and porpoises in Canada. Bill S-203 now needs to be passed by the House of Commons by May. If it is approved, a fine of up to $200,000 could be imposed on anyone keeping and breeding whales…
Read MoreShop and sell on eBay to save whales and dolphins
From 22nd until 28th of October you can support us whilst buying and selling items on eBay. WDC will be featured at checkout, giving you the chance to donate when grabbing a bargain. And, if you’re one of the millions of people who use eBay to sell your unwanted items, you can also support our…
Read MoreFin whaling out of control in Iceland
<Warning this story contains graphic images> Two whales landed today, the 24th of August, are a suspected hybrid of a blue and fin whale and yet another pregnant fin whale. This takes the tally so far to 99 killed adult whales (including hybrids but excluding fetuses.) Images were taken at the fin whaling station at…
Read MoreJapan returns from whaling season with 177 ‘kills’
Japanese Newspaper Mainichi has reported that the whaling fleet has returned, reporting 177 kills in the name of ‘research’. Over the summer months, the fleet has focused on the northwest Pacific, catching 134 sei whales and 43 minke whales as the Japanese Fisheries Agency has reported. Findings from the so-called ‘research’ will be discussed at…
Read MoreEndangered Southern Resident orca Tahlequah’s tour of grief is over
Whales and dolphins are known to grieve for their dead but Southern Resident orca J35, known as Tahlequah, carried her dead new-born in a record ordeal of 17 days, swimming 1,000 miles with her family. Her tour of grief has been followed by people around the world since her calf died a short time after…
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