Posts by Katharina Khalife
WDC leads call for EU Commission to take legal action against 15 governments over dolphin deaths
Today 22 environmental NGOs, led by Whale and Dolphin Conservation, ClientEarth and Seas At Risk, have jointly called on the European Commission to take legal action against 15 EU governments for failing in their legal duty to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises in the North East Atlantic from capture in fishing nets (bycatch). The groups…
Read MoreNZ government options for dolphins will be a CATastrophe
The New Zealand government is attempting to use a parasite spread by cats as an excuse to deflect from its failure to protect two of the most threatened native dolphin species in the country. Māui and Hector’s dolphins have declined dramatically due to net fishing over the last 50 years. There are fewer than 60…
Read MoreRare right whale song recorded for first time
Researchers in Alaska have documented the song of the North Pacific right whale. Most people know that humpback whales sing to each other, but now it turns out right whales have their own special songs as well. For the first time, marine biologists have recorded singing by the North Pacific right whale – one of…
Read MoreBeluga whales safely land in Iceland
Cargolux delivers Little Grey and Little White safely to Iceland on their way to the world’s first beluga whale sanctuary. Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) are happy to confirm the safe arrival of two beluga whales, Little Grey and Little White, after a 6,000 mile journey from China to Iceland. Little Grey and Little White…
Read MoreCalling all science, technology, engineering and mathematics fans!
To celebrate World Oceans Day today, WDC’s partners Mercury Learning have released another of their hugely popular STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics book bundles in support of our work to keep whales and dolphins safe and free. The bundle includes a range of STEM-themed eBooks including titles on 3D printing and particle physics worth…
Read MoreNew orca calf reported in endangered Southern Resident J pod
The Whale Centre in Tofino, British Columbia has revealed that a new calf has been spotted with an endangered orca population known as the Southern Residents. The Southern Resident orcas of the Pacific Northwest is a group of 75 individuals, the only orca population listed as endangered in the U.S. As part of the Orca…
Read MoreShopping for holiday bargains? Choose to support WDC with your eBay purchases this World Oceans Day
From Monday 3rd until 10th of June you can support WDC’s work whilst buying and selling through eBay. For this week only, WDC is eBay’s featured charity at checkout, giving you the chance to donate when grabbing a bargain. So, if you’re inspired by World Oceans Day on 8th June, why not give a little…
Read MoreA next-generation plastic that can be recycled again and again
A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has designed a recyclable plastic. Like a Lego playset, it can be disassembled into its constituent parts at the molecular level. It can then be reassembled into a different shape, texture, and colour again and again without loss of performance or…
Read MoreSun, sea, sand and an adorable Māui dolphin by your side!
WDC and Don Fisher launch limited edition beach bag to help save the Māui dolphin. Barcelona based Don Fisher hand-make beautiful bags and purses inspired by marine life and they are launching a new product with a very important purpose! Their new Māui dolphin bag will be a limited edition – there will only be…
Read MoreWDC’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…
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