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At Least 1 in 10 Humpback Whales Have Been Injured by Boat Collisions

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At Least 1 in 10 Humpback Whales Have Been Injured by Boat Collisions

By melissa.walker / 31st March 2017

New study published confirms collision between vessels and whales are underestimated Each spring, summer, and fall hundreds of protected humpback whales come to the waters off…

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Sailor Forced to Abandon Round-the-World Race Confirms it was a Whale Strike

By melissa.walker / 24th March 2017

Earlier this month a video was released confirming French sailor Kito de Pavant’s 60-ft (18.28 m) racing yacht struck a whale on December 6th, 2016…

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The smallest dolphin in the world faces extinction unless we provide it the biggest protection

By melissa.walker / 3rd March 2017

By Meghan Rickard While largely symbolic rather than statutory, “the first 100 days” are closely watched by the media and their success measured by public…

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As humpback numbers are on the rise around the world, one population still risks extinction

By melissa.walker / 17th February 2017

By Danika Warrens In the United States, the first 100 days of a newly elected president’s term are thought to represent the new administration’s ability…

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Unique Subspecies of Bryde's Whale Found Only in Gulf of Mexico

By melissa.walker / 3rd February 2017

By Linda Rudin In the United States, the first 100 days of a newly elected president’s term are thought to represent the new administration’s ability…

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A win for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in the New Year!

By melissa.walker / 6th January 2017

WDC welcomes today’s announcement by the US Bureau of Ocean Energy and Management (BOEM) denying six pending permits applications to conduct seismic testing along the…

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