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Permanent Protections for Areas of the Arctic and Atlantic Ocean from Offshore Drilling
WDC joins US Secretary of Interior Sally Jewel in applauding President Obama’s announcement to withdraw portions of the Atlantic and Arctic Ocean from oil and…
Read MoreWDC's Whale SENSE Atlantic Program has Banner Year in 2016
In 2016, the responsible whale watching program Whale SENSE Atlantic hit two records: the highest number of participants (16) and the most large whale entanglements…
Read MoreNMFS’ Designation of Russian Beluga Whales as Depleted Makes Their Import into US Illegal
Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Cetacean Society International (CSI), and Earth Island Institute (EII) lauded the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) today…
Read MoreLandmark protections designated for whale habitats thanks to the collaborative efforts of conservationists
Today’s historic announcement by President Obama to create the first Marine National Monument in the Atlantic Ocean is the second time this year when protections…
Read MoreCalifornia Bans Orca Captivity and Breeding
Last month, the California State Assembly overwhelmingly approved a bill to ban captive orca performances and breeding programs and Tuesday California Govenor, Jerry Brown, signed…
Read MoreConcerns Over Humpbacks Removed from US Endangered Species List
Not everyone is celebrating the recent announcement by NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that it will remove federal protections from 9 global populations of humpback whales including humpbacks that feed off the…
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