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Rare Behavior by the World’s Second Largest Creature Caught on Film
On Tuesday May 17, 2016, passengers on board Hyannis Whale Watcher witnessed the highly unusual sighting of a breaching fin whale (also known as a…
Read MoreDead whale in Southern California
The body of a 43-foot dead gray whale has found a resting place on a Southern California beach leaving California officials challenged by what to…
Read MoreTilikum's Health Rapidly Declining
WDC is saddened to hear the news that the health of Tilikum, the dark star of the 2013 documentary Blackfish, is deteriorating. SeaWorld reports that…
Read MoreNew Proposed Regulations Governing Captive Whale and Dolphin Care Released
The release of today’s proposed rule by The Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to update guidelines for the care and handling of captive whales…
Read MoreNearly 40,000 square miles of protection granted for last 500 Right Whales
WASHINGTON— In response to the efforts of conservation and wildlife protection groups, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) today protected 39,414 square miles of ocean…
Read MoreA Long Road in the Right (whale) Direction
Thank you National Marine Fisheries Services! On October 15th the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) officially denied a request to reduce protections from ship strikes designed to protect the fewer…
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