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Increasing the size of orca tanks sounds like a good idea, but…
(The statement below was excerpted from WDC’s official letter to the California Coastal Commission) WDC encourages the California Coastal Commission to deny the coastal development…
Read MoreNew alliance launched to support orca and salmon conservation
WDC joins newly formed Alliance to recover the highly endangered Southern Resident orcas. Amidst the celebration of the birth of a new calf to the…
Read MoreClaiming Success Too Soon Could Result in Serious Failure
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service has claimed the endangered species act (ESA) a success for humpback whales worldwide; I too agree that the ESA has provided humpbacks the protection they…
Read MoreClimate Change data versus “parallel science”- it’s time for us to face the facts
When a representative of the office of U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) called to invite WDC to participate in a Congressional Briefing on climate change,…
Read MoreThe long and winding road to habitat protection for North Atlantic right whales
Over 5 years ago, WDC, in partnership with The Humane Society of the United States, Center for Biological Diversity, and Defenders of Wildlife, petitioned the…
Read MoreWhat does “success” looks like for WDC’s projects and campaigns
Perhaps one metric for success that we should strive for is to have the number of North Atlantic right whales greater than the number of…
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