Nicola Hodgins
Policy Manager at WDC
Recents Posts
A dolphin researcher’s heartbreak as Risso’s dolphins targeted in brutal hunt
Without doubt, the life of each individual dolphin matters but for me personally, as someone who studies the remarkable Risso’s dolphin, my heartbreak is that…
Read MoreTragic tale of the UK orcas facing extinction
If you watched David Attenborough’s Extinction: The Facts, you’ll have heard the tragic account of the group of orcas known as the West Coast Community.…
Read MoreThe Risso’s collective – collaborating with scientists all over the world
Risso’s dolphins are big. They grow up to four metres in length and with their large dorsal fins, can be mistaken for orcas. But if…
Read MoreA little slice of heaven – amazing dolphin sightings around the Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
As I headed up north to begin my 2020 summer fieldwork season here on the Isle of Lewis in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, I knew…
Read MoreSurely coronavirus teaches us we shouldn’t be eating whales or dolphins?
There is no denying that COVID-19 is on track to becoming the worst pandemic in modern history. However, it’s an uncomfortable truth that we are…
Read MoreHow we’re protecting whales and dolphins across borders
It’s all very well individual nations putting their own conservation plans into action, but what about species, like whales, dolphins and porpoises, that don’t just…
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