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Whaling boat kept in port after more hunt cruelty exposed
Icelandic whale hunting fleet One of the whaling boats involved in the latest hunts in Iceland has been kept in port after yet more controversy...

New Important Marine Mammal Areas added to global ocean conservation list
Commerson's dolphin Experts from a number of countries have mapped out a new set of Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) in the South West Atlantic...

Whalers kill just days after Iceland’s hunt suspension is lifted
Whalers in Iceland have claimed their first victims since the lifting (just a few days ago) of a suspension of the hunts because they broke...

Icelandic government lifts suspension on cruel hunts
The Icelandic government is to allow fin whales to be hunted again after lifting a suspension introdcued this summer because the slaughter was ruled unlawful...

Orcas are not attacking boats say leading scientists
A number of leading scientists and marine mammal experts, including WDC's research fellow, Erich Hoyt, have called for an end to sensationalised reporting of orca...

New WDC pollution report points to UK toxic tragedy
Our new report into chemical pollution paints a grim future for the dolphins, whales and porpoises that inhabit UK waters. Exposure to toxic pollutants (chemicals...

WDC’s Scottish Dolphin Centre wins Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award
Dolphins play with Scottish Dolphin Centre in the background Our Scottish Dolphin Centre has been recognised by Tripadvisor as a 2023 Travelers' Choice award winner....
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Helping the people who help
The unprecedented number of mass strandings of common dolphins on Cape Cod have made national...

Off For a While Yet…
Hi Everyone, Just to let you know that I'm off for another week yet...sorry !...

Normal Service Will Be Resumed…
Hi Everyone, I'm back at work now after a bit of a complicated and hectic...

Cetacean rights and the wider debate of animal entitlement
I thought it was worth pointing you to a very interesting posting by Catherine Warren...

On The Telly Again…
Hi Everyone, Yours truly is on the telly twice this week, first with BBC Newsround...

A Quick Visit From Kesslet…
Hi Everyone, I had a quick glimpse of Kesslet in the Kessock Channel this morning....

That's A Bit Close Kesslet !
Hi Everyone, I managed to watch Kesslet and Charlie for a half hour or so...

Good to see the UK standing firm on fish disgards – shame that the Chancellor is threatening to steamroller over the rest of our wildlife
The Guardian is reporting that the 'UK vowed to hold firm against plans to continue...

Wild orca Morgan's shocking new wounds at Loro Parque
Morgan's deep laceration wounds. Shocking new images are coming out of Tenerife’s Loro Parque showing...

Foggy Doggies & Humpback Whales…
Hi Everyone, It was VERY foggy at Chanonry Point today which was a bit of...