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US government refuses to shield endangered right whales from lethal ship collisions
The Biden administration in the US has denied an emergency petition that seeks to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from being struck and killed...
Automated cruelty – vending machines in Japan now dispense dead whale
In an effort to prop up the cruel and declining whale hunting industry in Japan, one company is desperately attempting to increased consumption of whale...
How Japan’s whaling industry is trying to convince people to eat whales
Japan's hunters kill hundreds of whales every year despite the fact that hardly anyone in Japan eats whale meat. But rather than have them hang...
The Yogscast raises an ocean-sized donation for WDC
The New Year started with a bang for whales and dolphins thanks to Bristol-based gaming content creators and long-term WDC supporters, The Yogscast. A whopping £316k...
Narnia the orca dies at Russian dolphinarium
Narnia the orca performs in Russia © Oxana Fedorova Narnia, a wild orca taken from the sea and held at the Moskvarium facility in Moscow...
Blue whales and the menace of microplastics – how we’ll solve this problem
Our love affair with plastic began in the 1950s when it revolutionised manufacturing. But what happens when you use a material that's built to last...
New study identifies solution to prevent whale entanglements in fishing gear
An entangled sub-adult female minke whale off Bressay, Shetland. Photo: SMASS and Shetland Dive Club A ground-breaking new study in Scotland investigating the nature and...
