News & Blogs
The results are in … and it’s a £50,000 win for WDC!
GREAT NEWS! We're delighted to announce that out of the five amazing charities, we received the most votes in the Animal Friends Pet Insurance 100k Christmas...
Report highlights whale and dolphin entanglement in creel fishing gear
A ground-breaking project supported by WDC is helping reduce entanglement of whales, dolphins and other marine mammals in creel fishing gear in Scottish waters. The...
WDC researchers spot dolphin doing headstands
Researchers from WDC carrying out field work in Scotland have been left puzzled by the sight of a Risso's dolphin performing underwater 'headstands' - something...
Grace the sei whale is dead – it’s time to stop killing whales
Imagine ... a whale. A sei whale, her body something between blue and steely grey. Along her head, a single ridge runs from the tip...
Infamous whale jail dismantled – could a capture ban be next?
A Russian facility used to house captured whales in cramped conditions has finally been dismantled, hopefully putting an end to anymore cruel activities at the...
Faroe Islands – out of sight but not out of mind
We have been working to end the pilot whale slaughter in the Faroe Islands for many years, but the killing of at least 1,428 Atlantic...
50-Year Vision launched to save whales and dolphins from extinction
WDC has joined the world's leading wildlife protection and conservation organisations urging the 88 member countries of the International Whaling Commission (IWC - the body...
