Posts Tagged ‘Coronavirus’
Covid and conservation – how we protected whales and dolphins together in 2020
© V. Mignon As we begin a new year, our chair of trustees, Lisa Drewe, wanted to share with you her reflections on 2020 and her hopes for 2021. We’re working through tough times together, but we are still filled with awe for whales and dolphins as well as hope and positivity for what we…
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 responsible for the situation we find ourselves in. Respect for animals and their habitats is integral to human health and welfare and were it not for our complete disregard for…
Read MoreWhat does coronavirus mean for the future of fishing and our efforts to prevent dolphin deaths in nets?
Bycatch is the biggest global killer of dolphins, porpoises and whales – hundreds of thousands of them die in fishing gear every year and I have spent some time considering how the pandemic might impact my work to prevent these deaths and what global shifts we might expect as a result of it. I was…
Read MoreLife in lockdown – is this what captivity for whales and dolphins is like?
I’m stuck at home with my immediate family, trying to get used to a new routine of work shifts and home schooling, limited exercise and the constant threat of boredom. I worry about the lack of supermarket delivery slots for vulnerable people, how long this is all going to go on and about wider family…
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