The “Walflüsterer” (Whale whisperer) project, which promotes sustainable whale-watching trips, has chosen the Whale and Dolphin Conservation’s (WDC) as partner…

CITIES meeting misses historic opportunity Last week, on 27 November 2017, the Standing Committee of CITES missed the opportunity to…

Whales and dolphins continue to perish as bycatch in fishing nets The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Organization (WDC) has examined…

EU prohibits whaling, but not trade in whale productsIf we think of sperm whales, we think of Moby Dick, and…

New population estimates released Ten EU Member States have carried out a survey of the distribution and abundance of whales…

Whales supposedly killed for "research" purposes After four months at sea, the Japanese whaling fleet has returned from its controversial…

Japanese whaling ships set off on lethal missionDespite having adopted a new method to control their scientific whaling activities at…

"Iceberg" the white orca has resurfaced in the Russian Far East. First sighted in early 2012, he captured worldwide media…

Calls made for whaling issue to be part of EU-Japan free trade agreement negotiations Once again, Japan’s whaling activities is…

For several years, blue whales are more frequently being sighted in European waters, be it off the coast of England,…