🐳🐬Your October whale and dolphin news🐳🐬

Ihre Chance, die Grausamkeit der Gefangenschaft aufzudecken

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Willkommen zu Ihren Oktober-ewens

Wir können Ihnen nicht genug für Ihre Hilfe danken, die britische Touristen dazu auffordert, nicht zu Wal- und Delfinshows zu gehen, wenn sie im Urlaub sind. Wir sind so dankbar, dass so viele von Ihnen unsere Botschaft im Sommer geteilt haben.

Aber was hat Sie dazu inspiriert, unsere Kampagne „DontGoToTheShow zu unterstützen“?

Jetzt, da die Sommerferien für uns vorbei sind, dürfen wir nicht vergessen, dass die „Stars“ dieser Shows in Glaskäfigen gefangen bleiben, die zu einem Leben in Gefangenschaft verurteilt sind. Deshalb werfen wir diesen Oktober oder „Orcatober, wie wir es nennen, ein Licht in die Dunkelheit und die Schrecken der Gefangenschaft entlarvend.

Wir wollen wissen, was Sie denken. Klicken Sie einfach auf den Button unten, um eine einfache Frage zu beantworten. Halten Sie Ihre Augen in den nächsten Monaten offen, da wir Ihre Antworten verwenden werden, um die Schrecken zu enthüllen, die hinter diesen Shows lauert.

WAS IST WERDEN WHALE UND DOLPHIN CAPTIVITY?

Bevor Sie in Ihre Wal- und Delfin-Updates eintauchen, teilt unser End Captivity-Aktivist Rob die düstere Realität, die diese großartigen Individuen Tag für Tag, Jahr für Jahr ertragen müssen, lange nachdem die Touristen nach Hause gegangen sind.

READ ROB’S STORY

Die Sache ist, die meisten Menschen wissen nicht, dass sie Grausamkeit unterstützen, wenn sie zu diesen Attraktionen gehen. Wir sind nicht hier, um zu urteilen; wir wollen sie nur darauf aufmerksam machen, was hinter den Kulissen vor sich geht, damit sie fundierte Entscheidungen treffen können.

Danke, dass Sie dazu beigetragen haben, diese Generation von gefangenen Walen und Delfinen zum letzten zu machen.

Hayley Flanagan und Julia Pix, Engagement-Team beim WDC

Cruel hunts

The pointless whale hunt season in Norway has come to an end with 414 minke whales killed, slightly down on the 507 slaughtered last year. Together, we are inspiring the wave of change that will end these hunts.

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Magical visit

Alice, our partnerships manager, got the chance to visit our Scottish Dolphin Centre and wants to share her experience with you. If you love dolphins, you won’t want to miss her story!

ALICE’S STORY

Im Gespräch für Wale

Dank Ihnen haben wir Walen eine Stimme gegeben, als Regierungen über die Waljagd diskutierten. Wir haben Entscheidungsträgern fachkundig beraten und ihnen geholfen, das Leiden zu verstehen, das an den Jagden beteiligt war. Ed ist hier, um Ihnen alles darüber zu erzählen.

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Gifts in Wills

Wussten Sie, dass Sie Ihr Testament GRATIS mit WDC schreiben können? Nachdem Sie sich um Ihre Lieben gekümmert haben, ist ein Geschenk zum Schutz von Walen und Delfinen eine unglaubliche Möglichkeit, sicherzustellen, dass Ihre Liebe zu ihnen lebt. Verwenden Sie den Code WDCFREE an der Kasse.

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Supermarket collaboration 

Verwicklung in Fanggeräte ist die größte Bedrohung für Wale und Delfine. Dank Ihrer Unterstützung arbeiten wir mit drei weiteren britischen Supermärkten zusammen, um die Art und Weise zu verbessern, wie sie ihre Fische beschaffen.

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Major milestone

Walt Disney World hat angekündigt, dass es Delfinshows in seinem Aquarium, Epcot in der Nähe von Orlando in den USA, stoppen wird. Gemeinsam ändern wir die Flut für gefangene Wale und Delfine!

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Win weekly

Sie können wöchentliche Geldpreise gewinnen und gleichzeitig Wale und Delfine auf der ganzen Welt schützen. Treten Sie der WDC-Wochenlotterie heute bei und machen Sie Ihre Wirkung mit jedem Ticket!

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Empowering youth

Our Scottish Dolphin Centre has won an Employer Recognition award for empowering young people in the local area through a range of activities, helping them develop skills and gain valuable employment experience.

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Jingle Jam 2024

Aufruf aller Spieler und Streamer! Registrieren Sie sich für Jingle Jam 2024, um Projekte zum Schutz gefährdeter Delfine im Amazonasgebiet zu unterstützen und lokale Kinder aufzuklären, um ihre Zukunft zu sichern. Wählen Sie „WDC“ auf dem Link unten.

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Ocean acrobatics

Grauwale vor der Küste Oregons wurden auf Film festgehalten, in dem Kopfstände, Vorwärts- und Seitenschwimmen und Bubbles während der Jagd aufgeführt wurden. Aber warum machen ältere Wale Kopfstände, während jüngere nach vorne schwimmen?

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You’re helping to end captivity forever — wdc

Thank you for helping to end captivity forever

This summer, you’ve been instrumental in encouraging UK tourists not to visit whale and dolphin shows or participate in swim-with-dolphin experiences while they are on holiday. Thanks to you, our message is reaching more people than ever. 

We’ve been running adverts online, targeting people searching for holidays and days out in destinations that have captive whale and dolphin attractions. But we also had big plans to display them in departure lounges of several UK airports.

On 15th August, we launched these adverts at Glasgow Airport, but just 10 days later, all the airports pulled out – they were worried that our message would upset the airlines. We worked hard to reassure them, pointing out that thanks to your efforts, all of their airline partners, except TUI, no longer promote captive facilities. Despite this, it was too late to reverse the decision. 

While this was massively disappointing, it didn’t stop us …

Instead, we took our important message on the road. We displayed our ads on huge mobile screens, targeting passengers heading to the airport to fly to Tenerife and other key destinations. Click on the link below to watch our journey.

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With over a million passengers passing through Bristol Airport in August, and our eye-catching ads prominently displayed on roads approaching the airport, it was impossible for travellers to ignore our message.

Before you read on to find out the latest from our #DontGoToTheShow campaign, we want to say a big thank you for enabling us to do the work we do. 

Together, we will end captivity forever. 

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🐳🐬Your monthly whale and dolphin update🐳🐬WDC

Welcome to your August enews

As the summer holidays draw to a close, we want to say a massive thank you for your help in encouraging UK tourists not to go to whale and dolphin shows or swim-with-dolphins experiences while they are abroad. Look out for your special Don’t Go To The Show campaign email next Thursday for all the latest news.

Because of your support over the past year, we’ve made giant strides towards ending captivity forever – let’s take a moment to reflect on all we’ve achieved together.

• Last year marked 30 years since the last dolphinarium in the UK closed its doors
• You enabled us to host an event at the Houses of Parliament making MPs aware that whale and dolphin captivity has not yet been banned in the UK
• We took your signatures to 10 Downing Street, urging the UK government to make it illegal to hold a whale or dolphin in a tank
• You convinced Thomas Cook, easyJet holidays and Jet2holidays to stop selling tickets to these cruel circuses 

We have a long way to go and some big plans, and with your support, we will do everything we can to make this generation of captive whales and dolphins the last.

Before you dive into your whale and dolphin updates, click on the link below to discover everything else you made possible for whales, dolphins and porpoises in 2023. 

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We were delighted to meet and thank some of you in person at our Supporter Day in Gloucestershire. This was a first and we hope to open it up to even more of you in the future. We’ll share highlights from the day in your September e-newsletter.

Thank you for helping to create a world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free.

Hayley Flanagan and Julia Pix, engagement team at WDC

Emerging heroes 

Children are our future, and they will play a massive part in ending whale and dolphin captivity. We asked 2,000 UK kids how they feel about visiting marine attractions, and the results are eye-opening.

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Worlds apart

Our End Captivity campaigner Rob recalls the feeling of seeing his first wild dolphin and explains how watching them trapped behind a glass panel or swimming with them in a sea pen can never compare. Do you agree?

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Win weekly

The BIG summer raffle has now closed. While we wait for the winners to be announced, did you know we have a weekly lottery? You can win a cash prize every week!

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Toasty toes

Step into autumn with Doris & Dude’s new bamboo socks. Eco-friendly and designed for ultimate comfort, these stylish socks keep your feet warm and cozy – perfect for the cooler seasons ahead.

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Play today

We’ve partnered with 11bit studios on Creatures of Ava, now available on Steam for £20.99. Don’t forget to add on the £2.49 WDC Charity Backpack Trinkets DLC – a portion of the proceeds will help support our work.

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Devastating decision

The Japanese Ministry of Fisheries has added fin whales to the whalers‘ kill list. Experts have warned that at worst the hunt could lead to a 40% decline in the local population in just four years.

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Working within

Click the image to watch our video from our visit to Norway, where we participated in the nation’s largest political conference, speaking directly to those who could one day end the hunts. Or, read the full story by clicking below.

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Challenge yourself 

We conducted a survey asking which challenge events you’d love to take on in support of WDC. Join our all-new mailing list to be the first to hear about exclusive event updates and opportunities!

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URGENT APPEAL: Stop Japan hunting fin whales — WDC

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Spenden Sie heute, um diese grausamen Jagden zu stoppen

Ich schreibe Ihnen heute schweren Herzens und einem dringenden Plädoyer. Gestern erteilte die japanische Regierung die Erlaubnis, Finnwale in den Gewässern um Japan zu jagen und zu töten. Finnwale sind die zweitgrößten Kreaturen auf unserem Planeten und von der IUCN für verwundbar erklärt, aber 59 schöne Individuen könnten in dieser Jagdsaison sterben.

Trotz überwältigender Umwelteinflüsse Organisationen und Regierungsvertreter, Japan treibt diese Jagd voran. Ihre Rechtfertigung? Sie behaupten, dass Flossenwale im Nordpazifik reichlich vorhanden sind. Ich weiß, dass Sie zustimmen werden, dass es keine Rechtfertigung dafür gibt, diese intelligenten, schönen Wesen zu töten.

HELP STOP THE HUNTS

Experten warnen, dass diese Jagd die lokale Ballenbevölkerung in nur vier Jahren um bis zu 40% dezimieren könnte.

Wir können nicht zusehen, wie dies geschieht. Ihre Unterstützung wird einen echten Unterschied im Kampf machen, um diese sinnlose Jagd zu stoppen und diese verletzlichen Ozeanriesen zu schützen.

Eine Spende heute könnte helfen:

Lobby international Organe und Regierungen, die unverzüglich gegen die Entscheidung Japans vorgehen.

Unterstützen Sie japanische Aktivisten, um Veränderungen von der en-ins zu schaffen.

Unterstützen Rechtsbemühungen, Japan für die Verletzung von Völkerrecht zur Rechenschaft zu ziehen.

Sensibil für die Notlage der Flossenwale und mobilisieren öffentlichen Widerstand gegen diese Jagd.

Jede Spende bringt uns dem Ende dieses grausamen und unnötigen Gemees einen Schritt näher.

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Luke McMillan, Leiter der Jagd am WDC

Find out about our new #DontGoToTheShow campaign! — WDC

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Welcome to your July enews

We want to say a massive thank you for all your support in our campaign to end whale and dolphin captivity. Over the last decade, you’ve helped us convince tour operator after tour operator to stop promoting attractions that keep whales and dolphins in tanks for human entertainment. Just this year, easyJet holidays and Jet2holidays became the latest major travel companies to stop selling tickets to these cruel circuses. 

But, the thing is, UK tourists still flock to these attractions when they are on holiday, and swimming with dolphins remains high on many people’s ‚bucket lists‘.

That’s why this summer, we’ve launched our new #DontGoToTheShow campaign. We’re running ads in UK airports and online to encourage holidaymakers to think twice before visiting captive whale or dolphin attractions while they are abroad.

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We’re sure people don’t intend to support cruelty; they just don’t realise that the dolphin or orca is trapped, forced to perform for tourist after tourist, over and over again, all day, every day, long after holidaymakers have gone home.

You’ve already helped us create incredible change across the travel industry, now this is our opportunity to convince people not to support cruelty when they are abroad. 

Thank you so much for all your support. Together, we will end captivity forever.

Hayley Flanagan and Julia Pix, engagement team at WDC

Faroese insight

We’re working to change hearts and minds in the Faroes to end the hunts. But first, we need to understand local perceptions – so we conducted a poll. Click below to find out what Faroese communities had to say.

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Play today

Want to make a difference for critically endangered harbour porpoises in the Baltic Sea? Play for a porpoise in the summer raffle and you could win £1,000 while helping save these beautiful beings from extinction. 

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Pixels with porpoise

Explore our game sale and grab a bundle of seven awesome games at a super low price. Plus, a portion of every purchase will be donated to WDC to help create a world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free.

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Tragic stranding

Heartbreakingly, a family pod of 77 pilot whales have died after stranding on a beach in Orkney, Scotland. Our Shorewatch coordinator Emma Steel, attended the scene to help with investigations. 

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Antarctic adventure

Our new partners, Intrepid Travel, are offering up to 30% off select awe-inspiring Antarctica trips for the 2024/2025 season. Book before 16 August to secure your trip, plus get a whale or dolphin adoption and a 10% donation to WDC.

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Did you know?

60% of children don’t want to see whales and dolphins in tanks? We’re asking parents and guardians to ask their children before they visit a show.

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Summer tees

Brighten up your summer days with our new royal blue humpback print t-shirt! This cheerful and vibrant design is perfect for making a statement in the sun.

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Your June whale and dolphin update🐬– WDC

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Finden Sie diesen Monat alles heraus, was Sie für Wale und Delfine erreicht haben! — WDC

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Willkommen zu Ihren Mai-ewens

Im Namen aller bei WDC möchten wir Ihnen ein großes Dankeschön für all Ihre Unterstützung während des gesamten Big Give Green Match Fund im April sagen. Mit Ihrer Hilfe haben wir unser Ziel von 40.000 Dollar in nur fünf Tagen zerschlagen, um ein Norway For Whales zu schaffen. Insgesamt haben Sie über 50.000 Dollar gesammelt, und dank Ihrer großzügigen Spenden werden wir eine mächtige Anti-Walfang-Bewegung in Norwegen unterstützen und die Tötung dieser schönen, denkenden, Gefühlswesen beenden. Klicken Sie auf das Bild oben, um eine spezielle Nachricht vom Team zu hören (aufzeichnet, als wir unser Ziel von 40.000 Dollar erreichten).

Aber das ist nicht Wir müssen uns alle bedanken.

Wir sind Ihnen allen so dankbar, die einen neuen Defibrillator für unser Scottish Dolphin Centre finanziert haben. Wir werden weiterhin mit der lokalen Wohltätigkeitsorganisation Keirans Legacy zusammenarbeiten, die die Ausrüstung aufrechterhalten wird, um die Sicherheit aller unserer Besucher und Mitarbeiter zu gewährleisten. Vielen Dank.

Wenn Sie nach einem anderen Weg suchen, um einen Unterschied für Wale und Delfine zu machen, haben wir eine aufregende Gelegenheit für Sie.

Am 22. Juni werden wir uns mit Dutzenden von Umweltgruppen für einen friedlichen, familienfreundlichen Marsch in die Parlamentshäuser zusammentun. Wir wollen den größten Marsch Großbritanniens für Natur und Klima schaffen und wir würden uns freuen.

Die kommenden Parlamentswahlen könnten ein Wendepunkt für unsere natürliche Welt sein, daher wollen wir eine Botschaft an Politiker aller Parteien senden, dass es keine Zukunft auf einem toten Planeten gibt. Sie und ich wissen, dass wir den Wal retten müssen, um die Welt zu retten, aber wir müssen sicherstellen, dass die Menschen mit der Macht uns hören.

Wirst du mit uns stoßen um Wale und Delfine eine Stimme?

Um uns in den Massen zu finden, hör einfach auf das Geräusch von Walgesang und kommen und Hallo sagen!

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Danke, dass Sie helfen, eine Welt zu schaffen, in der jeder Wal und jeder Delfin sicher und frei ist.

Hayley Flanagan und Julia Pix, Engagement-Team beim WDC

Iceland update

The last whaling company in Iceland has applied for a ten-year hunting licence. But there’s a glimmer of hope. The new fisheries minister can end the hunts for good. So we’re urging her to do the right thing.

LESEN SIE MEHR

You can help

Whales and dolphins live in danger of whaling, captivity and entanglement. By joining a community of people who give a monthly gift, you will help create a world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free.

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Devastating news 

After launching Kangei Maru, a new advanced whaling ship that will be able to process whale meat directly on board, Japanese whalers are planning to add fin whales to their kill list.

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Empowering communities

Two species of river dolphins are facing possible extinction. But it’s not too late. We’re supporting our partner organisation Solinia, to inspire children to protect the awesome beings who share their rainforest home.

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Corporate volunteering

Arbeiten Sie für ein Unternehmen oder wollen Ihr Nachhaltigkeitsziel in Taten verwandeln? Machen Sie diesen ersten Schritt, indem Sie Ihr Team zu einer unserer Corporate-Engagement-Initiativen unterschreiben: Urban Beach Cleans oder Wild Life Drawing.

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Whales pooing on whales

Walbeobachter, die eine Reise genießen, die kürzlich beobachtet wurde, wie Pottwale in der Nähe einer Gruppe von Orcas entleeren, die dazu führten, dass sie sehr schnell verschwanden – aber was war ihr Motiv?

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🐳🐬Your monthly whale and dolphin update🐳🐬– WDC

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Welcome to your April enews

Thank you so much for your continued support in protecting whales and dolphins everywhere. Before we dive into your monthly news update, we have an incredible opportunity to share with you.

For this week only, your donation will be doubled! Every year, more than 500 whales are killed by Norwegian hunters. The whaling ships are out at sea right now, and this year, the Norwegian government is allowing the whalers to slaughter even more whales. It’s frightening!

But you can change this …

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Here’s the thing, one in four Norwegians agrees with us that it’s time to end whaling in Norway, and one in four disagrees. That leaves half the population undecided or with no opinion, meaning that half the population can be swayed either way. Whaling is not an everyday concern for most Norwegians and condemnation hasn’t stopped the killing.

It’s time for a fresh approach.

Change must come from within Norway, so we will mobilise a #WaveOfChange in Norway, inspiring and supporting Norwegian people to end the hunts. We’ll bring together people from all backgrounds, from activists to politicians and lawyers, establishing networks who will push for an end to whaling and create a Norway For Whales.

We truly believe that together, we will end whaling in Norway. You’ve helped us change hearts and minds in other whaling nations like Iceland, so imagine what we could do with twice the funds in Norway. Click the button below to make a contribution that will have double the impact.

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On behalf of whales and dolphins everywhere, thank you for all your support.

Hayley Flanagan and Julia Pix, engagement team at WDC

Iceland update

As whaling ships go out to hunt for another season in Norway, Kristján Loftsson, the CEO of the Iceland’s only whaling company has announced that it is unlikely he will send boats out to kill whales in Icelandic waters this year. 

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Empowering communities

WDC’s Miguel hosted a responsible whale watching workshop for tour operators in El Salvador, empowering them to benefit economically whilst prioritising the protection of whales and dolphins.

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Recognition for whales

We’re pleased to share that New Zealand’s Māori king and other native leaders across the Pacific region have signed a declaration that recognises whales as legal persons as an attempt to protect their rights.

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Winter watching

We set our Shorewatch volunteers a winter watching challenge to encourage them to brave the cold and collect the data we need to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises. Did they rise to challenge? 

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Exciting event

Join us at the World’s Top 50 Innovators 2024 event in London between 8-10 May to learn more about how our SPACEWHALE collaboration and other innovative tech solutions could help save the ocean. Use WDC30 to get 30% off.

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Welcome to your March enews

We want to say a heartfelt thank you to all of you who have already signed our letter to Michelin, encouraging them to change the course in the restaurant industry. Because of you, we’ve had an early breakthrough.  

Just days after we launched our campaign, two senior members of the Michelin team travelled from Paris to London to meet with us. We had a positive and constructive conversation and they are keen to work with us to ensure sustainable and environmentally responsible practices throughout the food supply chain. We showed them the whopping number of you who are supporting them to do the right thing and they were inspired. Thanks to you, they have invited us to meet them in Paris next week to discuss things further. 

We now have an open dialogue with Michelin and we wouldn’t have got this far without you. We’re optimistic that together we genuinely can change the course, but we need as many of you as possible to show Michelin that the public stands beside them. 

If you haven’t already, please click the button below and sign our letter to show your support – together we will #TakeWhalesOffTheMenu

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On behalf of whales and dolphins everywhere, thank you for all your support.

Hayley Flanagan and Julia Pix, engagement team at WDC

We won, thanks to you

Success! Jet2 and easyJet have become the latest holiday companies to turn their backs on whale and dolphin captivity, announcing that they will stop promoting these attractions to their customers. All eyes are now on TUI to join them.

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Safe haven granted

Last December, we told you that we were urging the local government to strengthen existing protections around the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands to create a safe haven for whales. Good news – we were successful!

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Mystery solved

Ever wondered how some of the great whales are able to sing? Scientists may have cracked the mystery behind this phenomenon.

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Eat Poop Die

Conservation biologist and friend of WDC Joe Roman’s incredible new book explores the life cycles of animals and how their eating, pooping and dying are crucial to producing life-sustaining nutrients throughout the world. 

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Porpoises protected

Only a few hundred harbour porpoises remain in the Baltic Proper. But our efforts have resulted in a big win for these little guys, bringing us one step closer to securing their future.

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Get spring ready

Spring has officially sprung, and what better way to shield yourself from those UV rays than with our WDC baseball cap? As you embrace the sunshine, you’ll be helping to protect whales and dolphins. 

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‚Extinct‘ whale spotted

Scientists have confirmed that a whale spotted off New England is a species thought to have gone extinct in the Atlantic Ocean two hundred years ago.

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Beaked whale culture

Whale and dolphin culture has been a hot topic for scientists, especially when it comes to the well-known humpback and iconic orca. But what about the beaked whales? They have cultures, too!

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Playing the weekly lottery is a great way to support the protection of whales and dolphins around the world and win weekly cash prizes! It’s a win-win situation, what are you waiting for?

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Lessons learnt

Join campaigner Katrin Matthes for the sixth instalment of her journey through Japan. In this blog, Katrin reflects on the lessons she has learnt that will help us stop whaling.

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Holiday safety

Alpha Travel Insurance has removed ‘Swim with Dolphin’ experiences from their policies to help end captivity. Enjoy 20% off theirinsurance policies using the code ‘WDCAlpha’ at checkout. Plus, 10% of base premiums go to WDC.

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Double your donation!

We’ve been accepted for the Big Give’s Green Match Fund with £20,000 in match funding! Between 18-25 April, your donation will be doubled in support of our in-country work in Norway. Set yourself a reminder for midday on 18 April.

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Re-whale the ocean on World Rewilding Day 🐳🌍 — WDC

For us, for them, for the planet 🌍

Happy World Rewilding Day 2024!

Rewilding is a conservation method with a focus on the restoration of wild animal populations, whilst restoring habitats and eliminating threats different species face. This helps to create a resilient planet and inspiration for a sustainable future. Traditionally, rewilding projects have focused on land, which amounts to just 29% of the planet. But this World Rewilding Day, we’re focusing on the other 71% – the ocean.

That’s where you come in. We need to re-whale the ocean! Whales are natures Climate Giants, because just by existing they help the ocean absorb more carbon and release more oxygen than all of Earth’s forests combined. We need to restore the number of whales and dolphins to their pre-hunting populations to helpre-whale the ocean. But we can only do this with your help. 

When you become a Climate Giant Hero, you’ll receive your quarterly magazine, Whale & Dolphin, to show the huge impact your support is making.

Become a Climate Giant Hero today

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