Act now to stop cruel whale experiments – we don’t have much time — wdc

We need your help urgently to persuade the Norwegian government to stop plans to experiment on live minke whales.

Please sign the petition now. Tell Norway’s government to stop cruel whale experiments.

The planned whale testing is beyond cruel

Funded by the US and Norwegian navies, as well as the oil and gas industry, the Norwegian government has approved plans to capture young minke whales to test their reaction to noise from naval sonar and seismic testing for oil and gas. The whales will be caught and forced, one by one, into a modified salmon-farming pen. There each whale will be clamped between two rafts and electrodes placed under his or her skin.

The whale will be bombarded by noise at various frequencies while their brain signals are measured. They could be held like this for up to six hours.

Bad weather has delayed the tests but they could start any day. We urgently need your help to stop them.

SIGN THE PETITION

These experiments could literally scare the whales to death.

The people carrying out these experiments claim they want to know how much noise the whales can withstand and at which frequencies. 

We’ve sent a letter to Norway’s prime minister signed by more than 50 leading scientists and vets. These experts say the stress could kill the whales. Even if it doesn’t, the ordeal will be dangerous and terrifying for these intelligent and highly sensitive individuals.

We’re co-hosting a petition on change.org to tell the Norwegian government that the world is horrified by their actions and we demand that they stop these cruel experiments.

Please sign and share the petition now and, with your help, we’ll fight as hard as we can to save these whales.

Thank you.

Julia Pix, WDC

SIGN & SHARE THE PETITION

Please also consider a donation to help our fight to stop these cruel experiments

DONATE NOW

Will you help us to protect orcas and their habitats, wdc

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Hi friend,

Situated in the evergreen forest of Hanson Island, British Columbia, Canada, is OrcaLab, a small land-based whale research station. These sheltered waters are amongst the best places in the world to view orcas in their natural surroundings. WDC has been working with OrcaLab for 30 years. 

Today, we are asking for your help to fund a special project. Will you give a donation so OrcaLab can buy and install a land-based camera so they can observe orcas and their habitat? YES, I WILL DONATE TODAY

OrcaLab was established by Dr Paul Spong over 50 years ago. The short video below explains how this new remote camera at Kaizumi rubbing beach will help protect wild orcas and their habitat. 

https://vimeo.com/545071225

Thanks to WDC’s friends at Curve Digital, half the funds needed to buy and install the land-based camera this summer have been already secured, so we’re already off to a great start! We are asking for your help to raise the rest of the funds.

Will you help us raise £3,000 so that OrcaLab can learn more about the orcas who visit Kaizumi rubbing beach this summer?

DONATE TODAY

As a thank you for donating, we’ll send you:

•  an exclusive update on the camera installation.
•  at the end of summer, we’ll share with you what OrcaLab has learnt and send you an exclusive video of their findings.
• the team hopes to connect this camera to the Explore.org network in 2022, so you’ll be able to see for yourself the orca activity at this stunning rubbing beach.

If you can make a donation, however small or large, it would mean the world to us. 

Thank you from everyone at WDC and OrcaLab. 

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Stop experiments on whales plus all your April whale and dolphin news — WDC

We need your help to stop experiments on whales! 

Norwegian authorities have approved plans to catch minke whales, hold them in pens and conduct experiments on them. It’s hard to believe isn’t it!

The cruel, dangerous and completely unnecessary project is planned to take place from 15th May to 22nd June and then run again in 2022.  A mile-wide net will be used to herd migrating juvenile minke whales into an enclosure. From there, they will be moved, one at a time and locked inside a modified salmon-farming cage clamped between two rafts. Once the whales are trapped, the researchers will try to measure their brain waves to determine how they might react to naval sonar and noise from oil and gas exploration.  As many as 12 whales could be held captive for as long as four days before being released.

We have to try to stop this. Please email the Norwegian authorities now using our template text.

TAKE ACTION

As always, thank you for your support – I hope you enjoy reading the stories below to find out what we are achieving together. We are only here to fight for whales and dolphins because of you – our brilliant supporters.

With best wishes from all of us at WDC,

Julia Pix

Please consider making a donation to help us stop whale exploitation in Norway

DONATE NOW

Goodbye Bycatch

For the last few weeks we’ve been asking you to help us make UK seas safer for dolphins, porpoises and whales. This phase of our campaign has finished, so what have we achieved together and what’s next?

FIND OUT

Japan’s dolphin hunts

We talked to Ren Yabuki, a Japanese activist working to end the horrific dolphin hunts in Taiji. We’ll only stop the slaughter by raising awareness and changing hearts and minds within Japan, and so people like Ren are crucial.

FULL STORY

It’s Earth Day – take action

Almost half of UK wildlife is in long term decline and 15% of species are at risk of extinction. So we’ve joined with over 50 nature conservation groups to urge the prime minister to act. You can help by signing our joint petition.

SIGN NOW

Whale space race

We’re challenging businesses, entrepreneurs and universities to use space technology to tell us how many whales there are and where they live and migrate. This will help us protect them and unlock solutions to the climate crisis.

TELL ME MORE

Help to protect dolphins 

Do you know about our adopt a dolphin programme? By adopting one of the beautiful bottlenose dolphins who live off the coast of Scotland, you’ll help protect them from human dangers including commercial fishing and pollution.

MEET THE DOLPHINS

Minister backs our calls

As UK restrictions ease and we flock to the coast, we need to remember to give dolphins, porpoises and whales space if we encounter them. Our Rude to Intrude awareness drive has been backed by the environment minister.

FULL STORY

You can enjoy the beautiful whales and dolphins in this video even if you’re not lucky enough to encounter them when you are on the water …

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Your March whale and dolphin news — WDC

Last chance to take action and save lives!

Hi there and welcome to your March whale and dolphin news.

First, I want to say a massive ‚thank you‘ to everyone who’s got involved with our Goodbye Bycatch campaign. We’ve been inspired to see so many people stand up for dolphins, porpoises and whales.

You only have one day left, so if you haven’t taken action yet, please act now. It’s quick and easy but this action will close tomorrow.

Every year more than 1,000 dolphins, porpoises and whales die a horrible death in fishing gear in UK seas. But we know the solutions and we CAN stop this.

So just use the simple form on our website to send a message to the fisheries minister to tell them you expect them to make fishing safer for dolphins porpoises and whales. A few moments of your time could help save thousands of lives.

TAKE ACTION

We’re here to fight for a world where every dolphin is safe and free because of you – and we are so grateful for your support.

Until next month, thank you on behalf of all of us at Whale and Dolphin Conservation,

Julia Pix.

To say Goodbye Bycatch, we urgently need your help. Will you consider giving a donation today?

DONATE NOW

True stories of lives lost

Every dolphin, porpoise and whale who dies in fishing gear was an individual who probably had a family, friends, a culture and an identity. Each death is a life we had the power to save. Let’s not leave these stories under the waves. HEAR THEIR STORIES

A remarkable whale mum

Reflection is one of the adopt a humpback whales. She divides her time between warm Caribbean seas and the waters off New England near our North America office. She’s taught us a huge amount about being a whale.WHAT REFLECTION TEACHES US

The problem with nets 

Hundreds of thousands of dolphins and porpoises die in fishing nets every year. More than 1,000 of these deaths are in UK seas – mostly in static gillnets. But why does it happen? Why can’t they just avoid the nets?WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Australia’s city dolphins

Did you know that a group of dolphins lives in the Port River in the city of Adelaide? We’ve supported efforts to protect them for many years and I invited a long-term volunteer to tell her story of growing up with these urban dolphins.MARIANNA’S STORY

Capture ban extended

Good news! The ban on capturing orcas and belugas from Russian waters has been extended until at least 2023. This ban followed international outcry over the imprisonment of 87 orcas and 11 belugas in the infamous ‚whale jail‘.FULL STORY

Save whales with games 

Level-up your game development and game design skills and support WDC’s work at the same time, with this new e-book bundle, containing more than 25 titles worth over $1,000 for just a fraction of the retail price.READ MORE

Teenage captive orca dies 

Skyla was born at SeaWorld in Orlando in 2004 to mother Kalina and father Tilikum. She was only two when she was taken from her mum and flown to Tenerife to appear in Loro Parque’s new Orca Ocean show. She died there aged just 17.READ MORE

Learning to avoid whalers

New research reveals that sperm whales may have learnt how to avoid whaling ships and quickly taught each other how to stay safe. Another amazing example of cultural learning in whales.TELL ME MORE

Please consider making a donation to help save dolphin, porpoise and whale lives.

DONATE NOW

We need to act urgently to say Goodbye Bycatch. Will you help ? — WDC

Did you know that dolphins, porpoises, and whales are suffering and dying right now in UK seas to put fish and shellfish on our plates? 

Nobody wants to catch a dolphin in their net. But every year more than 1,000 individuals die horribly, trapped in fishing gear in UK waters. Known as bycatch. this unintentional entanglement kills more dolphins, porpoises, and whales than any other threat, including hunting. 

Will you give £10, or whatever you can afford , to save dolphin, porpoise and whale lives?

YES, I WILL DONATE

Dolphins, porpoises, and whales breathe air like you. Getting trapped in a net or rope below the surface is terrifying. A dolphin caught in a net will thrash in panic as they try to reach the surface to take a breath. They can sustain terrible injuries before eventually running out of air and suffocating.

If this level of suffering happened on land, it would not be tolerated, but under the water it is out of sight.

This mother was found dead on Castle Beach in Falmouth with her baby daughter. They both bore the tell-tale wounds from entanglement in fishing net. What a terrible and tragic waste of life. 

Bycatch has been an issue for so long that you might think it is too difficult to solve. But it isn’t. We know the solutions. Will you help us with a donation?

YES, I WILL DONATE TODAY

With your help  our team can continue to:

• Work with fishers to understand and prevent entanglements.
• Push for better monitoring on fishing vessels.
• Convince UK and devolved governments to adopt strong measure to stop these tragic deaths.
• Understand how new technologies can prevent entanglements.
• Work with UK and international supermarkets to cut bycatch out of their supply chain.

We understand that not everyone can give at this time and we thank you sincerely for your support. But if you can help with a donation, however small, or large, it would mean the world to us, and to dolphins, porpoises and whales.

On behalf of everyone at WDC, thank you.

Sarah Dolman, Goodbye Bycatch campaign lead.

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Your February whale and dolphin news 🐬– wdc

Have you signed to save UK dolphins, porpoises and whales yet?

Did you know that around 1,000 porpoises die in fishing nets in UK seas every year?In July 2020, the porpoise in the picture below was found dead off the coast of Dorset. He had terrible injuries to his tail and face where fishing net had cut deep into his flesh. This poor porpoise would have suffered both mentally and physically before he died, unable to reach the surface to breathe.

If you haven’t already signed, then please use our simple form to send a message to the fisheries minister and help us stop other porpoises suffering the same fate.SEND A MESSAGE TO THE FISHERIES MINISTER

If you have already taken part – thank you, your support is very greatly appreciated. Have a look at our website to find out more about our campaign and what we have already achieved together.WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

With best wishes and thanks for being a vital part of what we do. 

Julia Pix, WDC

Goodbye Bycatch

Brexit and coronavirus both present challenges for fishers working in UK seas and, like other industries, fishers face hardship. As government policy plans roll on, so must our work to protect these intelligent, innocent individuals.GET THE INSIDER VIEW

Asda to protect dolphins

We’re helping Asda review the fish and shellfish they sell. Asda has committed to addressing bycatch in tuna fisheries and, where possible, avoiding the sale of fish caught in gillnets, which kill the most porpoises and dolphins.FIND OUT MORE

Giving this baby a future

My colleague Vanesa Tossenberger has been studying Commerson’s dolphins in Patagonia for 25 years. We’re working hard to protect these beautiful dolphins from the many threats they face, including entanglement in fishing nets. GET THE FULL STORY

The perfect gift 

Adopt a humpback, orca or dolphin for someone special and give the gift of protection to whales and dolphins. With regular email updates you’ll learn all about your chosen individual and help protect them for future generations.ADOPT TODAY

Support bubbles

Losing our childcare support networks has put pressure on many families in lockdown – did you know that whales and dolphins rely on their support bubbles too? Friends and family all get involved in bringing up the younger generation of whales and dolphins.WOW – TELL ME MORE!

Please consider making a donation today

https://uk.whales.org/support/donate/

UK dolphins, porpoises and whales need your help today — wdc

Today we’re launching a major new campaign and we need your help! 

If you had the power to save the lives of thousands of dolphins, porpoises and whales, you’d do it wouldn’t you? If the answer is ‘yes’, please join our campaign to help them.

Dolphins, porpoises and whales are suffering and dying right now in UK seas to put fish and shellfish on our plates.ACT NOW

Watch and share our campaign video, voiced by Oscar winning actor, Mark Rylance.

Known as ‚bycatch‘, more than 1,000 dolphins, porpoises and whales die in fishing gear in UK seas every year. But we know the solutions – we CAN change this. We need you to help us persuade the UK and devolved governments to act.

Dolphins, porpoises and whales breathe air like you. Getting trapped in a net or rope below the surface is terrifying. They thrash in panic as they try to reach the surface to take a breath. They suffer terribly before eventually running out of air and suffocating.

If this level of suffering was happening on land, it wouldn’t be tolerated, but under the water and out of sight it has been allowed to continue without nearly enough effort to tackle it. Nobody wants to catch a dolphin, porpoise or whale in their fishing gear, and solutions exist. We need your help to get government action that will support fishers and save lives.

Please take part in our simple action to tell the UK and devolved governments that you expect them to step up to stop dolphins, porpoises and whales dying in fishing gear. Then please share our campaign as widely as you can.

Thank you for your support, it means the world to know that we can count on you. Together we achieve amazing things!

Julia Pix, WDCACT NOW

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🐳 You made 2020 a great year for whales and dolphins 🐬

Look what you’ve achieved for whales and dolphins 

Thank you for your support in 2020. It was a year like no other, but together we made amazing things happen! I’m so proud of everything we’ve managed to do for whales and dolphins by pulling together as a team, standing shoulder to shoulder with all our brilliant supporters. Thank you so much for being with us – it means the world.

Because of your belief in our work:

🐋 Two belugas swam in the ocean for the first time in their adult lives in the world’s first sanctuary for captive whales.

🐬 The Scottish government created protected areas in the sea for minke whales and Risso’s dolphins.

🐋 No minke whales were killed around Iceland and the head of the whaling operation says he will never hunt again.

🐬 The New Zealand government increased protection for Māui and Hector’s dolphins.

We made this video for you and I hope the whales and dolphins in it brighten your day.

Every penny you give, every petition you sign and every campaign you share makes a difference. Together, we will create a world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free.

On behalf of the whales and dolphins and everyone at WDC, thank you for sticking with us in 2020 and I look forward to sharing more successes with you in 2021!

Julia Pix, WDC

Covid and conservation

Wow – what a year! Despite all the challenges, we achieved amazing things together, so we start 2021 with hope and optimism for everything we can do for whales and dolphins. Find out what we achieved and what’s next…WHAT DID WE ACHIEVE?

Thinking big like a whale

The climate crisis is one of the biggest challenges facing our planet, and whales can help us fight it! In 2021 we’re aiming to make a big impact on this big issue by getting behind the biggest creatures.FIND OUT MORE

Please make a donation to help us achieve even more in 2021

DONATE NOW

Thank you 🎄 and merry Christmas! — WDC

Merry Christmas 🎄 and thank you for your amazing support in 2020.

I’m sure you’ve had lots of emails reflecting on the year we’ve had, so I am not going to do that. I’m not going to talk about ‚these strange/unprecedented times‘. I’m just going to say ‚thank you very much‘!
Thank you for sharing our commitment to whales and dolphins. Thank you for being an essential part of what we do and thank you for sticking with us. In the video above, our CEO, Chris Butler-Stroud has a personal message of thanks for you, and in her blog below my colleague Michelle Collins sums up how grateful we all are for your support.
On behalf of everyone at WDC, I wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy and peaceful new year.
Julia Pix
MICHELLE SAYS ‚THANKS‘

Wow! Amazing dolphins
Frank is a Commerson’s dolphin we’ve admired for more than two decades. To celebrate 25 years of studying and protecting these beautiful, vulnerable dolphins, we bring you their story and share some stunning footage. 
STORY AND VIDEO

More little steps
Little White and Little Grey’s programme of adjustment continues and their expert care team is with them every big and little step along the way. We’re so proud of the progress these two awesome individuals are making.
FULL STORY

Less talk, more action
Every year, more than 1,000 dolphins, porpoises and whales die in UK fishing gear in UK seas. Following our campaign, the UK government promised to act, but progress has been slow and these tragic deaths continue. So we’re stepping up the pressure.
FIND OUT MORE

Lone rangers
After losing two much-loved dolphins, Fungie and Danny, our expert explores why some dolphins seem to choose life without dolphin company and seek out humans and how one of them brought her to WDC. How should we behave around these characterful dolphins?
LEARN MORE

Please consider making a donation today

DONATE NOW

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Count down to Christmas — WDC

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Count down to Christmas!

Last minute presents to buy? 

We’ve got some lovely gift ideas for friends and the whole  family. 

Shop with us and you’ll be helping whales and dolphins. 

On a rising tide £20

Rosehip gift set £20

Glassware from £7.50

Beluga whale £19.50

Stacking rings £35 each

Tolvan hoop studs £28.25

Cycle of good from £7.50

Knitted hoodies £34.50

Seekers starter pack £14.99

Cotton bag £2.60

Poppy mugs £14.95

Wooden dolphin £7.50