Humpbacks On Death Row Get ‘stay Of Execution’ For Next Few Weeks
Dark clouds loom over the Future of the IWC
St.Petersburg, USA, 4th of March 2010: Against a background of furious debate, procedural ‘sleight of hand’ and scientific uncertainty, humpback whales have been granted a reprieve from a renewed hunt.
Tragedy At Sea World Orlando
WDCS is horrified to learn of the death of a trainer at Sea Worlds park in Orlando, Florida yesterday. She appears to have drowned after falling or being pulled into the tank with a 30-year-old male orca, Tilikum. Our condolences are with the trainers fam
Will The Australian Oil Spill Inquiry Investigate Environmental Impacts?
Late last year millions of litres of oil leaked from the Montara oil well into the Timor Sea, off north-west Australia. WDCS, together with other conservation groups, raised the alarm at the probable impacts on wildlife and the environment. WDCS supporter
NZ Dolphin Protection Measures Still Not Adequate
Maui’s and Hector’s dolphins are unique to NZ. Their numbers have been in steep decline over the past fifty years, primarily as a result of being killed in nets. They are now classed as endangered.