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Bycatch responsible for two more species being placed on the endangered list!
Unfortunately, 2017 is not turning out to be a great year for whales, dolphins and porpoises with the numbers of some species dropping to worrying levels. Added to the list of “endangered” species by the IUCN are the Irrawaddy dolphin and the finless porpoise both...
Whitefish – the cruelty behind russian beluga whale trade
Born to Be Free, an impressive documentary exposing the devastating cruelty behind captive shows and the Russian trade in wild beluga whales, will air tonight on national TV in the UK and is well worth searching out if you live elsewhere. Not to be confused with the...
What prospects for whales, dolphins and porpoises in 2018?
In December last year, I shared the tragic plight of the Irrawaddy dolphin and the narrow-ridged finless porpoise with you, who had both been moved up the list to 'Endangered' status because so many of them have died in fishing nets and their numbers had plummeted....
Canadian government pushes pipeline while ngos push for action to save southern resident orcas
In disappointing news from Canada, Prime Minister Trudeau is sticking by his decision to move ahead with the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline – a controversial and long-debated expansion that would triple the amount of tar sands oil being moved to the coast in...
