Aims
The objectives of the WDCS are:
- To reduce, and ultimately, eliminate the continuing threats to cetaceans and their habitats.
- To raise awareness of cetaceans and educate people about the need to address the continuing threats to their welfare and survival.
The WDCS works to:
- Prevent suffering in individual whales, dolphins and porpoises, whether in their natural environment or in captivity.
- Stop the deliberate killing of whales and dolphins for commercial and so-called 'scientific' purposes.
- Stop the unnecessary deaths of cetaceans from man-made threats such as pollution or entanglement in fishing nets.
- Prevent the extinction of endangered species and promote the recovery of all cetacean populations.
- Secure adequate protection for – and maintain the health of – all cetacean habitats.
- Promote a worldwide interest in cetaceans.
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