Current Work
The WDCS’s work is divided into three main areas:
Stop – which aims to prevent; whaling, dolphin hunts, fisheries bycatch, captivity, chemical and noise pollution, the impacts of climate change and ship strikes. As well as supporting governments, charities and other organisations.
- Notably during 2007 they helped prevent Japan from gaining acceptance for a new category of whaling at the IWC meeting.
Protect – which, through the use of scientific research and conservation projects, aims to safeguard whale and dolphin communities, populations and whole species.
- During 2007 the WDCS funded 32 conservation and research projects across 25 countries around the world.
- The CetaceanHabitat website (which is supported by the WDCS), is dedicated to the conservation of the critical habitats of whales, dolphins and porpoises in national waters and on the high seas of the worlds oceans.
Connect – which, through media, events, exhibitions, visitor centres, websites and other means, aims to educate and inform people about the need to protect whales and dolphins.
During 2007 the WDCS:
- Hosted the launch of Scotland’s first legal code of conduct for wildlife watchers, following a successful campaign to secure the relevant legislation.
- Hosted school activity programmes in the US, UK, Australia and Germany to teach children and students
- Partnered with the UN Convention on Migratory Species in launching the Year of the Dolphin.
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