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27 Jun 2008
Some progress for whales – but a long way to go
WWF has applauded the International Whaling Commission’s willingness to re-examine its role in whale conservation, but is concerned the process might take too long for some threatened whale and dolphin species.
Some progress for whales – but a long way to go
WWF has applauded the International Whaling Commission’s willingness to re-examine its role in whale conservation, but is concerned the process might take too long for some threatened whale and dolphin species.
23 Jun 2008
Scientists find whales innocent of global decline in fisheries
The argument that great whales are behind declining fish stocks is completely without scientific foundation, leading researchers and conservation organizations said today as the International Whaling Commission opened its 60th meeting in Santiago, Chile.
Scientists find whales innocent of global decline in fisheries
The argument that great whales are behind declining fish stocks is completely without scientific foundation, leading researchers and conservation organizations said today as the International Whaling Commission opened its 60th meeting in Santiago, Chile.
20 Jun 2008
Whales set to chase shrinking feed zones
Endangered migratory whales will be faced with shrinking crucial Antarctic foraging zones which will contain less food and will be further away, a new analysis of the impacts of climate change on Southern Ocean whales has found.
Whales set to chase shrinking feed zones
Endangered migratory whales will be faced with shrinking crucial Antarctic foraging zones which will contain less food and will be further away, a new analysis of the impacts of climate change on Southern Ocean whales has found.
Few animals on land or sea inspire such awe as whales, yet relatively few have suffered so severely at human hands.
Humanity's complex relationship with whales and dolphins is marked by contradiction, ranging from reverence, affinity, and cultural significance to one of history's darkest chapters in the unsustainable exploitation of any wild species.WWF's campaign to end uncontrolled commercial whaling is part of a much broader effort to minimise human impacts on all cetaceans, whether from commercial exploitation, climate change, being caught and killed in fisheries nets or other human-caused threats.
In the context of the International Whaling Commission, WWF is working to promote conservation of all cetaceans as well as to ensure that commercial exploitation never again threatens any species of whale.
The next IWC meeting (the 59th) will take place in Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
The Annual Commission Meeting will take place from Monday 28 to Thursday 31 May.
Find out what's on the table this year for whales.
Key Downloads
- Whales in Hot Water -The Impact of A Changing Climate on Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises [pdf, 2.41 MB]
- IWC 59 WWF position paper [pdf, 116 KB]
- The history of Whaling and the IWC [pdf, 127 KB]
- Total whales killed in whaling operations since the IWC whaling moratorium went into effect [pdf, 105 KB]
- Japanese Scientific Whaling: Irresponsible Science, Irresponsible Whaling [pdf, 124 KB]
- How is "Ecosystem Based Management" Defined in Global Environmental Agreements? [pdf, 687 KB]
- Why are Whales Important to Africa [pdf, 121 KB]
- French version WWF Briefing paper - Whales and Africa [pdf, 127 KB]
