Defend oceans

Last edited 25 February 2016 at 1:08pm

Our beautiful oceans are home to a staggering 80% of life on Earth. But destructive fishing, pollution and climate change are damaging them on a scale unimaginable to most people. Species are being driven towards extinction because of overfishing and habitat destruction. We are campaigning for marine reserves, and for an end to unsustainable fishing.

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Vaquita porpoise takes centre stage at Whaling Commission meeting.

Big news for a little porpoise. Something big just happened for the tiny vaquita porpoise at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting. The...
Posted by Willie - 27 October, 2016 - 16:25

Whale Fail – no new sanctuary in the South Atlantic (again).

Bad news from the 2016 International Whaling Commission meeting – as the first significant vote was another disappointment for whales and supporters of...
Posted by Willie - 25 October, 2016 - 10:51

Whale Fail – no new sanctuary in the South Atlantic (again).

Bad news from the 2016 International Whaling Commission meeting – as the first significant vote was another disappointment for whales and supporters of...
Posted by Willie - 25 October, 2016 - 10:51

10 good reasons to protect whales

Killing whales for food has been happening for millennia. But it was commercial whaling – turning whales into barrels of oil for profit – that led to the...
Posted by Willie - 21 October, 2016 - 13:42

10 good reasons to protect whales

Killing whales for food has been happening for millennia. But it was commercial whaling – turning whales into barrels of oil for profit – that led to the...
Posted by Willie - 21 October, 2016 - 13:42

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