Dolphin populations around the UK could be pushed towards extinction by destructive fishing practices, according to a report by the WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society for Greenpeace, on January 21st.
The Government has conceded that oil and gas exploration in the Britain's North East Atlantic - the Atlantic Frontier - may harm whales and dolphins. The admission came in the High Court today where Greenpeace is taking the Government to court for failing to apply wildlife protection law up to 200 nautical miles from the coast.