Whale Trail Auction Results
On 23rd September at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Hyannis the conclusion to the 2006 Whale Trail was reached with a gala auction. The WDCS Whale, called Stop, Protect, Connect painted by Cape Cod based artist Coco Larrain was sold for US$6,750; the highest price paid on the night.

WDCS seeks public comment to the NMFS to help prevent right whales extinction
The NMFS currently states that “A continued lack of recovery, and possible extinction, will occur if deaths from ship strikes are not reduced”. The NMFS is currently seeking comments from the public regarding a proposal to control ship speed in the areas where right whales are known to occur throughout their feeding, breeding and migratory ranges..

Annual Review 2006
This 2006 annual review gives you a special glimpse of the enormous amount WDCS has been achieving with your support over the last year and of the challenges ahead.

Special area dedicated to whale conservation The US Government have designated thousands of miles of ocean off the coast of Alaska as a critical habitat for one of the rarest whales in the world.

Greenland’s narwhal hunters off the hook, again
For the last four years WDCS has tried to bring Greenland to account for its hunting of narwhals by taking its concerns to the COnvention on International Trade in Endangered Species. However, at the recent meeting of the CITES' Animal Committee, the review of Greenland's hunting was dropped..

Norwegian whaling industry in crisis? Hunt suspended. Just 14 weeks into its biggest whaling season in decades, and with only half the amount of whale meat processed as this time last year, Norway has halted its controversial whale hunt.

US sonar lawsuit settlement agreed
Conservation groups have reached a settlement in a lawsuit against the US Navy. New safeguards will now reduce needless harm to marine life caused by mid-frequency sonar used during military exercises around Hawaii.

WDCS and The Whale Trail
WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society is delighted to be part of the Cape Cod Whale Trail. The WDCS whale, a sperm whale, was unveiled on May 22 at the Four Points Sheraton hotel in Hyannis, MA. We are delighted to have worked on this project with Coco Larrain who lives on the Cape

World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) declares dolphin drive hunts a violation of its Code of Ethics WDCS is continuing its work to end the dolphin drive hunts in Japan .

Legal battle over use of sonar
A US court ruling has placed restrictions on the use of mid frequency sonar, a threat to marine mammals, during a major exercise currently taking place off Hawaii.

Whaling Wars
The battle to save the whale will reach a crescendo next week, when at the meeting of the International Whaling Commission, for the first time since commercial whaling was banned, pro-whaling countries will probably hold the majority of votes.

WDCS Partnership With Sea Tow & PCCS Flourishes Massachusetts Environment Trust (MET) has generously allowed WDCS to expand the Sea Tow collaboration to include sea turtle disentanglement training for Sea Tow operators. In 2004, there were 42 reports for the NOAA northeast region.

Japan’s North Pacific hunt starts
Four ships, including a factory storage vessel, have set sail from Japan for its annual whale hunt in the North Pacific in defiance of the moratorium on commercial whaling.

Japan to Boost Whale Sales, Hoping to Whet Demand
In a move likely to outrage anti-whaling organizations, a new Japanese company is set to expand sales of the meat to include school lunches and some family-oriented restaurant chains. It is an effort to whet an appetite for whale among younger consumers.

Japanese fleet returns with vast whale haul
Japan's so called 'research' voyage to Antarctica ended on the 14th of April. On board, their research subjects were already processed, shrink-wrapped and frozen into neat blocks. The meat from 853 minke whales and ten fin whales will now be sold to subsidise future years' research in Antarctica.

Norway's whaling season opens
On April 1st, Norwegian fisheries authorities published whaling regulations for 2006 and confirmed WDCS’ fears that quotas this year are the highest in decades, allowing Norwegian whalers to kill as many as 1052 Minke whales and extends the hunt into international waters.

Watch - Don't Touch
CMS launches Report on Wildlife Watching A new report from the Convention on Migratory Species in cooperation with TUI AG, the largest tour operator, looks at “Wildlife Watching and Tourism” - its benefits and risks of tourism activity and its impact on species. .

US gov't busts illegal trafficking in whale products; thousands of artifacts seized
. On March 1st, 2006 the US government filed notices of violation against two Alaskan-based companies, alleging serious violations of the US Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).

Stranded Whales Mystify US Researchers
US researchers are puzzled over the cause for the mas stranding of 33 pilot whales, a minke whale, and two dwarf sperm whales that stranded off of North Carolina in January 2006. Researchers will meet this summer to discuss test results.

Huge public opposition to US Navy sonar range
There has been huge public opposition to the US Navy’s plans to build an underwater sonar training range and a critical response from the US agency which is tasked with nature conservation.