Whale and Dolphin Conservation
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| legal form | gGmbH |
| founding | 1987 in Chippenham, Great Britain, since 1999 in Germany |
| Seat | Munich, Germany |
| motto | A world in which all whales and dolphins live in freedom and security |
| purpose | Animal and species protection, whale and dolphin protection |
| method | Lobbying, campaigns, negotiation and policy advice, protection projects, research |
| Website | de.whales.org |
Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC, until autumn 2012: Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society , WDCS) was founded in Bath , England in 1987 and is a non-profit species and animal welfare organization dedicated exclusively to the protection of whales and dolphins and their habitats .
job
WDC is active on various levels around the world and has offices in Germany , Australia , Argentina , Great Britain , Scotland and the USA . She is involved in various projects for the protection of marine mammals . In addition to political lobbying and campaigning , the organization supports field research projects to protect whale species and populations. For example, dolphins are observed and researched at the Moray Firth Dolphin Center, Scotland. WDC also works closely with OrcaLab, British Columbia , Canada , the orca research station .
The organization has also been represented at international conferences for many years, e. B. the International Whaling Commission (IWC) or the Agreement for the Conservation of Small Whales in the North and Baltic Seas , the Northeast Atlantic and the Irish Sea ( Ascobans ). In addition, WDC is involved in the development of regional protection agreements and is a founding partner of the Bonn Convention , the "Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Wildlife Species " (CMS), which is part of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
aims
The stated goals of the WDC are:
- Improvement and protection of the habitats of whales and dolphins etc. a. through the establishment of protected areas
- Increasing the interest in whales and dolphins and their need for protection
- Ending whale slaughter
- Ensure the conservation of all whale species
- Creation and monitoring of guidelines for whale watching companies.
Criticism in 1996
In the criticism of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society in 1996 came after a call against the Faroese whaling . In an illustrated article in The Times newspaper , the organization claimed that the Faroese people were essentially against whaling but that the government was suppressing it. As in an opinion from the Advertising Standards Authority commissioned by the Faroese Pilot Whaler's Association , the WDCS was unable to provide independent evidence for the claim and was forced to refrain from making this claim in the future.
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- ↑ About WDC . In: WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation . ( whales.org [accessed June 30, 2018]).