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Conservation and research projects

researchersWe support and lead ground-breaking scientific research, funding over 40 whale and dolphin conservation field projects around the world.

Whilst all whales and dolphins are important some groups of whales and dolphins stand out for particular attention - perhaps they are acutely endangered, or they play an important role in the lives of local people, acting as ambassadors for whole ecosystems.

ResearchersConservation And Research Projects
Our conservation and research projects focus on not only key species, but also threatened populations - geographically, or genetically distinct groups of animals, which if driven to extinction could not be replaced.
Amazon river dolphinInternational Field Projects - Latin America
Conservation and research projects in Latin America studying species such as pink river dolphins in the Amazon and southern right whales in Chile.
The Sundarbans Cetacean Diversity Protected Area
Introducing the Sundarbans Cetacean Diversity Protected Area in the Bay of Bengal – one of 12 Marine Protected Area Networks being proposed by WDCS to protect the world’s whales and dolphins.
Species GuideWDCS Launches On-line Species Guide
WDCS has launched a comprehensive on-line guide to whales and dolphins. The species guide comes in three languages (English, German and Spanish) and provides interesting and easy to use insights into their habitats and behaviour.