New study confirms whales transport vital nutrients across the ocean and help to keep the marine environment healthy.

Addressing our changing climate requires collective resilience, innovation, and adaptation.

On Monday, March 10, a cargo ship collided with a U.S. oil tanker in the North Sea, causing the tanker to catch on fire. The oil tanker was filled with 220,000 barrels of jet fuel for the United State...

While the discovery of petroleum contributed to the decline in large scale “Yankee” whaling, it by no means ended whaling or saved the whales. Instead, it continued to pose an ongoing threat to their ...

A task force of international scientists, co-chaired by WDC’s Erich Hoyt (OBE), that has been looking at ocean areas vital for whales and dolphins has identified 43 new sites in need of protection.

New report suggests that industrial whaling of great whales has hindered our ability to measure just how long they could live.

New report suggests that industrial whaling of great whales has hindered our ability to measure just how long they could live.

We genuinely hope that the Trump Administration is concerned about the wellbeing of whales, and we hope their concerns also extend to the consideration of all offshore energy issues.

An animal “fingerprint” is a physical trait unique to every individual in a species (and not just species with fingers). These traits allow scientists to tell individuals of the same species apart; we...

Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) received a report of a stranded humpback whale on Rexhame Beach in Marshfield the day after Christmas.

I'm excited to introduce Nory as Whale and Dolphin Conservation's winter Marine Mammal Conservation Intern.

Whale and Dolphin Conservation’s (WDC) Marine Animal Rescue and Response team has seen an increased number of seals with shark bites this fall along the Massachusetts south shore.

Necropsy results suggest that this animal likely died from blunt force trauma to the head and jaw region, consistent with a vessel strike.