WDCS in the Arctic

Ozone depletion and global warming threaten whales, dolphins and porpoises world wide, but nowhere are the impacts more prominent than in the polar regions. Around ten percent of all the world's riverine discharge flow into the Arctic Ocean, resulting in elevated pollution levels - a particular concern for whales, dolphins and porpoises as marine top predators. Some populations of narwhals, belugas and bowheads are still threatened by hunting.

WDCS's historical contribution to this region has included conservation projects to protect:

• Bowhead whale

Where WDCS is active in this region

WDCS Whaling and dolphins hunts
WDCS Species Programme

Help us save whales and dolphins

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