Archive Content

Please note: This page has been archived and its content may no longer be up-to-date. This version of the page will remain live for reference purposes as we work to update the content across our website.

The 60th meeting of the International Whaling Commission took place in Santiago, Chile.
The location of the 2008 meeting provided an opportunity to not only highlight the important issues pertaining to cetacean conservation in South America, but  also allowed greater participation of scientists and civil society from the region.

Read more about WWF's positioning and participation in meeting:
Impacts of climate change on Antarctic whales
Ice Breaker - Pushing the Boundaries for Whales
PDF 3.76 MB
Rompehielos - 2ºC que podrían cambiar el hábitat de las ballenas
PDF 3.81 MB
Briseur de Glace: Le rechauffement du climat repousse les limites pour les baleines
PDF 3.76 MB
Scientific paper by Cynthia Tynan and Joellen Russell - impacts of a 2 degree warming on Antarctica's whales
PDF 1.03 MB
News from IWC 2008
22 Feb 2020
Increased protections for migratory species but a step change in ambition is needed for global biodiversity protection

Global wildlife meeting agrees increased protection for jaguar, Asian elephant and Oceanic Whitetip ...

Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus), Generally only living in open ocean, these opportunistic sharks only come close to shore in few places during mating season, Brother Islands, Red Sea, Egypt
26 Aug 2019
WWF statement on CITES' decision on Totoaba

In response to the CITES committee decision on Agenda Item 89 to continue Standing Committee ...

Caught Totoabas (Totoaba macdonaldi). El Golfo de Santa Clara, Sonora, México
05 Oct 2018
Progress at illegal wildlife trade meeting but urgent action still needed

The 70th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ...

02 Oct 2018
Japan’s landing and sale of sei whale meat violates international law

Parties to the Standing Committee to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of ...

01 Oct 2018
World’s largest wildlife conservation agreement - CITES - discusses priority wildlife trade issues

Governments, International Organisations and Civil Society meet in Russia to make key decisions on ...

10 Sep 2018
Countries must oppose attempts to take the International Whaling Commission back to the days of unsustainable whaling operations

Participants from about 66 countries will meet in Florianopolis, Brazil this week to make decisions ...

04 Sep 2018
WWF: Japan killing whales in Antarctic protected area

21 May 2018
A seachange needed in fisheries to give dolphins, whales and porpoises a chance

Today as the world marks the International Day for Biological Diversity, a report launched by WWF ...

12 Dec 2017
Signs of hope as population of endangered Indus River dolphin jumps in Pakistan

WWF survey estimates 1816 dolphins increase of 50 per cent since 2001

05 Dec 2017
First ever tagging of Amazon dolphins to boost conservation efforts

11 dolphins safely tagged in Brazil, Colombia and Bolivia

Load More