WWF ANNUAL MARINE FLAGSHIP SPECIES HIGHLIGHTS

The work of turtle and cetacean conservationists involves long days and sleepless nights, along with the pain of finding dead animals in nets or on beaches. But there is also the satisfaction of releasing hundreds of turtle hatchlings into the sea and watching whales swimming safely in newly protected waters.

The following stories show that WWF and partners are making a difference, and that together we can save these remarkable species despite all the threats they face.

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Hero of the high seas

How the death of a whale inspired a tuna fisherman to save endangered species

RAMPANT ILLEGAL TURTLE
TRADE IN SOUTH EAST ASIA

Groundbreaking report examines patterns and
trends in the illegal trade and calls for urgent action

Fishing for ways
to save the vaquita

Ending the illegal fishery and implementing sustainable
fishing gear can rescue the world’s smallest porpoise

NEW TURTLE HAVENS IN COLOMBIA

Two large sanctuaries will protect critical nesting sites along the Caribbean coast

Rigging the future of
the Western Gray Whale

How to help whales sharing its feeding grounds
with the oil and gas industry

COLLABORATING TO CONSERVE LEATHERBACKS IN GABON

WWF works hand in hand with partners to protect the world’s
largest population of nesting leatherbacks

Two steps forward, one step back

Two new marine parks a good first step to halting decline of Chinese white dolphins

CHANGING MINDSETS AND
MENUS IN SURINAME

Efforts to tackle the poaching and smuggling of turtle eggs are
having an impact, but reducing demand is the only long term solution

Protecting the Yangtze
finless porpoise

China raises the stakes in bid to save its rapidly disappearing cetacean

TRACKING HAWKSBILLS IN THE ARABIAN SEA

Largest turtle tracking project in the region pinpoints key areas for conservation

Breathing space for blue
whales in Patagonia

New marine protected areas critical to survival
of whales and endemic dolphins in Chilean waters

GREEN TURTLES IN PERIL
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

Extra effort needed to reduce bycatch and save isolated
population

Searching for South America's river dolphins

Counting cetaceans provides vital data for conservation

NO TURTLE FEAST FOR
GOANNAS IN AUSTRALIA

New devices successfully protect loggerhead nests
from principal predator

Defending the Irrawaddy
dolphin

River guards tackling illegal fishing along
the Mekong River

WWF AND MARINE TURTLES AND CETACEANS

WWF has been working to conserve marine species since the organization was founded in 1961. Today WWF collaborates with partners around the world to help address the threats these incredible creatures face so they can survive for generations to come. More about marine turtles, cetaceans and our conservation work globally.

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