Protect Whales around the World
With your help, IFAW is leading the fight to protect whales like the humpback whale from commercial whaling and to save the whales for future generations.
Click on the links below to learn more about how you can help save the whales and visit Song of the Whale: our state-of-the-art whale research and education vessel.
At Risk: The World's Forum for Whales
Most people think we saved the whales in 1986 with the worldwide whaling ban. However, more than 30,000 whales have been killed since the ban, many of these because so-called "scientific whaling" is allowed under an international loophole.
Protect Whales from Harmful Ocean Noise
Learn what IFAW is doing to protect whales from deadly human-made ocean noises, such as shipping, oil and gas production, underwater construction, and military activities.
Promoting Responsible Whale Watching
From Iceland to the South Pacific, IFAW is helping whale watching of such magnificent creatures as the humpback whale emerge as a major force in global eco-tourism and an alternative to whaling.
Come aboard the Song of the Whale
Read the latest from the crew of our state-of-the-art marine mammal research vessel, conducting vital whale research and education programs around the world to help save the whales.
Protecting Whales and their habitats
We saved Baja California's Gray whale nursery from destruction. And now we're fighting to save humpback whales, harbor porpoises, Right whales, Western Pacific gray whales, endangered species in the Caribbean and other whales worldwide.
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Understanding the threats to North Sea porpoises
A new report suggests that up to half of the porpoises washed ashore in Belgium and the Netherlands have been accidentally killed in fishing gear. The report on the harbour porpoise in the southern North Sea was compiled by The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBNIS), the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
