WWF Protecting Whales and Dolphins Initiative
Conservation Impact Grants 2025: Identifying and Safeguarding Blue Corridors: Enhancing Marine Connectivity Conservation for Whales and Dolphins in the Wider Caribbean and Coral Triangle Seascapes.
Deadline: Friday December 12, 2025.
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LATEST NEWS & STORIES
Whales and dolphins are nature positive
- but under threat
Growing evidence shows that protecting whales, dolphins, and porpoises has benefits for nature and people. And yet, these magnificent animals face growing threats due to human activities. As a result, 1/4 of the world’s cetaceans are now at risk of extinction in the wild.
Photo © Alex Rosenfeld
Protecting blue corridors
A new conservation approach for enhanced cooperation
Threats to whales have evolved - and so our conservation must evolve too. From local to regional to international levels, science, civil society, industry, states and intergovernmental bodies all have a role in safeguarding whales and their migrations, mitigating threats and co-designing solutions.
Photo © Oliver Scholey / Hector Skevington-Postles / Silverback / Netflix

