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Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)
Founded1987
TypeConservation Charity (Registered Charity No. 1014705)
Location
  • Brookfield House, 38 St Paul Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 1LJ, UK[1]
Area served
Worldwide
MethodResearch, conservation, lobbying and negotiation
Key people
Chris Butler-Stroud (Chief Executive)
Websiteuk.whales.org

Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), formerly Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society in the UK, is a wildlife charity that is dedicated solely to the worldwide conservation and welfare of all whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans). It has offices in the UK, North America, Germany and Australia.[2]

  1. ^ WDC Contact Information
  2. ^ "About us". Whale & Dolphin Conservation UK. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

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