27 stories
The international commission which decides on conservation plans for the oceans surrounding Antarctica has once again failed to deliver increased protection.
5 November 2018
Satellite tracking is unlocking the mystery of exactly where humpback whales feed on krill, highlighting the need for increased protection of the Western...
19 October 2018
Japanese whalers have killed more than 50 minke whales this year in the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area in Antarctica.
4 September 2018
WWF today welcomed the announcement of a voluntary krill fishery closure along the Antarctic Peninsula by five fishing companies...
10 July 2018
WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O’Gorman said the foreign donations Bill is “still a mess and bad for wildlife conservation”, despite changes recommended by a Federal...
10 April 2018
For the first time ever, scientists in Antarctica have attached a camera to a minke – one of the most poorly understood of all the whale species.
16 February 2018
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has achieved a successful conclusion to its Antarctic Conservation Partnership, which aims to protect the fragile ecosystem of...
15 January 2018
In a blow for biodiversity in East Antarctica, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) has failed to implement...
29 October 2017
Thousands of Adélie penguin chicks starved to death at the start of 2017 due to unusually extensive sea ice
13 October 2017
Scientists have attached cameras to whales to unlock the mysteries of their life in Antarctica.
11 April 2017
WWF says a historic agreement achieved at CCAMLR is a conservation breakthrough in one of the world’s last great wilderness areas and a major step forward...
28 October 2016
A WWF scorecard shows the world needs to make significant progress on six out of eight actions to conserve Antarctica based on a new science report launched...
13 October 2016