International Year of the Dolphin


Welcome to Year of the Dolphin! Wild dolphins are intrinsically tied to our cultural history and awareness. Living in the world's oceans and rivers, they are a living treasure of our blue planet. However their survival is becoming increasingly difficult. Wild dolphins need clean and quiet oceans, protected areas and people who care.

The Year of the Dolphin campaign focuses on raising awareness of dolphins in the wild, the threats they face to their survival and actions that could help their wild conservation. As the campaign is developed under the aegis of the UNEP Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals, whose mandate is the conservation of migratory wildlife, the campaign does not address or deal with captivity issues.

Picture Gallery
Bottlenose dolphins with cloud and boat reflections