In the past millions of whales roamed the seas without much interference or threats from humans.
Even though whales were being hunted (dating as far back as 3000 bc) it wasn’t until around the 17th century that hundreds of thousands of whales began being killed for their meat and oil, which caused several species to eventually become endangered.
Thankfully in the 1900’s organizations and lawmakers become strikingly aware of the shrinking whale stocks and began placing laws and practices that would prohibit/limit the killing of whales and help reduce act of whaling and/or ban the whaling industry altogether.
Unfortunately even though whaling is banned in many countries there are still some places in the world that hunt whales for sport or meat, and although dolphins aren’t as endangered as whales they still face dangers from pollution, net entanglements, collisions with ships and dolphin hunters.
Why adopt a whale or dolphin?
Adopt a whale/dolphin organizations aim to protect the whale and dolphin species through the assistance of everyday contributors who donate annually or monthly to adopt a whale or dolphin, which helps aid researchers and activists by helping them better protect the whale and dolphin species through the use of technology, research, conservation and protection of whales/dolphin programs, and various dangers such as collisions with ships, pollution, fishing nets and whaling or dolphin hunting.
Contributions also help organizations support better education of whales/dolphins and influence positive actions aimed at changing legislative laws to better protect the whale/dolphin species.
What do you get?
Those who adopt a whale or dolphin may receive a certificate of their whale/dolphin, a photo and a variety of other gifts to thank them for their support along with updates to inform the adopters of how their contributions are being used to help fund research, protect the whale/dolphin species and provide positive changes in legislative laws.
How do you adopt a whale or dolphin?
Those who are interested in adopting a whale or dolphin should be able to quickly find several organizations and/or starting points online by doing a quick search for: Adopt a whale / Adopt a dolphin.
Although we are not affiliated with any of the websites listed below and are not responsible for their content and/or behavior we have found these sites to be useful starting points for those who are interested in the idea of adopting a whale or dolphin.