Save Dolphins

Quezon City, Philippines

Campaign Officer

Why Save the Dolphins? Dolphins belong to a group of animals called cetaceans which is comprised of baleen and toothed whales. Essentially, dolphins are toothed whales which belong to the Family Delphinidae. In the Philippines there is a total of 26 species of cetaceans. We have in our waters a wide range of species including the biggest animal on the planet, the blue whale, as well as the small spinner dolphins. Some cetaceans are residents of a place, some travel between islands, while others migrate beyond the Philippine territorial waters. The major threats these animals encounter include hunting, getting caught in fishing net accidentally, pollution and degradation of their hab