An outstanding resource for those interested in the work of the pacific region is the WWF South Pacific group.

WWF South Pacific is campaigning to establish EEZ Whale Sanctuaries in Pacific Island countries to protect breeding grounds for whales.

EEZ Whale Sanctuaries in the South Pacific will extend conservation for whale species travelling from their feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary.

The map of the sanctuaries in the pacific is worth a look.

[Source: WWF Pacific whales Campaign ]
10:31:02 AM    

According to "The Age' newspaper article, an Australian bid to list whales under a UN conservation convention has been accepted, triggering Federal Government plans to strengthen regional protection of whales.

[Source: The Age ]
10:25:22 AM