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TAF - THE ANIMAL FUND

TAF – The Animal Fund is a non-profit marine conservation association registered in France, Monaco and the United Kingdom. We focus on protecting the ocean and saving dolphins and whales from pollution, overfishing and maltreatment.

Whales distribute nutrients across the sea and indirectly provide us with up to 85% of our oxygen. We cannot live without these magnificent super heroes!

SAVE OUR OCEAN - SAVE OUR FUTURE

THANK THE WHALES - OUR SUPER HEROES!

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It all begins with us, the consumers. Each of us has the power to make a change!

"The greatest danger to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it" Robert Swan

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Why are whales dying in such large numbers? Read b

Why are whales dying in such large numbers? Read below⬇️

🌍The climate is changing so rapidly that whales cannot adapt to the multitude of effects, such as rising sea levels, ocean acidification, and freshening seawater from melting icecaps. Seawater is also becoming contaminated by pollutants that had once been trapped by the icecaps. Furthermore, whales help combat climate change (as we talked about in the last post!) so the loss of whales due to climate change only exacerbates this problem.

🚢Maritime shipping has increased by over 300% in the last 30 years, and the increased presence of large ships has been extremely destructive to whale habitats. The loud noises of engines disrupt the ability of whales to communicate with each other, putting their survival at risk. Huge tankers with cargos or cruise liners that don’t pay enough attention will “run over” big whales moving at slower speeds. Shipping is highly lucrative, so there is little incentive for governments to enact protective measures.

🐋Commercial whaling decimated the whale population. Although it has been regulated and banned in most places, it still takes place and it will take decades for the number of whales to return to where they once were.

🪝With today’s fishing, we now see enormous commercial nets scraping the seabed catching krill and fish - the most important food sources for toothed and baleen whales. See our past posts for more information on ghost nets!

⚡️Oil drilling releases toxic pollutants into the oceans and the expansion of drilling sites destroys whale habitats. Seismic vibrations from drilling causes hearing loss in whales.

❎Plastic pollution is very dangerous as whales mistake it for food, ruining their digestive system and stomach, leading in many cases to a painful death. Airborne toxins enter via their blowholes, harming their health and impacting the females reproduction rate.

🌊Most of the threats we have mentioned here apply to all marine life, but whales are particularly vulnerable and most species are already endangered.

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Why is it so important to care about whales? There

Why is it so important to care about whales? There are many reasons, but here are just a few!
Later this week, we’ll have some more information about the destruction caused by commercial whaling and the work that TAF does to protect the whales💙
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#TAF #theanimalfund #sea #ocean #wildlife #marinelife #underwater #plastic #plasticwaste #dolphins #whales #savetheplanet

TAF had another full day educating 2 school classe

TAF had another full day educating 2 school classes about the fascinating marine life, especially about the important role of whales and dolphins and how we must protect them.
The children were highly engaged and, thanks to the teachers, already aware of several threats facing the seas and marine life .
Step by step, TAF is getting more and more children onboard helping to protect and save the ocean.
We thank our volunteers, the school and children for welcoming us.
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#TAF #theanimalfund #sea #ocean #wildlife #marinelife #underwater #plastic #plasticwaste #dolphins #whales #savetheplanet

Swipe through to learn about active initiatives to

Swipe through to learn about active initiatives to rid the ocean of ghost nets. There are also ideas for you, as an individual, to take part in the solution. Comment if you have any other questions about ghost nets and if you learned something new from these posts!💙💚
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#TAF #theanimalfund #sea #ocean #wildlife #marinelife #underwater #plastic #plasticwaste #dolphins #whales #savetheplanet #ghostnets

Here’s some more information on ghost nets! Tomo

Here’s some more information on ghost nets! Tomorrow we’ll have some ideas for what YOU can do to address this issue and what larger initiatives are in progress💙💙
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#taf #theanimalfund #sea #ocean #wildlife #marinelife #underwater #plastic #plasticwaste #dolphins #whales #savetheplanet

Love and Respect for the universe - Happy Valentin

Love and Respect for the universe - Happy Valentines to you all ❤️🥰❤️
#happyvalentinesday #plasticfree #lovetheplanet #savemyfuture#theanimalfund #whales #dolphins #oceanprotection #savetheseas @daction.today @r4.clothing

Many people are surprised to find out that abandon

Many people are surprised to find out that abandoned fishing nets make of the majority of plastic pollution in the ocean! We often focus on what we can do to reduce our individual waste, but this is one bigger issue that is super important to address. We’ll be posting about the work being done to ban and eradicate these kinds of nets for the rest of the week, so keep an eye out!
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#TAF #theanimalfund #sea #ocean #wildlife #marinelife #underwater #plastic #plasticwaste #dolphins #whales #savetheplanet#ghostnets #overfishing

NEW PARTNER! TAF is honored to partner up with R4

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