So it must be a clear signal that, in order to avoid such a disaster, we must deploy technologies and adopt economic measures that are already available and feasible.

We have a duty to rescue our closest living relatives as part of our wider responsibilities to conserve the ecosystems they inhabit

We have a duty to rescue our closest living relatives as part of our wider responsibilities to conserve the ecosystems they inhabit.

Small cetaceans are amongst the most well loved and charismatic creatures on the planet.

These facts are especially poignant when you factor in the impact of climate change which is triggering more extreme weather events like droughts.

It is a moral issue of the highest importance. By conserving the habitats of the great apes, we are helping to overcome poverty and to conserve the natural wealth upon which current and future human generations depend. It seems a small price to pay.