Dear ECS and Marmam list subscribers, I got a lot of positive feedback on the news-compilation and I appreciate it, thanks! Please note: If you have any news to add, please create a 'headline'! (May 13, 2008) Mysterious Arctic whale under threat from changing habitat - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/13/ endangeredspecies.endangeredhabitats (May 13, 2008) A whale, a seal and a dolphin in the South Bay? Don't be alarmed! - http://www.scarborougheveningnews.co.uk/news/A-whale-a- seal-and.4074880.jp (May 14, 2008) Whale meat eaters a dying breed feeding on tradition - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=304&objectid=10509874 (May 14, 2008) Network helps stranded marine mammals - http:// newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20080514-136389/ Network-helps-stranded-marine-mammals (May 14. 2008) Whale of a Mystery: Why Those Ribs? - http:// dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/14/pygmy-right-whale.html (May 15, 2008) Whales are 'cheetahs of the deep' - http:// news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7400788.stm or also at http:// www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11367929 (May 15, 2008) Porpoise carcass sparks debate - http:// blogs.chesterchronicle.co.uk/and-finally/2008/05/porpoise-carcass- sparks-debate.html (May 15, 2008) Greenpeace: Japanese ship's crew stole whale meat - http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/japan.whaling/? iref=mpstoryview (May 15, 2008) Smelly whale carcass heading west - http:// www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080515.WHALE15/TPStory/ National (May 15, 2008) Whales inspire better blade designs - http:// www.csmonitor.com/2008/0516/p13s01-stgn.html (May 15, 2008) Anglers work to avoid dolphin run-ins - http:// www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/outdoors/orl- advsep1508may15,0,2261777.story (May 17, 2008) book review: Pirates saving the whales - http:// www.greenleft.org.au/2008/751/38846 (May 17, 2008) Humpback whales visit Marlborough Sounds - http:// www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4552174a11.html (May 18, 2008) Scientists dig up whale in P.E.I. - http:// thechronicleherald.ca/Canada/1056745.html Not new, but still beautiful: Life-size photo of a blue whale - http://www.wdcs.co.uk/media/flash/whalebanner/content_pub_en.html Catharina Clausen ************************************************************************ ** baiji.org foundation Kanzleistrasse 127 CH-8004 Zurich Switzerland tel. (+41) 43 317 10 00 fax (+41) 43 317 10 09 mobil (+41) 79 281 18 65 catharina@baiji.org ************************************************************************ **