Dear ECS and MARMAM members,

in the following you find some Cetacean news of the last weeks:

(May 22, 2008) Humpback whale population rebounds - http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080522/NEWS01/805220358/1001

(May 22, 2008) Pictured: The deadly dolphin dance that proves killer whales DO attack their cousins - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1021016/Pictured-The-deadly-dolphin-dance-proves-killer-whales-DO-attack-cousins.html

(May 22, 2008) Beginning of end for Japanese whaling? - http://www.cdnn.info/news/eco/e080522.html

(May 23, 2008) Dolphin centre ready for summer - http://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3972/Dolphin_centre_ready_for_summer.html

(May 23, 2008) Humpback comeback makes researchers happy, but wary - http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=e67b9b23-1d11-4257-8b91-10a2068008b9

(May 26, 2008) Bridget Vercoe: Endangered species relying on change in focus - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10512412

(May 27, 2008) International Scientists Speak Out - Hector’s And Maui’s Dolphins Need Full Protection - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0805/S00063.htm

(May 27, 2008) Illegal work done for a cause - http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaruherald/4561303a6571.html

(May 28, 2008) Dolphins have a splashing time - slideshow - http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1217690.ece

(May 29, 2008) Dead In The Water - Government’s Decision Spells Risks Continued Decline For New Zealand’s Hector’s And Maui’s Dolphins - http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0805/S00487.htm

(May 29, 2008) Sudden Decline of Minke Whale Population in Icelandic Waters - http://www.whalemuseum.is/the-museum/news/nr/245/

(May 30, 2008) Whale spotted in waters off Beaubear’s Island, UPM - http://miramichileader.canadaeast.com/news/article/310329

(May 30, 2008) Fuel costs hurt cruise industry - http://nowra.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/fuel-costs-hurt-cruise-industry/780001.aspx

(May 30, 2008) Four new reserves to protect dolphins - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=44&objectid=10513393

(May 31, 2008) Minke Whale Stock Declining - http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/Daily_News/?ew_0_a_id=306919

(May 31, 2008) Casio Welcomes New Dolphin & Whale Eco-Network Watch - http://www.huliq.com/60817/casio-welcomes-new-dolphin-amp-whale-econetwork-watch

All best,

Catharina Clausen

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