Dear MARMAMers, ¡VIVA Vaquita! is seeking donations or sales of books, reprints, and scientific journals on marine mammals. Our intent is to collect literature that may not be in use anymore, and distribute it to colleagues who can most effectively put it to use. The money raised from this effort will be used directly in research, conservation, and public awareness efforts directed at the vaquita (Phocoena sinus), seen by most as the World’s most endangered marine mammal species. ¡VIVA Vaquita! < http://www.vivavaquita.org > is a collaboration of concerned researchers and educators from three 501(3)c nonprofit organizations: Cetos Research Organization, Save The Whales, and the American Cetacean Society. Our goals and mission are to generate awareness of the vaquita and to promote a healthy Upper Gulf of California ecosystem. Ultimately, we aim to help save the vaquita from extinction, and to do so in a way that also provides long-term benefits to the fisherman and other residents of Baja California, Mexico. We have so far raised over $2,300 for vaquita conservation from such sales. We see this as a win/win situation, where we get books and literature into the hands of those who can use it best, and in the process help the vaquita … Donations are tax-deductible. If you have any books or other literature that you might be willing to donate or sell to us, please contact us so that we may discuss arrangements. We can pay for postage, and may even be able to arrange to pick up the literature. Thank you in advance, and I look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, Tom ********************************************************************* Thomas A. Jefferson, Ph.D. ¡VIVA Vaquita! 5495 Camino Playa Malaga San Diego, CA 92124 Tel. (858) 278-4240 Email: sclymene@aol.com Web: http://www.vivavaquita.org *********************************************************************