Dear ECS and MARMAM list-subscribers, today you receive a summary of cetacean news of the last month. This has not only been a busy month to me, but also in the world of cetaceans: The International Whaling Commission took place and put cetaceans back into the international spotlight. Besides there has also been a spectacular mass stranding of dolphins on the Cornish coast with possible reasons widely discussed in the media, as well as a lot more... Please find a variety of these news in chronological order here: (June 2008) Entangled Whale Off Coast - http://www.coastalpost.com/ 08/06/17_c.html (June 2, 2008) Iceland and Norway export whale meat to Japan - http:// www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1408854.php/ Iceland_and_Norway_export_whale_meat_to_Japan (June 5, 2008) Whales, rare sea creatures off Eden - http:// eden.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/whales-rare-sea- creatures-off-eden/783938.aspx (June 5, 2008) New whale watch centre opens in South Australia - http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/autralia-whalewatch524.html (June 5, 2008) Wilbur Whale Still Beaching! - http:// www.roundtownnews.co.uk/index.php? option=com_content&task=view&id=15065&Itemid=9 (June 5, 2008) Common Dolphin Uncommonly Washes Up Near Little Plains Beach - http://www.hamptons.com/detail.ihtml? id=3969&apid=8057&sid=27&cid=54&hm=1&iv=1&townflag= (June 5, 2008) Plan to save whales strangling in red tape - http:// www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/05/rightwhales/index.html? eref=rss_topstories (June 6, 2008) Killer whales spotted in UAE waters - http:// www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/06/07/51147.html (June 6, 2008) NOAA Confirms Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct - http:// www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080606_monkseal.html (off-topic: marine mammals) (June 6, 2008) Sarawak Dolphin Conservation Project - http:// www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/umwelt_naturschutz/ bericht-111758.html (June 7, 2008) Amazing pictures of whales frolicking off WA coast - http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23827750-5005410,00.html (June 8, 2008) SURF DOCUMENTARY FILMED IN CHILE - http:// www.valparaisotimes.cl/content/view/385/1/ (June 9, 2008) Oil spill sparks dolphin plea - http://www.northern- scot.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5184/ Oil_spill_sparks_dolphin_plea.html (June 9, 2008) Dozens of dolphins die, stranded on Madagascar beach - http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20080609-0944-madagascar- dolphins-.html (June 10, 2008) Navy ships' sonar may have led to death of 26 dolphins as rescuers continue search - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ news/article-1025219/Dozens-dolphins-die-getting-stranded-Cornish- coast.html (June 10, 2008) Grim recovery of trapped dolphins - http:// news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/7445786.stm (June 10, 2008) Navy in area before dolphins died - http:// news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/7446823.stm (June 10, 2008) Navy claims court rulings hurt sonar proficiency, readiness - http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20080610-1725- wst-navy-whales.html (June 10, 2008) Stranded dolphin mystery: they may have been fleeing killer whale - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/ 2008/06/10/eadolphin310.xml (June 10, 2008) Dolphin stranding: Royal Navy was carrying out live firing exercises - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/global/2008/06/10/eadolphin410.xml (June 10, 2008) Why do dolphins beach en masse? - http:// news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7446348.stm (June 11, 2008) Dolphins found dead off Cornish coast 'committed suicide', wildlife expert claims - http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/ article-1025219/Dolphins-dead-Cornish-coast-committed-suicide- wildlife-expert-claims.html (June 11, 2008) Researchers Install Unique Acoustic System To Protect Manatees From Injuries And Death - http://www.underwatertimes.com/ news.php?article_id=89036410157 (June 11, 2008) Dolphin disaster: Why we must learn from this before it's too late - http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1025563/ Dolphin-disaster-Why-learn-late.html (June 11, 2008) Ailing whale euthanized on Texas coast - http:// www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25101229/ (June 12, 2008) Scientist says dolphin deaths look like a mass suicide - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/12/ wildlife.conservation (June 12, 2008) Dolphin protection plan 'pointless' - http:// www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/4580662a22400.html (June 12, 2008) Japan's oldest whaling town battles for survival - http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSP338662 (June 12, 2008) “Whale hunting ban is not enough to protect sanctuary” - http://www4.mercopress.com/vernoticia.do? id=13694&formato=HTML (June 13, 2008) Race could endanger dolphins - http://www.inverness- courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/6371/ Race_could_endanger_dolphins.html (June 14, 2008) Theories and rumours abound as scientists ponder mystery of mass dolphin deaths - http://www.guardian.co.uk/ environment/2008/jun/14/conservation.endangeredspecies (June 15, 2008) Dolphin charities blame Navy for Cornish beachings - http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/dolphin-charities- blame-navy-for-cornish-beachings-847333.html (June 16, 2008) Government to help in dolphin deaths inquiry - http:// www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/fpfalmouth/display.var. 2345133.0.government_to_help_in_dolphin_deaths_inquiry.php (June 18, 2008) Humpbacks arrive in droves - http://www.stuff.co.nz/ stuff/4588538a11.html (June 19, 2008) Climate change 'could wipe out whales' - http:// www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23887804-12377,00.html (June 19, 2008) Time for peace in the whaling world? -http:// news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7463633.stm (June 20, 2008) Nasa spy plane to help stop whale and ship collisions - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/20/ eawhale120.xml (June 21, 2008) Researchers: Blue whales adjusting songs - http:// www.upi.com/Science_News/2008/06/21/ Researchers_Blue_whales_adjusting_songs/UPI-89911214078126/ (June 21, 2008) Wales, whales and dolphins - http:// www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/21/ eadolphin121.xml (June 21, 2008) Greenpeace activists arrested over whale meat scandal to appear in Court on Sunday - http://7thspace.com/headlines/285087/ greenpeace_activists_arrested_over_whale_meat_scandal_to_appear_in_court _on_sunday.html (June 22, 2008) Whaling commission meets with own future at stake - http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gPktNDPqm8p3wmdq-6s8LBuVCQpg (June 22, 2008) Navy Conducts Hearing Tests On Rare Whale - http:// www.news4jax.com/news/16678241/detail.html (June 22, 2008) Dolphin spotted along River Clyde - http:// news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7467903.stm (June 23, 2008) Lonely whales are 'losing the will to live' due to over-hunting - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1028466/Lonely- whales-losing-live-hunting.html (June 23, 3008) Supreme Court agrees to review Navy sonar case - http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ifiaOAaDtMvC-0eCfFr3aLRLXgYAD91FT9M80 (June 23, 2008) South Atlantic whale sanctuary new test for IWC - http://www.theage.com.au/world/south-atlantic-whale-sanctuary-new- test-for-iwc-20080622-2uy3.html (June 24, 2008) Fresh calls for balloon release ban - http:// www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/11388/ Fresh_calls_for_balloon_release_ban.html (June 23, 2008) Mystery Meat: Japan Unable to Account for Fin Whales on Sale - http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl? ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-23-2008/0004837146&EDATE= (June 24, 2008) Chilean waters declared whale sanctuary - http:// www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/24/2284227.htm (June 24, 2008) Africa fish fall blamed on Japan - http:// news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7470934.stm (June 24, 2008) Fresh calls for balloon release ban - http:// www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/11388/ Fresh_calls_for_balloon_release_ban.html (June 24, 2008) Whaling body agrees path to peace - http:// news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7472228.stm (June 24, 2008) Harpooned whale found washed up on Mallorca beach - http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/15130/harpooned-whale-found- washed-up-on-mallorca-beach (June 24, 2008) No hope seen for whale; animal is euthanized - http:// www.miamiherald.com/news/florida_keys/story/581041.html (June 24, 2008) NGO's trying to stop whale quotas - http:// sermitsiaq.gl/politik/article45373.ece?lang=EN (June 24, 2008) Japan attacks Australia's whaling stance - http:// news.smh.com.au/national/japan-attacks-australias-whaling- stance-20080624-2vpg.html (June 24, 2008) Latin America’s Whale Watchers: One Million Strong and Growing - http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0624-23.htm (June 25, 2008) Rare Melon-Headed Whale Transported to Gulf World Marine Park - http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/21581254.html (June 24, 2008) Dolphin Trapped in River Clyde Scotland - http:// www.divemaster.com/diving-news/dolphin-trapped-in-river-clyde- scotland_11323.html (June 25, 2008) Passengers get up close to killer whales - http:// www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/4801/ Passengers_get_up_close_to_killer_whales.html (June 25, 2008) Dugong, Dolphin Round Out Endangered Animal Coins - http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp? ad=article&ArticleId=4792 (June 25, 2008) Japan defends 'scientific' whale hunting at IWC - http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gtBgnRMWmcXdW6rlm6XD52a8f4pg (June 26, 2008) Stranding in Racha Yai - http://www.finsonline.com/ blog/fins/20080627/stranding-in-racha-yai.html (June 26, 2008) Japan hails IWC meeting - http://news.smh.com.au/ world/japan-hails-iwc-meeting-20080626-2x4x.html (June 26, 2008) Surfers adopt whales in bid to end hunting - http:// www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN26356882 (June 26, 2008) Aircraft to protect whales and dolphins in firth race - http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/711352?UserKey=0 (June 27, 2008) Safety first in firth powerboat race - http:// www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/6499/ Safety_first_in_firth_powerboat_race.html (June 27, 2008) Japanese 10-year-olds taken on school trips to whale slaughter - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/ 2200175/Japanese-10-year-olds-taken-on-school-trips-to-whale- slaughter.html (June 27, 2008) Greenland denied extra whale hunting - http:// www.inthenews.co.uk/news/autocodes/countries/chile/greenland-denied- extra-whale-hunting-$1229295.htm (June 28, 2008) Can compromise save the whale? - http:// news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7478847.stm (June 29, 2008) Whale music in a sea of sound - http:// www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/arts/ 2008/06/29/borot129.xml (June 30, 2008) Mercury link to dolphin deaths - http://www.rsc.org/ chemistryworld/News/2008/June/30060802.asp (June 30, 2008) Whale meeting makes "little progress" - http:// www.inthenews.co.uk/news/science/autocodes/countries/portugal/whale- meeting-makes-little-progress-$1229596.htm (July 1, 2008) 2 Makahs to serve time for illegally killing whale - http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008026795_makah01m.html (July 1, 2008) Flipper fondness down to PR pranks - http:// www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/07/01/2291064.htm?site=science/ greatmomentsinscience&topic=latest (July 2, 2008) Having a whale of a time - http:// www.newsshopper.co.uk/education/ednews/display.var. 2375191.0.having_a_whale_of_a_time.php (July 2, 2008) Don't save the whale - http://www.latimes.com/news/ opinion/editorials/la-ed-whale2-2008jul02,0,7902408.story (July 2, 2008) Massachusetts lobstermen promote practices as whale safe - http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/ 2008_07_02_Mass__lobstermen_promote_practices_as_whale_safe/ (July 2, 2008) Scientists Join Forces To Study Elusive Whales- DIVER 2008 PROJECT - http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/ umwelt_naturschutz/bericht-113582.html (July 2, 2008) Leave them alone! - http://blog.nj.com/njv_andy_mills/ 2008/07/leave_them_alone.html (July 2, 2008) Start the holidays by naming our own whale - http:// forster.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/start-the-holidays- by-naming-our-own-whale/802074.aspx From Sunday the 13th on, I will return to a weekly news compilation again! 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