Dear MARMAM and ECS subscribers, in the following please find a summary of Cetacean news in the media of the last 10 days. (July 2, 2008) NOAA and Partners Free Juvenile Dolphin from Life- Threatening Debris - http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/ stories2008/20080702_dolphin.html (July 3, 2008) Authorities plan to protect dolphins - http:// www.mycentraljersey.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080703/STATE/ 80703055 (July 4, 2008) WWF comes to the rescue of to-be auctioned dolphin - http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C07%5C04% 5Cstory_4-7-2008_pg12_3 (July 4, 2008) Stranded: A whale of a mystery - http:// www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/33850/title/ Stranded_A_whale_of_a_mystery (July 5, 2008) Mother whale and calf beach themselves after shark attack - http://www.waltonsun.com/news/shark_1677___article.html/ whale_attack.html (July 5, 2008) Dolphin sanctuaries proposed - http://www.stuff.co.nz/ southlandtimes/4608003a6568.html (July 5, 2008) ENVIRONMENT: Profit in Watching - Not Hunting - Whales - http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43083 (July 5, 2008) Whale rescue mission at Takapuna beach (+photos) - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10520098 (July 6, 2008) Baby finless porpoise born in Wuhan - http:// news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/06/content_8497635.htm (July 6, 2008) Fishermen blamed for surge in deaths of dolphins and whales - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4276461.ece (July 6, 2008) Study shows rise in Cornwall's dolphin, whale and porpoise deaths - http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/uoe- ssr070308.php (July 6, 2008) Cheers as young orca swims away [video: Orca whale rescued] - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm? c_id=1&objectid=10520161 (July 7, 2008) Aussie Humpbacks: Close Encounters With Gentle Giants - http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/07/07/5223_local-news.html (July 7, 2008) ScanMed the Launch of An Exciting Collaboration Between Marinelife & Maersk - http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/36648/ (July 7, 2008) Video: Dolphin deaths investigated - http:// news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7494401.stm (July 8, 2008) Bumpy Whale Fins Outperform Smooth Turbines - http:// www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=005E4190-9DE4-32A2-015B43F0702189EA (July 8, 2008) Nevada: Dolphin dies at Mirage habitat - http:// www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sfl- flanatdig07080sbjul08,0,3361004.story (July 8, 2008) Humpback whale rescued - http://www.wickedlocal.com/ provincetown/news/x1743990322/Humpback-whale-rescued (July 9, 2008) Battle to save Cambodian dolphin - http:// news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7448013.stm (July 9, 2008) New study: Collisions between Sailing Vessels and Cetaceans - http://m-e-e-r.de/index.php?id=441&L=2 (July 9, 2008) Mystery surrounds Eden Antarctic whale sighting - http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/09/2298722.htm? site=southeastnsw (July 9, 2008) New wind turbine blade inspired from shape of whale and dolphin flippers - http://www.freshnews.in/new-wind-turbine-blade- inspired-from-shape-of-whale-and-dolphin-flippers-31851 (July 10, 2008) Watch and wait for whales - http://www.cairns.com.au/ article/2008/07/10/5350_local-news.html (July 10, 2008) Man travels 5,000 miles to check out OC's whales - http://www.ocregister.com/articles/whale-blue-roffecy-2089971-boat-says (July 10, 2008) Myth-Making Dolphins - http://www.popmatters.com/pm/ column/60691/myth-making-dolphins/ (July 11, 2008) Whale Watching Industry Agrees On Guidelines - http:// www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/07/11/whale-watching-industry- agrees-on-guidelines (July 11, 2008) Whale skeleton to be displayed at university - http:// www.onlineathens.com/stories/071208/uganews_2008071200313.shtml (July 11, 2008) Charity creates life-size blue whale - http:// www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/07/11/ eawhale111.xml (July 11, 2008) Whalers found innocent, Greenpeace activists are charged with theft - http://www.newscientist.com/blog/environment/ 2008/07/whalers-found-innocent-greenpeace.html?DCMP=ILC- rhts&nsref=ts12_bar All best, 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 ************************************************************************ **