(May 17, 2008) Dead blue whale a 'national treasure' - http:// www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=95636e12-2e41-457c- b258-7d8301ac92db (May 19, 2008) Shipping company denies workers stole whale meat, says it was gift - http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/ 20080519p2a00m0na009000c.html (May 19, 2008) Humpbacks frolic in Grove Arm - http://www.stuff.co.nz/ stuff/4553589a6008.html (May 20, 2008) Have the whales pulled their weight along the coast? - http://www.travelwires.com/wp/?p=1778 (May 20, 2008) Trainer who worked with Free Willy whale is Ocean County crash victim - http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/190/story/ 162823.html (May 20, 2008) Iceland resumes whaling, ministry says - http:// www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL1967941320080520 (May 21, 2008) Whales stranded on Senegalese beach - http:// afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gMa7JiMzy88tg9-P1jsEv1zwJgQg as well as here: At least 38 whales die on Senegalese beach - http://www.iht.com/ articles/ap/2008/05/21/africa/AF-GEN-Senegal-Dead-Whales.php (May 21, 2008) Killer whales caught hunting dolphins off South African coast - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/ earth/2008/05/21/eadolphin121.xml (May 21, 2008) Greenpeace hands whale meat to Japanese prosecutors - http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/ET_Cetera/ Greenpeace_hands_whale_meat_to_Japanese_prosecutors/articleshow/ 3060133.cms (May 21, 2008) Chilean 6.000 kmts coastline to become whales’ sanctuary - http://www.mercopress.com/vernoticia.do? id=13479&formato=HTML (May 21, 2008) Blue whale nursery threatened by fish farms - http:// www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/05/21/ eawhales121.xml (May 21, 2008) Killer whale rides wave onto beach north of Eureka, munches on harbor seal - http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9340097? source=most_emailed (May 21, 2008) Humpback whale beached at Rottnest to be destroyed - http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23741316-2761,00.html (May 22, 2008) Dolphinarium opens: Wonder shows - http:// www.xpress4me.com/news/uae/dubai/20007616.html (May 22, 2008) How Not to Ship a Whale - http://thetyee.ca/Life/ 2008/05/20/OrcaExcerpt/ (May 22, 2008) Best for blue whales? - http://www.dailymirror.lk/ DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=15376 (May 22, 2008) Japan to probe whale meat 'theft' - http:// news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7413841.stm (May 22, 2008) Dolphin birth: Amazing photos - A dolphin born in an aquarium in the Netherlands is to be named by the public http:// www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2009942/Dolphin- birth-Amazing-photos.html (May 22, 2008) Rescued harbor porpoise gets out of Duxbury rehab, released in Plymouth - http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x1880507577/ New-England-Aquarium-releases-rescued-harbor-porpoise (May 23, 2008) Study: Humpback whale population rises - http:// ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jWFkQCL_vHK6YpzN4u_OGxhZdm6AD90R7UIO0 (May 24, 2208) New Home For Famous Clearwater Dolphin? - http:// www2.tbo.com/content/2008/may/24/new-home-famous-clearwater-dolphin/ ebay: VIP whale watching experience with Hayden Panettiere: http:// cgi.ebay.com/VIP-Experience-with-HAYDEN-PANETTIERE-Beso-Whales- Cruz_W0QQitemZ260241271013QQihZ016QQcategoryZ16071QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ 1QQcmdZViewItem off topic, but also important: Sharks swim closer to extinction - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7413948.stm 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 ************************************************************************ **