Dear ECS and MARMAM List subscribers, I have been absent the last month, therefor you get a summary of Cetacean news for the last four weeks: August 5, 2008 DoE to collect data on marine life - http://www.caymannetnews.com/ news-9077--1-1---.html August 4, 2008 Ending whaling - the solution to climate change? - http:// www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/oceans/ending-whaling-the-solution-to- climate-change20080804 August 5, 2008 Scientists look into death of harbor porpoises - http:// www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/04/ MNA4124QUA.DTL&tsp=1 August 6, 2008 Pioneering study of sonar, mammals done during Rimpac - http:// www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080806/ NEWS08/808060423/1018/LOCALNEWSFRONT August 6,2008 Beached sperm whale dies in firth - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/ uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7544504.stm August 7, 2008 Marinelife Undertakes A Scientific Survey for Whales and Dolphins in the Waters North of Scotland - http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/38085/ August 7, 2008 Two dolphins healthy and swimming after Edouard washes them up on Crystal Beach - http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/local/ two_dolphins_healthy_and_swimming_after_edouard_washes_them_up_on_crysta l_beach_08-07-2008.html August 8 2008 B.C.'s orca matriarch believed dead at 98 - http://news.aol.ca/ article/bc-orca-matriarch-dies/303827/ August 8, 2008 Whale Watchers Off Cape Cod Filled With Awe - http://www.courant.com/ news/local/columnists/hc-nature0808.artaug08,0,3166706.column August 11, 2008 North Wales porpoise deaths a mystery - http://www.dailypost.co.uk/ news/north-wales-news/2008/08/11/porpoise-deaths-a- mystery-55578-21507896/ August 12, 2008 Court Restricts Navy's Use of Low-Frequency Active Sonar - http:// www.ens-newswire.com/ens/aug2008/2008-08-12-094.asp August 12, 2008 Humpback whale on road to recovery, reveals IUCN Red List - http:// cms.iucn.org/news_events/news/index.cfm?uNewsID=1413 August 13, 2008 Group seeks protection for endangered Taiwan dolphin - http:// www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSTP78059 August 13, 2008 Lost Humpback Seen Lunching on German Coast - http://www.spiegel.de/ international/germany/0,1518,571848,00.html August 14, 2008 Bann fish attract aquatic visitor - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/ uk_news/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/7561410.stm August 16, 2008 Dolphins on the brink off Vizag, Kakinada - http://www.hindu.com/ 2008/08/16/stories/2008081655652200.htm August 18, 2008 CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES APPROVES WHALE SANCTUARY - http:// www.santiagotimes.cl/santiagotimes/2008081814446/news/enviromental- news/chamber-of-deputies-approves-whale-sanctuary.html August 18, 2008 UK. ICOM helps to save whales - http://www.bymnews.com/news/ newsDetails.php?id=41213 August 21, 2008 Mexico starts campaign to save endangered porpoise - http:// www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/21/news/Mexico-Endangered-Porpoise.php August 22, 2008 Whale orphan may have been spotted off JB last week - http:// nowra.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/whale-orphan-may-have- been-spotted-off-jb-last-week/1251511.aspx August 23, 2008 Survey hopes to help marine species thrive - http://news.scotsman.com/ scotland/Survey-hopes-to-help-marine.4420542.jp August 23, 2008 Primal instinct behind whale grief - http://www.smh.com.au/news/whale- watch/primal-instinct-behind-whale-grief/2008/08/22/1219262525193.html August 24, 2008 book review: Spellbound by monsters of the deep - Leviathan or, The Whale by Philip Hoare - http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/aug/24/ scienceandnature August 25, 2008 An interview with Dr. Jay Barlow: Extinction of the baiji a 'wake-up call' to conserve vaquita and other cetaceans - http:// news.mongabay.com/2008/0825-hance_barlow_interview.html August 26, 2008 Japanese scientists teach whale to talk - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/08/26/eawhale126.xml August 26, 2008 Whales lose blubber due to climate change - http:// www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/08/26/ eawhale226.xml August 26, 2008 Saving species needs a shift in values - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/ science/nature/7576705.stm August 27, 2008 Japanese whalers claim vindication - http://www.theage.com.au/world/ japanese-whalers-claim-vindication-20080826-42ze.html August 28, 2008 Stranded porpoise sent to Vancouver rescue facility - http:// www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/capital_van_isl/story.html? id=264391ba-2c20-452e-829e-0d36a4a1b636 August 29, 2008 Emaciated porpoise calf gains strength - http://www.canada.com/ vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=99c4b0ae-bc44-4080- aa79-3710497238bd August 29, 2008 Surfers For Cetaceans (S4C) to launch presence in USA - http:// www.globalsurfnews.com/news.asp?Id_news=36090 August 30, 2008 Education and Conservation Benefits of Marine Wildlife Tours: Developing Free-Choice Learning Experiences - http://www.redorbit.com/ news/science/1538290/ education_and_conservation_benefits_of_marine_wildlife_tours_developing_ freechoice/ August 31, 2008 Plan would slow ships to protect whales - http:// www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080826/NEWS/808260321 Wildlife Extra had some Cetacean news this month as well: August Mediterranean Whale survey indicates declining numbers - http:// www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/mediterranean-whales.html Adelaide dolphins learn to ‘Tailwalk’ - http://www.wildlifeextra.com/ go/news/adelaide-dolphins.html All best, Catharina Clausen ************************************************************************ ** baiji.org foundation Kanzleistrasse 127 CH-8004 Zurich Switzerland tel. 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