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Can Social Media Save Vaquita, the Worlds Rarest Porpoise? Video : TreeHugger

The Vaquita porpoise may be living its last days in Mexicos Gulf of California. The demise of the species is imminent, says Chris Johnson, whos spent the last three years on a documentary, “Vaquita – Last Chance for the Desert Porpoise.” Johnson hopes the film, available online, will help change the practice [...]

Swimming with dolphins traumatises them

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British researchers believe that human interaction with dolphins is akin to harassment, preventing them from resting, feeding or nurturing their young.They found that swimming very close to the bottlenose dolphins and trying to touch them was incredibly stressful to the animals.

via Swimming with dolphins traumatises them – Telegraph.

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'The Cove' wins an Oscar!

With ‘The Cove’ Victorious at Oscars, Japanese Village Defends Itself – ArtsBeat Blog – NYTimes.com.

If you haven’t seen ‘The Cove’, it’s a bout the annual dolphin hunt/roundup in the Japanese village of Taiji.

Dolphins are mammals, not fish.  In my mind they’re intelligent creatures several steps above the cold-blooded vertebrates inhabiting the rest of [...]