Kangaroo Island Dolphin Forum - an invitation to participate in a global on-line webcast!
During the International Year of the Dolphin, Kangaroo Island Community Education’s KI Dolphin Watch in collaboration with project partners, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society hosted a three day showcase of science and technology. moreRobinson supports the Year of the Dolphin
German club expert Robinson now supports the “Year of the Dolphin” with promotions and events aiming to raise awareness on dolphin protection. In selected beach and mountain clubs offering childcare, children can, on special promotion days, learn all about the endangered species in a playful way in the Roby Club. moreUNEP/CMS rallies further support for the Year of the Dolphin
Bonn, 16 August 2007 - “The reported extinction of the Chinese River Dolphin in 2006 shows the threats facing dolphins as a whole. This alarm signal will spur increasing conservation efforts for all 38 of the remaining dolphin species, freshwater and marine alike during the Year of the Dolphin (YoD)”, said Mr. Robert Hepworth, Executive Secretary of CMS. moreLast Journey of the Sea Gypsies
By Dave Hansford - Last November, a baby Maui’s dolphin washed up dead on Sunset Beach, just south of the Waikato river mouth. Just a fortnight later, two dead females – an adult and a youngster – stranded further north, at Kariotahi Beach. Their demise meant the loss of some three percent of the total population of the world’s most critically endangered marine dolphin. more
National Day for Nature Conservation commemorates the Year of the Dolphin in PortugalThe Quercus and the Projecto Delfim want to raise awareness of the danger that bottlenose dolphins may become extinct in Sado. On the occasion of National Day for Nature Conservation, 28 July, the associations Quercus and Projecto Delfim offered a 3 hour guided tour of the estuary of the Sado River. This area is essential for the sedentary population of bottlenose dolphins, which has suffered a serious decline during the last decades. According to a researcher of Projecto Delfim one of the stress factors is related to small and fast boats, and "water-motorcycles". more |
Year of the Dolphin launched in Greece with Pan Hellenic eventAgios Nikolaos/Crete 17 July – Conservation bodies, Members of Parliament and corporate partners are meeting in Crete to kick off the Year of the Dolphin in Greece. The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) with its campaign partners are joining forces to protect endangered dolphin species in Greece. The special event to promote the Year of the Dolphin is supported by the main organizer Essence Consulting. more |
Marine Environment Day in KeniaThe Kenya Wildlife Service celebrated Marine Environment Day 7 July with more than 200 schoolchildren who performed dramas, recited poems, and sang songs in a message to the audience and the wider Kenyan public on the need to protect our seas from further degradation. more |
Mister Dolphin- The story of a man who committed himself to saving the Ganges River DolphinThis is the story of an Indian man who spent 25 years of his life trying to save the Ganges River Dolphin from extinction. Pollution, growing human population density and industrialization were the threats that needed to be addressed. It was a huge task for a single man. His enthusiasm was rewarded. more |
People flock to the Year of the Dolphin celebrations on Kenya's coastMombasa, 17 June 2007: An unprecedented event involving a large audience with children as the main actors and audience took place on the Kenyan coast 16-17 June. The Year of the Dolphin campaign in Kenia is focusing on children to convey the need of conservation measures for dolphins and their habitats. more |
Sailors for Dolphins herald the summer of the dolphin on the world's seasLes Sables d´Olonne, 24 June. Following the launch of the campaign during the sailing regatta Route de l´Equateur in June, the campaign flag will fly again in the rig of the boats competing in the "Les-Sables-Madeira-Les Sables" and of "Record SNMS". more |
Loro Parque Fundacion starts Year of the Dolphin activities on World Ocean DayOn the occasion of World Ocean Day 8 June, the Loro Parque Fundacion started its educational activities on the Year of the Dolphin 2007. A new exhibition in Spainish, English and German with a focus on the threats of the whales and dolphins is on display in the Sea Classroom. more |
International Ocean Day at the German Oceanographic MuseumThe German Oceanographic Museum in Stralsund initiated a number od activities, indoors and outdoors, to celebrate the International Ocean Day, 8 June. The main focus was the "Year of the Dolphin". The museum research team on Harbour Porpoises in the Baltic gave visitors an insight into its work. Activities for children such as making models of dolphins or checking out some hands-on biology to experience the difference of specific catacean species were well received. more |
New anthology about Wales and Dolphins for the Year of the DolphinChristel Leca who has followed whales and dolphins from the Mediterranean to Svalbard, has presented her French language anthology of works about whales and dolphins at the publishing house, Delachaux and Niestle in Paris on 7 June more |
Children's Day in Portugal dedicated to the seaThe Municipio de Peniche, the City Hall of Peniche south of Lisbon dedicated this year Children's Day 1 June to the sea more |
Dolphin Day- WDCS (Whale&Dolphin Conservation Society) with Ambassador Christof Wandratsch at the Hotel KaluraThe fisrt ever Dolphin Day was celebrated on 29th May at the Hotel Kalua in collaboration with Ambassador Christof Wandratsch and the owner of the Barakuda diving School, Wolfgang Törmer. more |
Of Swordfish and Dolphins in the Mediterranean
Tunis, 22 May 2007: Bycatch is one of the major threats cetaceans face in all the world's oceans and seas. Despite efforts to introduce "dolphin friendly" fishing methods, very often old net types are still used, or preventive measures designed to avoid entanglement of marine mammals in nets are not employed. more
Ambassador of the Dolphin Fund stages private concertNoordwijk, 12 May- Portuguese fado singer Cristina Branco gave a tributary concert for the Dolphin Funf in the Palace Hotel in Noordwijk, in the Netherlands. 500 spectators enjoyed the artiste's remarkable voice, her melancholic and lively texts and music. more |
All about DolphinsUNESCO, UNEP Convention on Migratory Species, the private sector and civil society join forces and launch an educational campaign and manual for young readers promoting conservation of dolphins and their habitats. more |
YoD educational activities unfold in Kenyan schoolsIn a move to involve children and local communities in the Year of the Dolphin, the YoD partners in Kenya, TUI Kenya and Pollmans Tours & Safaris organized a YoD logo drawing competition at Makwiro, Shimoni and Wasini Primary Schools. more |
WDCS celebrates Dolphin Day in ScotlandOn 7th April 2007 WDCS held a Dolphin Day at its Wildlife Centre in Spey Bay, Scotland, to help launch the Dolphin Diploma in the UK and promote Year of the Dolphin. It was a great success with everyone enjoying the glorious Easter weekend sunshine. more |
The Dolphin Diploma - A new education campaign in the context of the Year of the DolphinFrom now onwards kids and young people all over the world will be awarded a dolphin diploma by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) for their active contribution to dolphin protection. more |
THE ENDANGERED MEDITERRANEAN COMMON DOLPHINS: IS THERE ANYONE INTERESTED IN THEIR CONSERVATION?
Once one of the most common cetacean species in the Mediterranean, the short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis has declined throughout the region during the last 30-40 years. more
Whale and dolphin conservation high on environmental agenda of UN and Pacific IslandsPacific Island Countries met today in Samoa for the first meeting of the signatories to a regional cetacean Agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) developed under the aegis of the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). more |
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Pacific Island Countries celebrate the Year of the DolphinA series of meetings on cetacean conservation and a kick-off event launch the UN international campaign for the conservation of wild dolphins in the Pacific Island Region, under the aegis of the UNEP Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). more |
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New Publication on Dolphin Social CognitionPack, A. A., & Herman, L. M. (2006). Dolphin Social Cognition and Joint Attention: Our Current Understanding. Aquatic Mammals, 32, 443-460. more |
UK's Youngest Conservationist8-year-old Amy wants help to publish dolphin stories. more |
Tenerife Supports Efforts to Protect DolphinsUNESCO presented its Year of the Dolphin campaign on 16.2.2007 on the Canaries. The presentation attracted a wide interest among the representatives of the press and media in the Government House on the Island of Tenerife. more |
CMS Presents the Year of the Dolphin 2007 at Hanover ReisepavillonSustainable Whale and Dolphin Watching Benefits Marine Mammals more |
New Year of the Dolphin CalendarThe Year of the Dolphin Calendar is available on the YoD for you to download. Take a look a the huge variety of these wonderful marine mammals and plan your activities in the Year of the Dolphin! more |
Kick-off Year of the Dolphin in BelgiumThe Year of the Dolphin campaign in Belgium was launched January 17th by Natuurpunt (partner of Birdlife Belgium), EUCC - The Coastal Union and North Sea Foundation (Stichting De Noordzee). The presentation of the illustrated book "Whales and Dolphins in the North Sea" which gives an overview on the cetaceans living in the southern part of the North Sea raised major interest. more |
North Sea swimmers open Year of the Dolphin in the NetherlandsNoordwijk / Netherlands, 1 January 2007 - The Year of the Dolphin campaign in the Netherlands has been opened by the North Sea swimmers at the traditional New Year swim in Noordwijk, near Leiden. more |
Year of the Dolphin in KenyaThe Year of the Dolphin campaign is already in full swing even before its official start on 1.1.2007. For instance, on 25.11.2006 life was breathed into the first initiatives in the TUI destination of Kenya. In the coastal village of Shimoni an opening ceremony was held for the Year of the Dolphin. more |
TUI cooperates with United Nations Environment Programme / Group as founding partner in “Year of the Dolphin 2007”TUI is cooperating with the Bonn Convention (UNEP/CMS) of the environment programme of the United Nations in the “Year of the Dolphin 2007”. The aim of the alliance is to bring the threats to the survival of dolphin species to the forefront of public attention and launch and execute related campaigns. more |
ACCOBAMS presents Operation MIMO, a homage to Prince Rainier IIIA natural-size dolphin-shaped statue will be submerged by H.R.H. Prince Albert II in the Principality of Monaco’s Larvotto Natural Reserve more |
UN launch the Year of the Dolphin 2007 Campaign - Prince Albert dives in Monaco's waters to protect dolphinsThreats for dolphins are on the rise: They face entanglement in fishing nets, marine pollution , prey depletion due to overfishing, deliberate hunting and disturbance from noise. These are only some of the causes why they might soon be extinct in the world’s seas. more |
