News Reports - 2009
- Thu, 01 Jan 2009 9:14 PM PST - (Hindustan Times) - Dolphin rescues stranded whales: conservation official
A dolphin guided two stranded whales to safety after human attempts to keep the animals off a New Zealand beach failed, a conservation official said on Wednesday. (Source)
- Fri, 02 Jan 2009 8:19 PM PST - (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - Stranded dolphin to receive blood work
CORPUS CHRISTI — An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin dubbed Toby will have blood work today before being moved to Moody Gardens, a facility in Galveston equipped to provide long-term care. (Source)
- Sat, 03 Jan 2009 8:04 PM PST - (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - Dolphin moves to new facility
Toby, stranded in November, is sent to Galveston (Source)
- Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:30 AM PST - (KIII Corpus Christi) - Moving Day for Dolphin
A rescued dolphin now has a new home in Galveston. Toby the dolphin did not have to swim there, instead he was given a free ride by the team who saved his life. (Source)
- Mon, 05 Jan 2009 4:24 PM PST - (The Scotsman) - Bourbon Dolphin owner fined £500,000
A NORWEGIAN firm was yesterday fined almost £500,000 after one of its vessels capsized off the coast of Shetland with the loss of eight lives. (Source)
- Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:22 PM PST - (WTSP-TV Tampa) - Winter to play Cupid on Valentine's Day
The dolphin nationally known for getting a prosthetic tail will help one lucky couple celebrate love on Valentine's Day. (Source)
- Tue, 06 Jan 2009 9:34 AM PST - (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - Toby the dolphin doing well in Galveston
Rescued dolphin moved from Corpus Christi on Saturday (Source)
- Tue, 06 Jan 2009 4:28 AM PST - (Local 6 Orlando) - Wedding Contest Features Tailless Dolphin
The dolphin that received national attention for getting a prosthetic tail will help a lucky couple exchange vows. (Source)
- Tue, 06 Jan 2009 4:16 AM PST - (NBC 2 Fort Myers) - Need a tail-less dolphin for your wedding?
The dolphin that received national attention for getting a prosthetic tail will help a lucky couple exchange vows on Valentine's Day. (Source)
- Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:42 PM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - FloriDUH: A tailess dolphin will help couples say "I do"
Sun-Sentinel, Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:41 AM PST (Source)
- Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:36 AM PST - (US Weekly) - Meet The Real World Brooklyn Housemates
Usmagazine.com recently met up with the housemates of The Real World: Brooklyn at their waterfront loft (see video, above). The new cast includes former Miss Missouri Teen Devyn, 20; Iraq war veteran Ryan, 23; transgendered black-belt Katelynn, 24; Baya, a hip-hop dancing hippie, 21; a self-proclaimed "virgin" punk rocker Chet, 23; gay dolphin trainer JD, 22; and small-town personal... (Source)
- Thu, 08 Jan 2009 4:08 PM PST - (FOX 26 Houston) - Dolphin Finds Temporary Home at Moody Gardens Galveston
Rescuers of an injured of a bottlenose dolphin say he is being nursed back to health at Moody Gardens in Galveston. (Source)
- Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:23 PM PST - (FOX 26 Houston) - Dolphin Finds Temporary Home at Moody Gardens Galveston
Toby the dolphin is a new temporary resident at Moody Gardens Aquarium in Galveston. The 3-year-old dolphin was found washed up on a Corpus Christi beach. (Source)
- Thu, 08 Jan 2009 5:46 PM PST - (Suburban) - Dolphin washes up, dies on Old Bridge beach
OLD BRIDGE — A dolphin was beached off the shore of Raritan Bay in the Laurence Harbor section of town and died shortly after being discovered. A pedestrian found the dolphin on the beach around 7:30 a.m. Dec. 23. The dolphin died on the beach before responders arrived from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, a nonprofit organization based in Brigantine. (Source)
- Thu, 08 Jan 2009 4:00 PM PST - (The New Straits Times) - Gory death in Penang waters
GEORGE TOWN: A dolphin's carcass was washed ashore at the Bayu Senja beach in Batu Ferringhi. Boestamam Ismail said he and his friend were shocked by the condition of the two-metre-long, 45kg dolphin. (Source)
- Thu, 08 Jan 2009 3:50 PM PST - (The New Straits Times) - Gory death in Penang waters
GEORGE TOWN: A dolphin's carcass was washed ashore at the Bayu Senja beach in Batu Ferringhi. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:35 AM PST - (KPRC Local 2 Houston) - Moody Gardens Helps Stranded Dolphin
HOUSTON -- A stranded dolphin is getting help at Moody Gardens, KPRC Local 2 reported Friday. Toby, a wounded bottlenose dolphin, was found on the Padre Island National Seashore in Corpus Christi, Texas, in late November. (Source)
- Sat, 10 Jan 2009 6:55 AM PST - (ABC 13 Houston) - Stranded dolphin now living in Galveston
A dolphin stranded on a beach near Corpus Christi is making its new home in Galveston (Source)
- Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:42 AM PST - (Casper Star-Tribune) - Talkin': The dolphin and the trees
What was the best part of our recent vacation? Nearly everything, except it wasn't long enough. At the top of the list of "bests" was spending time with Mouse the Daughter. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Jan 2009 3:40 AM PST - (NY1 News) - Dolphin Rescue Houses Special Resident
The Clearwater Marine Aquarium on Florida's west coast is home to several marine animals who have been rescued, rehabilitated and eventually released. One of the Dolphins, however, has a very unusual tale. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Jan 2009 3:10 AM PST - (Casper Star-Tribune) - Talkin': The dolphin and the trees
What was the best part of our recent vacation? Nearly everything, except it wasn't long enough. At the top of the list of "bests" was spending time with Mouse the Daughter. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Jan 2009 5:25 AM PST - (Pensacola News Journal) - Bailey's Farmers Market to close until April
Bailey's closing for the winter, will reopen in April; Bon Appetite now Jambalaya's; Dolphin Bingo open in Gulf Breeze. (Source)
- Tue, 13 Jan 2009 1:34 PM PST - (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Moko to busy to help rescue stranded whale
Moko the dolphin was too busy frolicking with her human company to save a stranded whale which died on an East Coast beach on Monday. (Source)
- Tue, 13 Jan 2009 3:09 AM PST - (Casper Star-Tribune) - Talkin': The dolphin and the trees
What was the best part of our recent vacation? Nearly everything, except it wasn't long enough. At the top of the list of "bests" was spending time with Mouse the Daughter. (Source)
- Tue, 13 Jan 2009 1:06 AM PST - (Belleville News-Democrat) - Dolphin pads soothe patients' skin
The same technology used to transport dolphins long distances is now being at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis to prevent dangerous infections during surgery. (Source)
- Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:41 PM PST - (Orange County Register) - You can go eye-to-eye with dolphins
New feature on dolphin and whale charter boat offers innovative, underwater ocean aquarium. (Source)
- Tue, 13 Jan 2009 6:39 PM PST - (Casper Star-Tribune) - Talkin': The dolphin and the trees
What was the best part of our recent vacation? Nearly everything, except it wasn't long enough. At the top of the list of "bests" was spending time with Mouse the Daughter. (Source)
- Wed, 14 Jan 2009 5:19 PM PST - (The West Australian) - Bunbury battler dolphin Cruiser hits another snag
For the second time in its short life, seven-month-old dolphin calf and Bunbury celebrity Cruiser is battling for survival. Two months ago researchers noticed a bunch of fishing line, hooks and sin (Source)
- Wed, 14 Jan 2009 3:29 PM PST - (The Record) - Dolphin spotted in Deep Water Channel (3:00 p.m.)
A 5-foot bottlenose dolphin has been swimming circles in the Stockton Deep Water Channel for several days, a situation one federal biologist called “very, very infrequent. (Source)
- Wed, 14 Jan 2009 3:19 PM PST - (NBC 6 Miami) - Good Samaritan Rescues Tangled Dolphin
A Good Samaritan in a fishing boat saved a wild dolphin tangled up in fishing lines off Islamorada. (Source)
- Wed, 14 Jan 2009 2:43 PM PST - (First Coast News) - Good Samaritan Saves Wild Dolphin in the Florida Keys
ISLAMORADA, FL -- A Good Samaritan in a fishing boat saved a wild dolphin tangled up in fishing lines. (Source)
- Wed, 14 Jan 2009 9:49 AM PST - (NBC 13 Birmingham) - Video: Florida woman rescues dying dolphin
A Good Samaritan in a fishing boat saved a wild dolphin tangled up in fishing lines. Broward resident Betty Bauman and her crew members were fishing four miles off Islamorada Sunday when she came across the mammal snagged in a lobster trap buoy line. (Source)
- Wed, 14 Jan 2009 5:09 PM PST - (The West Australian) - News
For the second time in its short life, seven-month-old dolphin calf and Bunbury celebrity Cruiser is battling for survival. Two months ago researchers noticed a bunch of fishing line, hooks and sinkers caught around Cruiser’s beak but attempts to free it have failed. (Source)
- Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:54 AM PST - (The Fresno Bee) - Wayward dolphin swimming near Port of Stockton
Federal wildlife officials are monitoring a wayward dolphin that has taken up residence in brackish water near the Port of Stockton. Read comments (Source)
- Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:05 PM PST - (News10 Sacramento) - Dolphin Swimming Near Port of Stockton
Federal wildlife officials are monitoring a wayward dolphin that has taken up residence in brackish water near the Port of Stockton. (Source)
- Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:21 AM PST - (KTVU 2 San Francisco) - Wayward Dolphin Swimming Near Port Of Stockton
STOCKTON -- Federal wildlife officials are monitoring a wayward dolphin that has taken up residence in brackish water near the Port of Stockton. If the 5-foot mammal starts to look ill, they will contemplate a rescue. (Source)
- Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:02 AM PST - (KION 46 Salinas) - Wayward dolphin swimming near Port of Stockton
Associated Press - January 15, 2009 1:54 PM ET -- STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - Federal wildlife officials are monitoring a wayward dolphin that has taken up residence in brackish water near the Port of... (Source)
- Thu, 15 Jan 2009 0:01 AM PST - (The Record) - Dolphin spotted in Deep Water Channel (3:00 p.m.)
A 5-foot bottlenose dolphin has been swimming circles in the Stockton Deep Water Channel for several days, a situation one federal biologist called “very, very infrequent. (Source)
- Thu, 15 Jan 2009 1:15 AM PST - (The Record) - Wayward dolphin in channel raises alarms for experts
STOCKTON - She was loping down the levee, halfway through her 10-mile jog, when a little girl standing to the side said: (Source)
- Thu, 15 Jan 2009 8:51 PM PST - (FOX 11 Reno) - Wayward Dolphin Swimming Near Port Of Stockton
STOCKTON -- Federal wildlife officials are monitoring a wayward dolphin that has taken up residence in brackish water near the Port of Stockton. If the 5-foot mammal starts to look ill, they will contemplate a rescue. (Source)
- Thu, 15 Jan 2009 6:13 PM PST - (CBS 5 Bay Area) - Wayward Dolphin Seen Swimming Near Stockton
Federal wildlife officials are monitoring a wayward dolphin that has taken up residence in brackish water near the Port of Stockton. (Source)
- Thu, 15 Jan 2009 7:05 PM PST - (WJHG Panama City) - Bombs and Dolphin
More details have emerged in the case of a Panama City fishing boat captain who allegedly used bombs to scare dolphins away from his fishing lines. (Source)
- Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:07 AM PST - (KGTV San Diego) - SeaWorld Debuts New Bottlenose Dolphin
Scientists at SeaWorld planned to show off their newest Atlantic bottlenose dolphin and discuss how they chose the sex of the calf. (Source)
- Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:48 PM PST - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - A Scientific Milestone: Sex of Dolphin at SeaWorld San Diego Determined Prior to Conception
One of the world's rare sex-selected zoological species, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, was born Nov. 28 at SeaWorld San Diego. (Source)
- Fri, 16 Jan 2009 2:09 AM PST - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - SeaWorld to showcase sex-selected bottlenose dolphin
It's a girl! But that's hardly a surprise. Scientists at SeaWorld said they had chosen the sex of their newest Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Cocoa, a year before she was born. They plan to showcase her to the media today. (Source)
- Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:38 AM PST - (NBC San Diego) - 'Presexed' Dolphin Debuts at SeaWorld
Nobody was surprised that Cocoa was a female when she was born in 2007 at SeaWorld (Source)
- Fri, 16 Jan 2009 7:18 AM PST - (San Diego 6) - SeaWorld Scientists Pick Gender of New-Born Dolphin
Scientists test sex selection methods. (Source)
- Sat, 17 Jan 2009 7:10 AM PST - (CBS 47 Fresno) - SeaWorld scientists determine dolphin calf gender
SeaWorld scientists say the sex of their newest Atlantic bottlenose dolphin came as no surprise - they had chosen her gender a year before she was born. (Source)
- Sat, 17 Jan 2009 1:09 AM PST - (The Fresno Bee) - SeaWorld scientists determine dolphin calf gender
SeaWorld scientists say the sex of their newest Atlantic bottlenose dolphin came as no surprise - they had chosen her gender a year before she was born. Read comments (Source)
- Sat, 17 Jan 2009 1:01 AM PST - (KION 46 Salinas) - SeaWorld scientists determine dolphin calf gender
Associated Press - January 17, 2009 3:54 AM ET -- SAN DIEGO (AP) - SeaWorld scientists say the sex of their newest Atlantic bottlenose dolphin came as no surprise - they had chosen her gender a... (Source)
- Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:52 PM PST - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Dolphin slave trader Chris Porter sells 11 more dolphins
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (17 Jan 2009) — Notorious dolphin slave trader Chris Porter shipped 11 more dolphins caught in the Solomon Islands. (Source)
- Sun, 18 Jan 2009 2:16 AM PST - (The Monterey County Herald) - It's a girl for SeaWorld dolphin
SAN DIEGO (AP) — SeaWorld scientists say the sex of their newest Atlantic bottlenose dolphin came as no surprise — they had chosen her gender a year before she was born. Cocoa, born Nov. (Source)
- Sun, 18 Jan 2009 3:18 PM PST - (Orange County Register) - O.C. naturalist photographs birth of dolphin
Hugh Ryono witnesses rare sight at Palos Verdes. (Source)
- Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:10 PM PST - (The Journal News) - Science vs. emotion in New Jersey river dolphin debate
HIGHLANDS, N.J. (AP) - Federal wildlife officials are convinced science is on their side in the decision to leave a family of bottlenose dolphins in a frigid New Jersey river over the winter, even if it means letting them die. (Source)
- Mon, 19 Jan 2009 8:25 AM PST - (Fox News) - Science Battles Emotion N.J. Dolphin Debate
Federal wildlife officials are convinced science is on their side in the decision to leave a family of bottlenose dolphins in a frigid New Jersey river over the winter, even if it means letting them die. (Source)
- Tue, 20 Jan 2009 4:33 PM PST - (UPI) - Dolphin's true gender revealed
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Residents of New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula said the government has mistakenly identified a dolphin that frequently visits the coast as a female. (Source)
- Tue, 20 Jan 2009 8:01 AM PST - (Stuff) - Mahia dolphin set for a sex change
Moko the friendly Mahia dolphin has been outed while DOC has consistently described the mammal as a female, local reports suggest otherwise. (Source)
- Tue, 20 Jan 2009 1:07 AM PST - (Daily Northwestern) - Dolphin Show swimming in funds
Somewhere over Northwestern's rainbow, there still lies a pot of gold. Despite the shaky economy, this year's 67th annual Dolphin Show, The Wizard of Oz, exceeded its fundraising goals through creative events and a restructured executive board. The Wizard of Oz runs Jan. (Source)
- Tue, 20 Jan 2009 7:48 PM PST - (Moldova.org) - Dolphin's true gender revealed
Residents of New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula said the government has mistakenly identified a dolphin that frequently visits the coast as a female. Locals said Moko, a dolphin that has long been visiting the Mahia coast, is consistently referred to as a female by the New Zealand Department of Conservation, but residents have known for months that the marine mammal is a male, The Dominion Post... (Source)
- Fri, 23 Jan 2009 6:43 AM PST - (Bloomberg) - Flipper’s Trainer Crusades Against Dolphin Slaughter in Japan
Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The moment Flipper died in his arms, Richard O’Barry was transformed from a dolphin trainer into an activist determined to free captive dolphins around the world. (Source)
- Sat, 24 Jan 2009 7:25 PM PST - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - c.2009 Bloomberg News
BC-ARTS-FILM-DOLPHINS Flipper’s Trainer Crusades Against Dolphin Slaughter in Japan c.2009 Bloomberg News (Photos available at http://www.bloomberg.com/photos) By Rick Warner Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The moment Flipper died in his arms, Richard O’Barry was transformed from a dolphin trainer into an activist determined to free captive dolphins around the world. (Source)
- Mon, 26 Jan 2009 1:41 PM PST - (WJHG Panama City) - Gulf World called on by NMFS for Rehabilitation of a Stranded Dolphin
Gulf World Marine Park was contacted by National Marine Fisheries Service on the evening of 12/14/08 and asked if they would care for a critically ill Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin. (Source)
- Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:11 PM PST - (Scientific American) - Whistles with Dolphins
It was a routine task for any dolphin trainer. But one November day in 1980, teaching a dolphin to eat defrosted fish turned into an experience that Diana Reiss still talks about almost 30 years later. (Source)
- Mon, 26 Jan 2009 4:07 AM PST - (News 10 Now Syracuse) - Le Moyne launches site for kids
Le Moyne College has a new website that's geared just for children. "Dolphin Kids" is a unique tool that college officials hope will have several benefits, including recruitment. Brad Vivacqua spoke to college officials about the site and joins us now from our newsroom with more. (Source)
- Tue, 27 Jan 2009 5:40 AM PST - (The News Herald) - Gulf World still aiding stranded dolphin
PANAMA CITY BEACH - A male bottlenose dolphin that was stranded in December is still under the watchful eye of caregivers at Gulf World Marine Park, according to an update on issued by the park. (Source)
- Tue, 27 Jan 2009 3:22 PM PST - (Seattle Times) - Hearings set on Navy plan for dolphin patrols
A Navy plan to use dolphins and sea lions to patrol its Hood Canal submarine base is set for environmental hearings next month. (Source)
- Tue, 27 Jan 2009 3:09 PM PST - (Navy Times) - Hearings set on Navy plan for dolphin patrols
BANGOR, Wash. — Hearings are set for next month on a Navy plan for dolphins and sea lions to patrol the submarine base at Bangor. Two years ago Navy officials said they would prepare an environmental impact statement on the proposed Swimmer Interdiction Security System. (Source)
- Wed, 28 Jan 2009 4:22 PM PST - (WTSP-TV Tampa) - Dolphin, Buc great & gutsy boy team up for Super Bowl prediction
Winter, the tailless dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, made her Super Bowl pick today. The dolphin got some help from former Buc Mike Alstott and a gutsy Pasco County boy. (Source)
- Wed, 28 Jan 2009 8:49 AM PST - (KTNV Las Vegas) - Dolphin trainer for a day program offered at The Mirage
Dolphins swim the waters at The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip. They're here to entertain, but more importantly, teach us about the world below. Action News Reporter Jessica Lovell had the chance to switch jobs and become a dolphin trainer for a day. It is a program offered at the Mirage, so anyone can get up close and personal with the amazing creatures. (Source)
- Wed, 28 Jan 2009 6:10 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Bottlenose dolphin shows off her butchering skills
Though she can't wield a knife or cleaver, a bottlenose can do an impressive job of killing, gutting and boning a cuttlefish (Source)
- Wed, 28 Jan 2009 0:22 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Dolphin patrol hearings scheduled
A Navy plan to use dolphins and sea lions to patrol its Hood Canal submarine base is set for environmental hearings next month. Nearly two years ago... (Source)
- Wed, 28 Jan 2009 8:46 PM PST - (National Geographic) - Dolphin "Chef" Follows Cuttlefish Recipe
A wild dolphin has been observed following a specific recipe for preparing a mollusk, even stripping the animal of its bone and beating it free of ink, a new study says. (Source)
- Thu, 29 Jan 2009 9:25 AM PST - (St. Petersburg Times) - Dolphin beached in St. Petersburg
A dead dolphin was found beached early today at North Shore beach near downtown St. Petersburg. Several people said they had seen a dolphin swimming back and forth near the surface of the water just off the beach for the... (Source)
- Thu, 29 Jan 2009 7:15 AM PST - (Sun Star) - Dolphin found dead
A SPINNER dolphin was found dead by the fishermen of Guihulngan City Thursday noon. (Source)
- Thu, 29 Jan 2009 1:38 PM PST - (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Hector's dolphin spotted in Wellington harbour
One of the world's most rare dolphins delighted onlookers this week with a surprise visit to Wellington Harbour. (Source)
- Thu, 29 Jan 2009 1:11 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Rare Wellington harbour Hector’s dolphin sighting
One of the world’s smallest and rarest dolphins has paid a surprise visit to Wellington Harbour, delighting onlookers and exciting Department of Conservation marine mammal experts. (Source)
- Thu, 29 Jan 2009 1:59 PM PST - (Otago Daily Times) - Rare dolphin pays first visit to Wellington
One of the world's most rare dolphins delighted onlookers this week with a surprise visit to Wellington Harbour. One, possibly two, Hector's dolphins were spotted frolicking in the harbour by members of the public. (Source)
- Fri, 30 Jan 2009 3:34 PM PST - (Daily Mail: World News) - Filleting with a flipper, the dolphin calamari chefs of the deep
A female bottlenose dolphin has been observed in the wild using an amazingly complex method to catch and prepare cuttlefish. (Source)
- Fri, 30 Jan 2009 7:10 AM PST - (Sun Star) - Another dolphin found dead in Ayungon
ANOTHER spinner dolphin was found dead by the Ayungon fishermen Thursday morning. Enrico Sarong of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) told Sun.Star that the dolphin found in Ayungon and the one found in the shoreline of Sitio Looc, Guihulngan City are of the same species. (Source)
- Fri, 30 Jan 2009 8:11 AM PST - (Stuff) - Straying dolphin may be on its OE
The first sighting of a live Hector's dolphin in Wellington waters has led Conservation Department staff to believe it may have been imitating a human rite of passage the great OE. (Source)
- Fri, 30 Jan 2009 3:58 AM PST - (Oldham Chronicle) - Leaping Dolphin is an ice attraction
YOUNGSTERS at Clarksfield Primary School were given a frosty treat when they were visited by Glacial Art Ice Sculptors. Sculptors spent the day carving and shaping a block of ice into the shape of a dolphin leaping from the waves. (Source)
- Fri, 30 Jan 2009 5:40 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Want a good meal? Join a dolphin for dinner
Dolphins are the chefs of the seas, having been seen going through precise and elaborate preparations to rid cuttlefish of ink and bone to produce a soft meal of calamari, Australian scientists say. (Source)
- Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:48 PM PST - (China Daily) - Want a good meal? Join a dolphin for dinner
CANBERRA – Dolphins are the chefs of the seas, having been seen going through precise and elaborate preparations to rid cuttlefish of ink and bone to produce a soft meal of calamari, Australian scientists say. (Source)
- Sun, 01 Feb 2009 3:59 AM PST - (The Times of India) - Villagers rescue dolphin in West Bengal
KOLKATA: In a heart-warming incident, a 12-year-old dolphin, which had strayed into an irrigation canal in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, was rescued by villagers, who stood guard overnight to ensure that the mammal reached its habitat. (Source)
- Sun, 01 Feb 2009 4:05 AM PST - (The Times of India) - Villagers rescue dolphin in WB
Villagers rescued the dolphin and put it in a pond while standing guard all night before the forest department personnel took over and eventually released it 42 km away next morning. (Source)
- Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:52 AM PST - (The Brockton Enterprise) - Dolphin rescued, minke whale guided from shore on Cape Cod
The Cape Cod Stranding Network rescued a dolphin that beached itself along Duck Creek in Wellfleet Wednesday morning the same time Wellfleet harbormasters guided a minke whale away from the shore. (Source)
- Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:09 PM PST - (Pioneer Press) - Minnesota Zoo trainers are sharing their excitement over the coming birth of a dolphin calf
An impending birth becomes more real for a dad the first time he feels the baby kick the hand he's resting on mom's round belly. (Source)
- Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:49 PM PST - (The Fairfield Ledger) - Film exposes dolphin trade
Dolphins at marine parks and other entertainment venues delight audiences across the world, but those audiences are often unaware of the darker side to the dolphin trade. Producer Leigh Badgley's documentary "The Dolphin Dealer" aims to expose both sides of the story. (Source)
- Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:12 AM PST - (Livonia Observer) - Cruise ship made of snow will do for now
Jerry Arzooyan, 47. of Livonia built a cruise ship and a dolphin out of snow in his front yard on Richland on Sunday. (Source)
- Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:44 PM PST - (Las Vegas Sun) - Siegfried & Roy welcome leopard cub to Secret Garden
A new baby leopard cub will be ready for its close-up when it is unveiled to the public at The Mirage's Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat next Wednesday. (Source)
- Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:09 AM PST - (Brookfield Suburban Life) - Brookfield Zoo hosts Valentine's Day night
Brookfield Zoo will host a 'Valentine's Day Night in the Wild' with cocktails in the dolphin exhibit and a candlelight dinner prepared by the zoo's executive chef. (Source)
- Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:24 PM PST - (The Florida Times-Union) - Truly a place where time stands still
A silvery dolphin leapt out of the water in front of our boat. Ahead, in the distance, we could see a half-dozen people kayaking toward a deserted sandy beach on Atsena Otie Key. Motoring around, we headed to a sunny island, off by itself, called Deadman's Key, where a line of snowy white pelicans shared a long stretch of sand with a flock of black cormorants. "They're rare... (Source)
- Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:20 PM PST - (The Post and Courier) - Dolphin may sink right whale for state symbol
The Alice Drive Elementary School kids don't have a lobbyist, their teacher points out. They never would have thought they'd need one. But the Sumter students' five-month school project campaign to get the endangered right whale named the state marine mammal may have just become endangered itself ' because the State Ports Authority has stepped in to stop it. (Source)
- Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:11 PM PST - (Daily Sundial) - Search the Archives
A chimpanzee display is exhibited in the Oviatt Library lobby. Professor Jeffrey F. Thomas showed slides of the anatomy of a bat wing, a dolphin's dorsal, mole's claw, and a man's hand during his lecture on homogeneity between species. (Source)
- Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:37 PM PST - (The New Zealand Herald) - Set nets blamed for latest dolphin death
Forest & Bird is renewing its call for a nationwide ban on set nets after the body of another endangered hector's dolphin was found washed up with knife slash wounds. (Source)
- Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:26 PM PST - (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Dolphin washes up with knife slash wounds
Forest & Bird is renewing its call for a nationwide ban on set nets after the body of another endangered hector's dolphin was found washed up with knife slash wounds. (Source)
- Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:31 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Toll of mutilated Hector's dolphins rises
Another mutilated Hector's dolphin found washed up on a beach has been reported to conservation group Forest & Bird. Its abdomen had been slashed with a knife. The dolphin ' found on Moeraki Beach in Otago on January 21 ' is the latest case... (Source)
- Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:40 AM PST - (Gawker) - Inside The Michael Phelps College Doofus Party [Higher Learning]
Who took that photo of dolphin-boy Michael Phelps hitting a bong? Who cares? It's no worse than that photo of you in college, licking liquid acid off a naked mule. But the media is investigating!... (Source)
- Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:53 PM PST - (GMA News) - Senator wants stranding of dolphins probed
MANILA, Philippines ' The Senate's recent drift into doing probes on a wide range of anomalies may not spare the stranding off Bataan of hundreds of melon-headed whales ' also known as many-toothed blackfish, or electra dolphin. (Source)
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- Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:53 PM PST - (GMA News) - Senator wants probe on beaching of dolphins off Bataan
MANILA ' The Senate's recent drift into doing probes on a wide range of anomalies may not spare the unusual beaching off Bataan of hundreds of melon-headed whales ' also known as many-toothed blackfish, or electra dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:24 AM PST - (The Olympian) - Hearings on Bangor dolphin-sea lion patrols
A Navy proposal to use dolphins and sea lions to help guard submarines at the Bangor base will have a public hearing Wednesday evening at the Silverdale Community Center. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:24 AM PST - (Carteret County News-Times) - Fun surf
A dolphin enjoys the surf off of Atlantic Beach Monday evening. (Dylan Ray photo) (Source)
- Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:25 AM PST - (BBC News) - Ferries help in dolphin survey
Researchers who boarded ferries for monthly surveys of dolphins off west Wales are delighted with the results. (Source)
- Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:18 PM PST - (Las Vegas Review-Journal) - Leopard cub introduced at Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden
Java, a leopard cub, peers out the window of his glass-enclosed habitat at Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage in Las Vegas on Wednesday. (Source)
- Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:50 PM PST - (Independent Online) - Smith knows Dolphin danger
Cape Cobras captain Graeme Smith has spent years devising strategies to dismiss master blaster Sanath Jayasuriya but knows he won't go down easily. (Source)
- Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:08 AM PST - (The Olympian) - Public comments on dolphin, sea lion Bangor guards
The public has another chance to comment on a Navy proposal to use dolphins and sea lions to help guard submarines at the Bangor base. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:16 PM PST - (The Florida Times-Union) - Rare 'blonde' dolphin at Marineland dies at age 47
Lilly Champagne, a rare 'blonde' dolphin who was at least 47 years old, died this week, officials at Marineland's Dolphin Conservation Center near St. Augustine announced Friday. Lilly had lived at Marineland since 1964. Her light brown color ' rather than the typical gray of other Atlantic bottlenose dolphins ' was due to a rare recessive genetic trait... (Source)
- Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:08 PM PST - (WESH 2 Orlando) - Marineland's Last Blonde Dolphin Dies
Marineland's Dolphin Conservation Center reports that Lilly Champagne, the last of Marineland's famous "blonde" dolphins, has died. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:12 AM PST - (Moldova.org) - Dolphin proposal angers activists
Animal rights activists are fighting a proposal by the U.S. Navy to use dolphins to patrol the chilly waters of Puget Sound off Washington state.The Navy has trained 78 dolphins, 27 sea lions and a beluga whale to alert human overseers when they detect a swimmer or diver in their designated security zone, The Los Angeles Times reported Friday.Opponents say the Sound's water is too cold for... (Source)
- Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:58 AM PST - (The Malay Mail) - New baby in water park
JAKARTA: Specta, a one-day-old bottlenose dolphin swims with its mother, Lily, at Ancol water park yesterday, becoming the 32nd dolphin to live in the park. Bottlenose dolphins are not endangered, their future is stable because of their abundance and high adaptability, but some specific populations are threatened due to various environmental changes. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:50 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Crew tries to save dolphin after shark attack
A crew from Sea World on Queensland's Gold Coast are trying to rescue a dolphin that has been injured in a shark attack in Moreton Bay. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:06 PM PST - (The Florida Times-Union) - Blond dolphin Lilly Champagne dies at park
Lilly Champagne, a rare "blond" dolphin who was at least 47 years old, died this week, officials at Marineland's Dolphin Conservation Center near St. Augustine announced Friday. Lilly had lived at Marineland since 1964. Her light brown color - rather than the typical gray of other Atlantic bottlenose dolphins - was the result of a rare recessive genetic trait. (Source)
- Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:35 PM PST - (Independent) - The Dolphin People, By Torsten Krol
The Dolphin People is a great big tidal wave of a book that will pick you up and whisk you along for the two or three days that it takes to read. You'll read it in bed, at breakfast and on the bus. (Source)
- Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:00 PM PST - (The Hindu) - 32 meet record set
Chennai: Thirty two new meet records were set on the first day of the third State age-group short course aquatic championship, organised by the SDAT Dolphin Swimming Academy on Saturday. The results... (Source)
- Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:19 PM PST - (Central Florida News 13) - Wayward Dolphin Rescued After Winding Down St. Johns River
SeaWorld's Animal Rescue Team rescues a wayward dolphin after she wandered her way down the St. Johns River and into Lake Monroe. (Source)
- Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:43 AM PST - (Manila Bulletin) - Rescued dolphin slowly recovering in Subic Freeport
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT -- One of the dolphins that were stranded in the beach of Pilar and Orion towns in Bataan is now slowly recovering. (Source)
- Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:13 AM PST - (Sunshine Coast Daily) - Beach walker meets shark
20 year old surfing instructor, Caitlyn Ollier said she knew it was a shark, not a dolphin, in ankle deep water near her feet at Kings Beach on Wednesday night. (Source)
- Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:39 AM PST - (The St. Augustine Record) - Rare blonde dolphin dies
Lilly Champagne was a blonde with style. (Source)
- Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:49 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Dolphin Abdulla rattles Cobras
Dolphins swing bowler Yusuf Abdullah proved to be the Cape Cobras' nemesis on Friday the 13th at Newlands. (Source)
- Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:15 AM PST - (Miami Herald) - Saturday | Miami Seaquarium
MIAMI SEAQUARIUM Do something different for Valentine's Day -- enjoy a candlelit dinner, then feed, touch and learn about 12 Atlantic bottlenose dolphins at Dolphin Harbor. (Source)
- Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:57 PM PST - (Perth Now) - Race to save dolphin after shark attack
BEARING a massive shark bite mark across his head and back, wild dolphin Nari is in desperate need of help - if he's still alive. (Source)
- Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:46 AM PST - (CBS4 Miami) - Orphaned Dolphin Rescued Off Key West
Marine mammal experts early Sunday began medical assessments on a young dolphin rescued Saturday evening in Key West. The youngster apparently separated from a pod of dolphins and on Saturday it was seen near the Key West Yacht Club's docks. (Source)
- Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:36 AM PST - (TVNZ) - No sign of injured Australian dolphin Nari
A wild dolphin badly injured by a shark has failed to turn up for a regular feeding session, but hope he is still alive hasn't yet faded. (Source)
- Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:21 AM PST - (Central Florida News 13) - Lost Dolphin Rescued After Winding Down St. Johns River
SeaWorld's Animal Rescue Team rescues a wayward dolphin after she wandered her way down the St. Johns River and into Lake Monroe. (Source)
- Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:19 AM PST - (Sky News Australia) - Qld resort in bid to save dolphin
Bearing a massive shark bite mark across his head and back, wild dolphin Nari is in desperate need of help - if he's still alive. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:10 PM PST - (The West Australian) - Dolphin to have surgery for shark bite
Shark attack victim Nari the dolphin will undergo surgery on Tuesday afternoon to repair a massive bite across his back and head. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:52 PM PST - (CBS4 Miami) - Orphaned Dolphin In Stable Condition
An Atlantic Spotted Dolphin found earlier this month has been rescued. At about nine-months-old, the dolphin calf named "Cutter" is just a baby and a long way from home. The creature is in "guarded but stable" condition. in the Key West Yacht Club's boat basin. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:21 PM PST - (Sunshine Coast Daily) - Shark attack dolphin taken for treatment
Shark attack victim Nari the dolphin returned to his regular feeding spot on Monday night and was taken to Sea World on the Gold Coast for treatment. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:37 PM PST - (The New Zealand Herald) - Aust shark attack dolphin gets treatment
BRISBANE - Shark attack victim Nari the dolphin returned to his regular feeding spot last night and was taken to Sea World on the Gold Coast for treatment. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:22 PM PST - (Herald Sun) - Shark victim dolphin survives
SHARK attack victim Nari the dolphin returned to his regular feeding spot last night and was taken to Sea World on the Gold Coast for treatment. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:23 AM PST - (First Coast News) - Young Dolphin Rescued After Separating From Group
KEY LARGO, FL (AP) -- A young dolphin is being nurtured back to health in the Florida Keys after getting separated from a larger group of the mammals. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:29 AM PST - (NBC 6 Miami) - Young Fla. Dolphin Rescued After Pod Separation
KEY LARGO, Fla. -- A young dolphin is being nurtured back to health in the Florida Keys after getting separated from a larger group of the mammals. The Marine Mammal Conservancy says the dolphin is about five feet long and weighs 85 pounds. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:08 AM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - Infant dolphin under care in Fla. Keys
A baby dolphin separated from its nurturing pod earlier this month is now being cared for by marine mammal experts in the Florida Keys. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:33 AM PST - (Russian Information Agency Novosti) - Russian dolphin owners appeal for return of animals from Egypt
MOSCOW, February 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russian owners of three dolphins have appealed to the Egyptian Justice Ministry seeking the return of the animals, which they say are being kept in Egypt illegally, a popular Russian daily said on Monday. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:13 PM PST - (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - Hawaii longline tuna fishery has whale bycatch
HONOLULU (AP) - Federal data indicate longline tuna fishing expeditions inadvertently hooked or entangled 11 whales and one dolphin off Hawaii last year. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:21 PM PST - (National Geographic) - VIDEO: Shark Bites Dolphin; Dolphin Saved
After having been bitten severely by a shark, a dolphin was rescued Monday off Australia. He has undergone surgery and is expected to make a full recovery. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:46 AM PST - (The Sun) - Killer shark savages dolphin
DOLPHIN recovers from surgery in a Sea World park after vicious shark bites (Source)
- Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:19 AM PST - (ITV.com) - Dolphin survives nasty shark bite
A dolphin is to undergo surgery in Australia after it was left with huge lacerations across its back after being attacked by a shark. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:51 AM PST - (CBS4 Miami) - Orphaned Dolphin In Stable Condition
An Atlantic Spotted Dolphin found earlier this month has been rescued. At about nine-months-old, the dolphin calf named "Cutter" is just a baby and a long way from home. The creature is in "guarded but stable" condition. in the Key West Yacht Club's boat basin. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:41 AM PST - (Daily Mail) - Dolphin stays for three days with mate wounded in shark attack
Dolphin stays for three days with mate wounded in shark attack - before escorting it to humans for help (Source)
- Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:07 AM PST - (GMA News) - "Labor and Birth" and "Rules of the Air"
This Wednesday, Doc Ferds recounts what is perhaps the most unforgettable wildlife emergency in his veterinary career: the labor and delivery of a melon head dolphin. Meanwhile, Romi Garduce examines the measures that ought to be taken to prevent disasters involving people and animals. (Airing on February 18, 2009) (Source)
- Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:52 AM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Nari the dolphin recovers after surgery
A dolphin, popular with Moreton Island tourists, is recovering at Sea World after surgery for a shark bite. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:10 AM PST - (The West Australian) - News
Nari the dolphin is expected to make a full recovery after surgery on massive wounds from a shark attack. Vets at Sea World on the Gold Coast operated on the 12-year-old dolphin for 40 minutes today. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:12 PM PST - (TVNZ) - World Headlines
Vets have force-fed Nari the dolphin as he recovers from surgery on a gaping wound left by a shark. The 12-year-old dolphin is recovering in a pool at Sea World on the Gold Coast after Tuesday's 40-minute operation. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:13 AM PST - (New York Post) - CAMERA-SHY
Michael Phelps (above) emerged from bong-gate without any criminal charges, but he's still wary of having his photo taken. A spy tells us the human dolphin recently had the windows of his Baltimore house tinted to prevent paparazzi from snapping... (Source)
- Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:44 AM PST - (KPUA AM 670 Hilo) - Hawaii longline tuna fishery has whale bycatch
HONOLULU (AP) ' Federal data indicate longline tuna fishing expeditions inadvertently hooked or entangled 11 whales and one dolphin off Hawaii last year. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:22 AM PST - (Times of Malta) - Dolphin rescued after shark attack
Australian ocean park staff attended to an injured dolphin that was the victim of a suspected shark attack. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:40 AM PST - (Daily Telegraph) - Dolphin saves mate after shark attack
A dolphin that was savaged by a shark off the coast of Australia is recovering with marine vets after he was guided to shore by a mate. (Source)
- Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:52 AM PST - (Q13 FOX Seattle) - U.S. Navy Still Debating Dolphin Sea Lion Guards
The debate continues over the U.S Navy's plans to use dolphins and sea lions as guards along Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor on Hood Canal. At a public hearing in Seatac last week, many scientists and residents spoke out against the Navy's plans. The Navy wants to use 30 dolphins and sea lions along the coast to prevent possible terror attacks. They have used these animals for similar... (Source)
- Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:31 AM PST - (Fishupdate.com) - Iceland's government will not revoke whaling quotas
The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) is appalled to learn that Iceland's new minister of fisheries, Steingrimur Sigfusson, is supporting Iceland's resumption of commercial whaling. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:47 PM PST - (CTV Toronto) - Dispute emerges over rescue of trapped dolphins
A dispute has arisen over a dolphin rescue in Newfoundland, with one expert saying the men who were first hailed as heroes actually did more harm than good. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:19 AM PST - (WAPT Jackson) - Institute Works To Save Rescued Dolphin
Scientists at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies are working to save a dolphin found Tuesday in a foot of water on the beach in Pass Christian. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:41 AM PST - (NBC 13 Birmingham) - Fight to save dolphin on Gulf Coast
Scientists at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies are working to save a dolphin found Tuesday in a foot of water on the beach in Pass Christian. Workers say the dolphin was treated for parasites, was de-wormed and put on antibiotics. The dolphin has been floating in an aboveground pool inside a tent. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:08 AM PST - (WKRG News 5 Mobile) - Stranded Dolphin Rescued
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies is working to save a beached dolphin. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:24 AM PST - (New Kerala) - Population of endangered dolphin rises in Orissa's Chilika Lake
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 : There's some good news for wildlife buffs as the population of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Orissa's Chilika Lake has increased to 146 in 2009 FROM last year's 138, an official said here Friday. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:47 AM PST - (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)
SEAL COVE, N.L. (Feb 20, 2009) -- An expert in rescuing trapped whales says two dolphins that were stuck in an ice-filled harbour in western Newfoundland are believed dead but at least one of the four dolphins trapped in the bay of Seal Cove is still alive. Wayne Ledwell doesn't know the status of the fourth trapped dolphin. Earlier in the day, locals tried to lure the dolphins through a narrow... (Source)
- Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:36 AM PST - (The Globe and Mail) - Frigid DIY dolphin rescue warms hearts in Seal Cove
Description is not available (Source)
- Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:24 AM PST - (New Kerala) - Chilka lagoon houses largest concentration of Dolphin in world
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 : The Chilka lagoon in Orissa has achieved the distinction of having the highest concentration of rare and highly endangered Irrawaddy dolphin in their natural abode in the world. (Source)
- Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:35 AM PST - (KDE News) - KDE Commit-Digest for 1st February 2009
In this week's KDE Commit-Digest : Initial support for adding video and audio previewing (similar to the file dialog) to Dolphin 's metadata panel. A new "highlight window" effect for KWin-Composite. (Source)
- Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:14 AM PST - (Florida Keys Keynoter) - Some disagree with dolphin capture, say marine mammal wasn't in danger
Some Key West dolphin watchers in Key West say a young offshore dolphin now in a Key Largo rehabilitation center was taken too soon. (Source)
- Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:00 AM PST - (Adelaide Now) - Shot dolphin on isolated beach
A GUNMAN has slaughtered a young dolphin, which was found washed up on an Adelaide beach peppered with shotgun pellets. (Source)
- Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:51 AM PST - (The Globe and Mail) - Dispute emerges over dolphin rescue
As calls of congratulations poured in, residents of a small Newfoundland village - who say they freed three dolphins trapped in ice - were left defending their efforts yesterday, after a provincial whale expert said the rescue did more harm than good. (Source)
- Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:51 AM PST - (The Globe and Mail) - A higher calling in Seal Cove
There must have been others, but the story out of Seal Cove, Nfld., of Brandon Banks and his friends rescuing a few dolphins, who were in effect being strangled by the ice tightening around them, stands out as the most inspiring story I can remember in a lifetime of reading newspapers (Frigid DIY Dolphin Rescue Warms Hearts In Seal Cove - front, Feb. 20). (Source)
- Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:05 PM PST - (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - David Sikes Tip
DOLPHIN STRANDED -- This is the crab trap that the young dolphin got entangled up in it's rope, not inside the trap. (Source)
- Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:14 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Dead dolphin was shot, autopsy finds
An autopsy has found that a dead dolphin washed up on a beach north of Adelaide was shot. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:36 AM PST - (The Globe and Mail) - Desperate times...
I think what the townspeople of Seal Cove, Nfld., did in rescuing the dolphins was a wonderful, selfless act. But here's what confuses me: Most, if not all, of those townspeople will likely sit down to a dinner of beef, chicken, pork, lamb or non-dolphin friendly tuna. Some may even take part in some way in the seal hunt on the East Coast. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:17 PM PST - (People's Daily) - SADC standby forces ready to intervene in DR Congo, Madagascar
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Standby Brigade is ready to intervene in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and Madagascar in order to restore peace and stability in the two countries, Angola's official news agency ANGOP reported on Monday. Mathendele Moses Dlamini, head of the mission of the SADC Dolphin Phase-I Mapex military exercise, was quoted as saying that the... (Source)
- Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:41 PM PST - (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Meet Delphin, the Dolphin -- New Children's Book Follows the Misadventure of a Dolphin and His Encounter With a Human...
TOMBALL, Texas, Feb. 24, 2009 -- Dealing with uncertainty is easily one of the most common challenges that kids can experience. A fascinating adventure awaits young readers everywhere in Delphin, the Dolphin, a new full-color children's book authored by Helen C. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:58 AM PST - (WAPT Jackson) - Dolphin Found On Pass Christian Beach Dies
A dolphin found a week ago on a Pass Christian beach has died. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:48 AM PST - (WDAM-TV Hattiesburg) - Dolphin found on Miss. beach dies
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Efforts to save a dolphin found a week ago on the beach in Pass Christian have failed. The dolphin died over the weekend at the Institute of Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:45 AM PST - (The Clarion-Ledger) - Rescued dolphin dies in Gulfport
Efforts to save a dolphin found a week ago on the beach in Pass Christian have failed. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:05 AM PST - (The Malay Mail) - Artful attraction
Italian artist Guido Daniele paints the hand of actor Ralf Moeller like the head of a dolphin at the opening of "Guido Daniele - Animal Hand Painting" at the Dom Aquaree in Berlin, Germany. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:12 PM PST - (CBS4 Miami) - Florida Keys Dolphins Are Dying At Alarming Rate
Bottlenose Dolphins are a welcome, well-known part of South Florida. But a disturbing increase in dolphin deaths in the Keys has local experts worried. So far, the cause of the dolphin deaths is a mystery. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:57 PM PST - (Chicago Tribune) - Shedd's marine mammals begin to return in May
Shedd Aquarium's celebrated collection of marine mammals, missing in action since the aquarium shut down the Oceanarium in September to recoat its whale and dolphin pools, will be back on display beginning May 22. The beluga whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, sea otters and penguins will return from temporary homes in the next few weeks to repopulate the giant indoor pavilion. The... (Source)
- Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:55 PM PST - (Chicago Tribune) - Shedd Aquarium's most popular sights to return in May
Shedd Aquarium's celebrated collection of marine mammals, missing in action since the aquarium shut down the Oceanarium in September to recoat its whale and dolphin pools, will be back on display beginning May 22. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:11 AM PST - (Engadget) - Hyundai's MB-490i Dolphin cellphone is ridiculously clever
You know, when we first read the image-less text describing Hyundai's dolphin-shaped cellphone, our instinctual, caffeine-injected reflex was to launch into an angst-ridden assault on the MB-490i. Then we saw the pictures and, well, dammit, we kind of like it. Somehow Hyundai managed to make the aquatic scroll-wheel on the front mirrored by cascading waves of aluminum along the backside... (Source)
- Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:23 PM PST - (China Daily) - Trapped dolphin rescued by fishery officials
A stranded dolphin was set free after fishermen contacted fishery officials and police in Wenchang, Hainan province, on Monday. Police and the fishery department dispatched rescue workers after they learned about the dolphin's dilemma in the city's Chishui Bay in Shazhen township. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:28 PM PST - (CBS4 Miami) - Florida Keys Dolphins Are Dying At A Higher Rate
Bottlenose Dolphins are a welcome, well-known part of South Florida. But a disturbing increase in dolphin deaths in the Keys has local experts worried. So far, the cause of the dolphin deaths is a mystery. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:20 AM PST - (Times Newsweekly) - Math Marathon At Sacred Heart
In Glendale, Eugene Dolphin and Abiramy Logeswaran faced off in an epic final round at the Sacred Heart School Junior High Math Bee. After much back and forth, Logeswaran (at right) finally triumphed; Dolphin (at left) finished second. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:32 AM PST - (Otago Daily Times) - Fishermen reject liability for Hector's dolphin death
Otago fishermen are upset at an implication they could be to blame for a Hector's dolphin found mutilated on Moeraki beach last month. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:13 AM PST - (Finance Technology Network) - Dolphin Launches Low Latency Networking Solution
New solution said to combine 10 gigabits-per-second networking with 1.2-microsecond latency, using reflective memory. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:00 AM PST - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Wireless Carriers Select Telsasoft to Improve Network and Service Quality
Telsasoft, a Telecommunications Service Assurance Company, announces new deployments of their alarm management, performance monitoring, and CDR analytic platforms to Pocket Communications Northeast, Black Dolphin Limited of Papua New Guinea, and Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited of British Virgin Islands. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:02 PM PST - (The St. Augustine Record) - Nellie turns 56 at Marineland
Nellie, the world's oldest dolphin living in captivity, celebrates her 56th birthday Friday morning with trainer Melissa Berdine and an ice cake decorated with herring and squid at Marineland's Dolphin Conservation Center. Having already lived more than twice the average lifespan of a female Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin in the wild, Nellie continues to eat well, socialize with her peers and... (Source)
- Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:36 PM PST - (Cape May County Herald) - Spout Off
I think Disney is a great place to go but expect to drop the big ones....nothing cheap about that magical place. If you are a teacher, nurse, or military you can get a hugh disocunt at the WDW Swan or Dolphin they are owned by westin but managed by disney. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:13 AM PST - (Florida Keys Keynoter) - Dolphin remains a mystery
A dolphin captured off Key West two weeks ago appears to be 4 or 5 years old, says an expert in Atlantic spotted dolphin. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:25 AM PST - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Here's to another year, Nellie
MARINELAND -- Nellie, the world's oldest dolphin in human care, celebrated another birthday Friday. Now 56 years old, the marine mammal is a living legend as the life expectancy for bottlenosed dolphins in the wild is about 25 to 30 years. (Source)
- Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:08 PM PST - (WMBB TV Panama City) - Dolphin Found Dead Off Beach Drive
Experts at Gulf World are working to determine the cause of death. (Source)
- Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:52 PM PST - (WJHG Panama City) - Dolphin dies in St. Andrews Bay
A bottlenose dolphin washed up on the St. Andrews Bay shore off Beach Drive in Panama City this afternoon. (Source)
- Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:10 PM PST - (WMBB TV Panama City) - Wildlife Officials Await Necropsy Results Of Dolphin
Experts at Gulf World are hard at work trying to determine the cause of death of a dolphin that washed up ashore over the weekend. (Source)
- Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:08 PM PST - (Scientific American) - Dolphin-Inspired Man-Made Fin Works Swimmingly
The human body does many things well, but swimming isn't one of them. We're embarrassingly inefficient in the water, able to convert just 3 or 4 percent of our energy into forward motion. (Even with swim fins, we're only 10 to 15 percent more efficient.) But a new, dolphin-inspired fin promises to fuel the biggest change in human-powered swimming in decades, putting beyond-Olympian speeds... (Source)
- Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:14 AM PST - (Daily Mirror) - Pink bottlenose dolphin photographed in US thought to be world's first
For a little fella this dolphin is creating a big splash in marine circles. (Source)
- Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:11 AM PST - (Daily Mail) - Caught on camera: Is this the world's only PINK dolphin?
These are the stunning pictures of a rare pink bottlenose dolphin spotted swimming in a Louisiana lake. (Source)
- Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:56 AM PST - (The Sun) - Pink dolphin makes a splash
THIS is flipping stunning picture of the worlds only PINK Bottlenose dolphin (Source)
- Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:47 PM PST - (China Daily) - Pink dolphin spotted in Louisiana lake
A pink dolphin spotted in Lake Calasieu in Louisiana. This photo shows a rare albino dolphin in Lake Calcasieu in Louisiana. The dolphin gets the pink color because it lacks the pigment that would turn it the same color as its mother. (Source)
- Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:40 AM PST - (The News Journal) - Brrrrrrrrrrrr
It's frigid today, but it will get warmer. Plus, another reality show in the works and a pink dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:11 AM PST - (Politics.ie) - Ken and Barbie Dolphin's! Ahh!
This is a discussion on Ken and Barbie Dolphin's! Ahh! within the Chat forums, part of the General Discussion category on Politics.ie . All togeather now, Ahh! These are the stunning pictures of a rare pink bottlenose dolphin spotted swimming in a Louisiana... (Source)
- Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:44 AM PST - (Daily Mirror) - Rare pink dolphin spotted in America
This extraordinary sight is thought to be the world's only pink dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:15 AM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Television
A whale and dolphin rescue off Tasmania is been hailed as a successful operation. (Source)
- Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:18 AM PST - (Courier-Post) - Fish Head: 'Pink dolphin spotted in U.S. lake'
A pink Bottlenose dolphin was discovered in an inland lake in Louisiana... (Source)
- Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:18 AM PST - (Jersey Insight) - Selection of Action Men & accessories for sale
Action Man set for sale, including 5 Action Men, 3 baddies, car, dolphin & extras. Clean, good condition, very well looked after, seeking a good home to continue their adventures........ (Source)
- Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:17 PM PST - (Key West Citizen) - Marathon blasts Coral Shores, 6-1, 6-1
TAVERNIER -- Marathon High School's tennis teams romped past Coral Shores Tuesday, as both the Dolphin girls and boys team won, 6-1. For the girls, No. 1 Marisa Brossard defeated Allison Rhyne... (Source)
- Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:44 PM PST - (Great News Network) - Caught on camera: Is this the world's only PINK dolphin?
Lake Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA - These are the stunning pictures of a rare pink bottlenose dolphin spotted swimming in a Louisiana lake. Regina Asmutis-Silvia, senior biologist, with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, called the dolphin "truly beautiful." (Source)
- Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:54 AM PST - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) - Clearwater Marine Aquarium Releases Its First Documentary
"Winter, The Dolphin that Could" Available Now! (Source)
- Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:56 AM PST - (Politics.ie) - On Not Drowning.
This is a discussion on On Not Drowning. within the Culture & Community forums, part of the Topical Discussion category on Politics.ie . Down on the banks of the Grand Canal by the locks closest to Dolphin's Barn, back in 1945, I was... (Source)
- Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:11 PM PST - (Times Online) - The tiger with a nose for new friends
Vallejo Akaasha, a six-month-old Bengal tiger, enjoys an unlikely encounter with Maverick, a 14-month-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, while being taken for a walk at the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, a theme park in Vallejo, California. (Source)
- Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:55 AM PST - (The Sun) - Dolphin has his eye on a tiger
A DOLPHIN goes eye to eye with a strange visitor to his pool - a female Bengal tiger (Source)
- Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:11 AM PST - (Daily Mail: World News) - Pictured: The tiger who became friends with a dolphin
Pictured: The tiger who became friends with a dolphin (Source)
- Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:07 PM PST - (Cape Cod Times) - Stranded dolphin euthanized in Brewster
A young common dolphin stranded and was euthanized by the International Fund for Animal Welfare's Marine Mammal Rescue crew last night. (Source)
- Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:50 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - Pink dolphin surfaces in Louisiana
A Louisiana charter boat captain has photographed a pink Bottlenose dolphin, according to the Telegram, a British newspaper. (Source)
- Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:24 PM PDT - (Appeal-Democrat) - User blog post of the week: March 9, 2009
Pink dolphin found in U.S. lake (EDITOR'S NOTE: This blog post linked to a story from The Telegraph in Great Britain) The world's only pink Bottlenose dolphin which was discovered in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA, has become such an attraction that (Source)
- Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:32 PM PDT - (Daily Mail) - What's new pussycat? The dolphin who made friends with a curious tiger
Like a cat peering into a goldfish bowl, Akaasha the tiger cub is transfixed by a dolphin staring back at her through the glass at a Californian theme park. (Source)
- Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:00 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Pink dolphin draws in tourists
NO, you're not seeing the world through rose-coloured glasses: This albino dolphin is pink (Source)
- Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:36 PM PDT - (KAAL Austin) - Dolphin calf due any day at Minn. Zoo
A pregnant Atlantic bottlenose dolphin at the Minnesota Zoo is quicky approaching her due date. Trainers say Allie the dolphin should give birth to her first calf any day now. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:03 AM PDT - (The Falmouth Enterprise) - Dolphins Sighted In Quissett Harbor, One Found Dead Off Gansett Point
FALMOUTH- Dolphin sightings in Quissett Harbor over the weekend delighted those taking advantage of the warm weather for a stroll to the Knob, but sent out alarm bells to staff at the International Fund for Animal Welfare's marine mammal rescue program. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:17 AM PDT - (INO News) - WTO to look into US rules on 'dolphin-safe' tuna
(AP:GENEVA) The World Trade Organization will consider a complaint by Mexico next week alleging that U.S. rules on "dolphin-safe" tuna are illegal, according to an agenda released Tuesday. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:25 AM PDT - (Adelaide Now) - Meet Pinky the dolphin
NO, you're not seeing the world through rose-coloured glasses: This albino dolphin is pink. (Source)
- Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:36 PM PDT - (WLOX-TV Biloxi) - Five dead dolphins discussed at "stranding seminar"
GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - The deaths of five young dolphins over the past week has marine scientists concerned. Those dolphin calves washed-up along the beach in Harrison County, but it's not yet known what caused their deaths. (Source)
- Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:32 PM PDT - (Jersey Insight) - AUDI A4 AVANT (ESTATE)
S Line 2.0TDI (Diesel), 2005, Manual, 27,000 miles Dolphin Grey, Roof Bars, F.S.H. & V.G.C. (Source)
- Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:37 PM PDT - (Local 10 Miami) - TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash Causes Delays On Palmetto, Dolphin
A crash on the southbound Palmetto Expressway near the Dolphin is causing backups on both roadways. (Source)
- Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:11 PM PDT - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - WTO to look into US rules on 'dolphin-safe' tuna
Tuna And Dolphins -- WTO to look into US rules on 'dolphin-safe' tuna By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER Associated Press Writer GENEVA (AP) -- The World Trade Organization will consider a complaint by Mexico next week alleging that U.S. rules on "dolphin-safe" tuna are illegal, according to an agenda released Tuesday. (Source)
- Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:39 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Concern for dolphins as oil slick spreads
A Moreton Island resort manager is worried about the impact the oil spill will have on the region's dolphin population. (Source)
- Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:13 PM PDT - (Detroit Free Press) - Hello Kitty
Mavrick, a 14-month-old male Atlantic bottlenose dolphin tries to go eye to eye with Akaasha, a six-month-old female Bengal tiger at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif. on Thursday, March 5, 2009. Park animal staff strolled by the dolphin exhibit as they escorted the tiger cubs on their daily walk around the park. (AP Photo/Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Nancy Chan) (Source)
- Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:03 PM PDT - (Sampson Independent) - browse classifieds
LEAD TEACHERSMust have Cred. I & II or enrolled. Little Dolphin's Child Care 594-9903 KENNEL HELPNEEDED. Must be clean, self motivated & able to think on your feet! (Source)
- Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:37 AM PDT - (ABC 26 New Orleans) - 5 Dead Dolphins Found on Mississippi Coast in Past Week
The deaths of five young dolphins over the past week has marine scientists concerned. The dolphin calves washed-up along the beach in Harrison County, but it's not yet known what caused their deaths. Tests are being conducted. Dr. Moby Solangi says in the recovery of stranded dolphins, whether dead or alive, time is critical. With the "calving" season now under way, he says... (Source)
- Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:09 AM PDT - (WDAM-TV Hattiesburg) - 5 dead dolphins found in past week on Miss. coast
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - The deaths of 5 young dolphins over the past week has marine scientists concerned. The dolphin calves washed-up along the beach in Harrison County, but it's not yet known what caused their deaths. Tests are being conducted. (Source)
- Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:13 AM PDT - (NBC 6 Miami) - Dolphin Dies After Stranding On Longboat Key
LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. -- A six-foot dolphin has died after being stranded on Longboat Key in Manatee County. Authorities say the dolphin was spotted by beachgoers Wednesday morning and taken to Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota where it died. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:22 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - NOAA: Do not feed dolphins
WASHINGTON DC (12 Mar 2009) ' "Just stop feeding me!" says an animated dolphin in a new public service announcement released today that highlights the dangers of dolphins getting hooked on human handouts. The PSA was produced by a coalition of government agencies and private organizations. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:29 PM PDT - (WIS News 10 Columbia) - Simple school project becomes political debate
A whale or a dolphin? That's the question South Carolina lawmakers are trying to decide. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:05 AM PDT - (The Natchez Democrat) - Dolphin deaths cause concern
The deaths of five young dolphins over the past week has marine scientists concerned. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:49 PM PDT - (The Malibu Times) - The Malibu Times 2008 Dolphins celebrated by peers
By Nora Fleming / Special to The Malibu Times A gathering of roughly 150 Dolphin honorees past and present, with friends and family, joined together at Malibu West Beach Club on Saturday to honor the newest Dolphins, recognizing their community service within and beyond the City of Malibu. (Source)
- Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:40 AM PDT - (Florida Keys Keynoter) - Dolphin tennis teams sweep, rattle the Sabres
It was quite a homecoming for the Marathon High School tennis team Wednesday, as the boys and girls teams won 14 consecutive matches en route to easy victories over St. Brendan High School. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:31 AM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - Baby dolphin or adult porpoise? Mystery mammal thrills diners in Sea Bright
A little marine mammal turned heads at a restaurant overlooking the Shrews-bury River Sunday, but whether it was a baby bottlenose dolphin as some thought, or a smaller species, a harbor porpoise, remains unclear. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:44 PM PDT - (The West Australian) - Solomons to host talks on dolphin trade
The Solomon Islands government will host a forum to discuss the controversial issue of their ongoing international dolphin trade. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:32 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Public Forum On Dolphin Trade
The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Meteorology is organizing a forum to discuss the capture of indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin and its trade from Solomon Islands. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:55 PM PDT - (WJHG Panama City) - Illegal Dolphin Encounters
As NewsChannel 7's Kristina Hamilton tells us, Gulf World officials are trying to help state and federal authorities protect dolphins from curious humans. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:00 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Stranded baby dolphin found dead
A young dolphin which was saved after becoming stranded has been found dead, experts believe. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:08 PM PDT - (Mandurah Mail) - Concern over dead dolphins
TWO dead dolphin sightings in the Peel region this month have sparked community concern. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:23 AM PDT - (The Namibian) - Full Story
A TEAM of Walvis Bay residents put hands and heads together on Tuesday to rescue what was believed to be a mourning dolphin cow, which kept returning to the Walvis Bay lagoon to find her calf that died on Monday evening. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:35 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Baby boom for Port River dolphins
Adelaide's Port River is experiencing a baby dolphin boom. (Source)
- Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:35 AM PDT - (The Namibian) - Noteable Quotes
IT was really satisfying to all of us to see her swim away after we released her at Independence Beach. ' Conservationist John Patterson after a group of Walvis Bay residents loaded a stranded dolphin on a bakkie and drove it to a spot safe for it to be released (Source)
- Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:08 AM PDT - (The Namibian) - SMS Of Fri 20 Mar 09
THANKS to the dolphin savers, at least we still have people who care for animals. I sincerely hope that people who kill human beings realise how precious life is. If people can save dolphins then certainly we must save humans. Stop the killings in Namibia. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:00 AM PDT - (Adelaide Now) - Port River dolphin baby boom
THE Port River is experiencing a dolphin baby boom. Since October, 11 baby dolphins have been born in the river, which was declared a sanctuary for the mammals in 2005. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:37 AM PDT - (Times of Malta) - Four remanded in custody after denying theft
Charles Guntrip, 29, Renald Barbara, 28 and Paul Abela 53, all of Rabat, were remanded in custody today after they pleaded not guilty to stealing from the Dolphin Forge factory in Msida on Sunday. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:52 PM PDT - (The Village Voice) - ND/NF: Louis Psihoyos Must Save the Dolphins
The Cove is Louis Psihoyos's documentary indictment of the Japanese dolphin trade, in which the mammals are herded'the preferred sold to Western aquariums (for $150,000) and the rest slaughtered, with their mercury-tainted meat then fed to an unsuspecting Japanese public. Much of the... (Source)
- Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:25 PM PDT - (Brandon Sun) - U.S. gay politicians, Japan dolphin hunt among topics at Hot Docs
TORONTO - Closeted gay American politicians, Japan's dolphin hunt and Romanian villagers from the movie "Borat" are among the topics set for this year's Hot Docs film festival, programmers said Tuesday at a news conference that included an emotional address by pioneering filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:13 AM PDT - (The Globe and Mail) - Borat, closeted politicians, dolphin slaughter to feature at Hot Docs
Documentary film fest set for next month (Source)
- Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:14 AM PDT - (Jam! Showbiz) - Politicians in the closet, dolphin slaughter among topics at Hot Docs
TORONTO - Gay American politicians, Japan's dolphin slaughter and Romanian villagers who appeared in the movie "Borat" will be among the topics showcased at this year's Hot Docs film festival. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:44 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - 12 ocean mammals caught in longlines
Longline tuna fishing expeditions inadvertently hooked or entangled 11 whales and one dolphin off Hawaii last year, according to the latest federal data. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:16 PM PDT - (Engadget) - Hyundai BLUE-WILL plug-in hybrid concept debuts in Seoul
Hyundai recently broke a few molds with its dolphin-inspired cellphone , and it now looks to be doing the same with its latest plug-in hybrid concept, which is set to make its public debut at the Seoul Motor Show next week. Of course, Hyundai isn't just letting the car, dubbed the BLUE-WILL, get by on those eye-catching lines alone, with it also cramming a direct-inject 1.6-liter gas engine with... (Source)
- Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:53 AM PDT - (CTV.ca) - Gay politicians, dolphin hunt among topics at Hot Docs
Closeted gay American politicians, Japan's dolphin hunt and Romanian villagers from the movie "Borat" are among the topics set for this year's Hot Docs film festival, programmers said Tuesday at a news conference that included an emotional address by pioneering filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:02 PM PDT - (Apple Valley - Rosemount Sun-Current)
There's some sad news from the Zoo today: This morning, the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley announced that its female dolphin calf was born deceased. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old Allie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin who had been at the Zoo since January 2008. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:22 PM PDT - (St. Petersburg Times) - Cleanup for area beaches kicks off
TAMPA ' Sea oats swayed in the breeze Thursday, and dolphin fins splashed not too far from shore as Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful kicked off its campaign for the Great American Cleanup. During the event at the boat ramps off... (Source)
- Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:41 AM PDT - (Excelsior - Shorewood Sun-Sailor)
The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley announced this morning, March 26, that its female dolphin calf was born deceased. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old Allie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin that had been at the zoo since 2008. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:01 AM PDT - (WCCO Minneapolis - St. Paul)
A dolphin had complications while giving birth early Thursday morning at the Minnesota Zoo, which likely killed her calf, the Zoo said. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:17 AM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Dolphin calf born dead at MN Zoo
Awwwww. Poor thing. Minnesota Zoo sure seems to lose a lot of dolphins. What is up with that? APPLE VALLEY, Minn. - The Minnesota Zoo says a female dolphin calf was born dead. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:03 AM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Expectation turns to sadness as zoo dolphin calf is stillborn
Way to spin a story about the loss of a dolphin into a political platform about pro-choice, pro-life issues. Seriously, next time just '¦ read more read the story for what it is, sad news about long awaited new additiona at the zoo! (Source)
- Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:22 AM PDT - (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - MN Zoo dolphin delivers stillborn calf
The Minnesota Zoo says a female dolphin calf was born dead this morning (Source)
- Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:13 AM PDT - (FOX 9 News Twin Cities) - Dolphin Born Dead at Minnesota Zoo
A dolphin calf was born dead at the Minnesota Zoo early Thursday morning. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:32 AM PDT - (Pioneer Press) - Dolphin calf stillborn at Minnesota Zoo
Allie, a 21-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin gave birth to a stillborn calf this morning at the Minnesota Zoo, officials said. See: Allie at the Zoo (Source)
- Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:33 PM PDT - (Minnetonka Sun-Sailor) - Dolphin calf born deceased at Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley
The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley announced this morning, March 26, that its female dolphin calf was born deceased. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old Allie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin that had been at the zoo since 2008. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:10 PM PDT - (Pioneer Press) - For Minnesota Zoo, long wait for dolphin calf ends in sadness
It took hours for Allie to believe her calf would never move. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:53 PM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Expectation turns to sadness as zoo dolphin calf is stillborn
Way to spin a story about the loss of a dolphin into a political platform about pro-choice, pro-life issues. Seriously, next time just '¦ read more read the story for what it is, sad news about long awaited new additiona at the zoo! (Source)
- Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:51 PM PDT - (Eagan Sun-Current) - "Eagan today"
There was some sad news from the Zoo yesterday: The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley announced Thursday morning that its female dolphin calf had been born deceased. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:50 AM PDT - (ABC 2 Baltimore) - Sneak Peak of New Dolphin Show
We go behind-the-scenes to take a look at the new dolphin show at the National Aquarium. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:29 AM PDT - (Burnsville Sun-Current) - "Burnsville Today" Sun Current webcast for Friday, March 27, 2009, Zoo dolphin baby dies, MVTA board issues
There was some sad news from the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley yesterday, which announced its female dolphin calf had been born deceased. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old Allie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin who had been at the Zoo since January 2008. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:30 AM PDT - (The Gazette) - Coast Guard rescue videos from North Dakota
On the second day of rescue operations here, Thursday, March 26, 2009, Coast Guard rescue airboat and helicopter crews rescued 48 people from rising flood waters, for a two-day total of 72 people rescued.An HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter and crew from Air Station Traverse City, Mich., rescued 15 people, including a family of three and their cat and dog, a 78-year-old man and three teenagers.... (Source)
- Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:12 AM PDT - (Apple Valley - Rosemount Sun-Current)
There's some sad news from the Zoo today: This morning, the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley announced that its female dolphin calf was born deceased. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old Allie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin who had been at the Zoo since January 2008. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:59 PM PDT - (Burnsville Sun-Current) - "Burnsville Today" Sun Current webcast for Friday, March 27, 2009, Zoo dolphin baby dies, MVTA board issues
There was some sad news from the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley yesterday, which announced its female dolphin calf had been born deceased. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old Allie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin who had been at the Zoo since January 2008. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:36 PM PDT - (Eagan Sun-Current) - "Eagan today"
There was some sad news from the Zoo yesterday: The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley announced Thursday morning that its female dolphin calf had been born deceased. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:35 PM PDT - (Minnetonka Sun-Sailor) - Dolphin calf born deceased at Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley
The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley announced this morning, March 26, that its female dolphin calf was born deceased. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old Allie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin that had been at the zoo since 2008. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:11 PM PDT - (Key West Citizen) - Memorial sculpture at garden goes missing
The Key West Garden Club is asking for the public's help in finding and returning a green marble dolphin sculpture that was stolen around March 16. The sculpture was stolen from the garden club... read more (Source)
- Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:16 PM PDT - (Winona Daily News) - Dolphin calf born dead at zoo
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) ' The Minnesota Zoo said a female dolphin calf has been stillborn. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:13 PM PDT - (1up.com) - Wii Emulator Allows Games to Run in 720p HD
No, the Wii unfortunately can't run games in resolutions higher than 480p, a sad fact for audio/visual connoisseurs. But in this fantastical age of technological wizardry and workarounds, that doesn't mean we can't have a glimpse of what could have been. Using the Wii PC emulator Dolphin, YouTube user renebarahona ( via Kotaku) has uploaded a few videos showing some Wii games running in 720p... (Source)
- Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:07 AM PDT - (The Palm Beach Post) - Ample evidence Florida's feeling effects of climate change
Maybe the fish are on to something. Don Hammond, who catches, tags and releases dolphin-fish (also known as mahi-mahi), says those Florida natives are being hooked in some unusual places. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:16 AM PDT - (Apple Valley - Rosemount Sun-Current)
There's some sad news from the Zoo today: This morning, the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley announced that its female dolphin calf was born deceased. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old Allie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin who had been at the Zoo since January 2008. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:45 PM PDT - (Eagan Sun-Current) - "Eagan today"
There was some sad news from the Zoo yesterday: The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley announced Thursday morning that its female dolphin calf had been born deceased. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:27 PM PDT - (Apple Valley - Rosemount Sun-Current)
There's some sad news from the Zoo today: This morning, the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley announced that its female dolphin calf was born deceased. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old Allie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin who had been at the Zoo since January 2008. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:22 PM PDT - (Bloomington Sun-Current) - Dolphin calf born deceased at Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley
The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley announced this morning, March 26, that its female dolphin calf was born deceased. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old Allie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin that had been at the zoo since 2008. (Source)
- Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:01 AM PDT - (Burnsville Sun-Current) - "Burnsville Today" Sun Current webcast for Friday, March 27, 2009, Zoo dolphin baby dies, MVTA board issues
There was some sad news from the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley yesterday, which announced its female dolphin calf had been born deceased. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old Allie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin who had been at the Zoo since January 2008. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:56 AM PDT - (Scientific American) - Rare dolphin and orangutan species found deep in the jungles of Bangladesh and Borneo
It's hard to believe there are still places on Earth that haven't been fully explored. And yet this week brings news that conservation teams working in jungles in Bangladesh and Borneo have discovered previously unknown populations of two critically endangered species, the Irrawaddy dolphin and the Bornean orangutan. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:10 AM PDT - (Grand Traverse Herald) - Video: Coast Guard Red River Flood Rescue
U.S. Coast Guard HH-6575 "Dolphin" rescues six during the Red River flood in Fargo, N.D., March 25, 2009. The crew, Lt. David Ober, Lt. Brendan Evans, Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Davis and Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Wheeler, was deployed March 24 from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., in response to the Red River flood. (Source)
- Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:28 PM PDT - (KMGH 7 Denver) - Winter's Tail Helps Humans
She may be the only dolphin to lose her tail and survive. Now her progress in the water is helping amputees on land. The research behind the one of a kind prosthetic is making life more comfortable for others who've lost a limb. (Source)
- Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:09 AM PDT - (Moldova.org) - Scientists find sanctuary of rare dolphin
Researchers report finding a stronghold for the Irrawaddy, one of the world's rarest freshwater dolphins, deep in the Bangladesh jungles.Scientists counted nearly 6,000 of the dolphins in the South Asian country's Sundarbans mangrove forest adjacent to the Bay of Bengal, the Wildlife Conservation Society said in a release.Before the find by the Wildlife Conservation Society there were only a few... (Source)
- Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:54 AM PDT - (Fast Company Magazine) - Day of the Dolphin, Imperfect Harmony, The Iceman Cometh
VERY SHORT LIST Day of the dolphin INVENTION The Lunocet The Lunocet is a carbon-fiber monofin that's modeled on a dolphin's tail. Strap it on, and you'll find yourself swimming twice as fast as any Olympian. Invented by a Georgia engineer named Ted Ciamillo, the James Bondish device weighs 2.5 pounds, has a 42-inch wingspan, and propels you through the water at speeds of up to 8 mph. (Michael... (Source)
- Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:12 AM PDT - (New York Times) - Asian Dolphin, Feared Dying, Is Thriving
Biologists working in Bangladesh have found a thriving population of about 6,000 Irrawaddy dolphins, a species that experts had worried was vulnerable to extinction. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:59 PM PDT - (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport) - Dolphin dies at Brookfield Zoo
BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Suburban Chicago zoo officials say a 15-year-old female dolphin has died after weeks of illness. Kaylee had a history of periodic health issues and was euthanized Friday at the Brookfield Zoo. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:55 PM PDT - (Dana Point News) - Rare sighting: See photo of pink albino dolphin seen today
The rare common dolphin has only been seen a few times over the years (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:53 PM PDT - (WQAD Moline) - Kaylee the dolphin dies at Brookfield Zoo
BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) ' Suburban Chicago zoo officials say a 15-year-old female dolphin has died after weeks of illness. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:48 PM PDT - (WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago) - Dolphin Dies At Brookfield Zoo After Illness
Kaylee, a 15-year-old bottlenose dolphin at the Brookfield Zoo, has died, the Chicago Zoological Society announced Friday. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:36 PM PDT - (Sunshine Coast Daily) - Injured dolphin ready for release
Nari the dolphin will be released back into the wild on Tuesday after recovering well from a mauling by a big shark nearly two months ago. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:11 PM PDT - (FOX News Chicago) - Brookfield Zoo Dolphin Euthanized
Kaylee, a 15-year-old female dolphin at Brookfield Zoo, was euthanized today after she suffered a tear in her stomach. One of the zoo's four dolphins, she had been sick for three weeks and in critical condition recently. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:02 PM PDT - (ABC 7 Chicago) - Brookfield Zoo dolphin dies
The Brookfield Zoo confirms one of its female dolphins has died. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:32 PM PDT - (NBC 5 Chicago) - Dolphin Euthanized at Brookfield Zoo
Three years after being successfully treated for a life-threatening abscess in her lungs, a 15-year-old bottlenose dolphin was euthanized Friday after her quality of life severely deteriorated in recent... (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:55 PM PDT - (Chicago Tribune) - Dolphin dies at Brookfield Zoo
Ailing 15-year-old female euthanized Kaylee, a 15-year-old female dolphin at Brookfield Zoo's Seven Seas pavilion, was euthanized by zoo veterinarians Friday morning after she struggled with failing health the last three weeks. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:59 PM PDT - (WQAD Moline) - Kaylee the dolphin dies at Brookfield Zoo
BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) ' Suburban Chicago zoo officials say a 15-year-old female dolphin has died after weeks of illness. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:58 PM PDT - (Dana Point News) - Rare sighting: Pink albino dolphin spotted off O.C.
The rare common dolphin has only been seen a few times over the years (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:54 PM PDT - (WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago) - Dolphin Dies At Brookfield Zoo After Illness
Kaylee, a 15-year-old bottlenose dolphin at the Brookfield Zoo, has died, the Chicago Zoological Society announced Friday. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:40 PM PDT - (Sunshine Coast Daily) - Injured dolphin ready for release
Nari the dolphin will be released back into the wild on Tuesday after recovering well from a mauling by a big shark nearly two months ago. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:12 PM PDT - (FOX News Chicago) - Brookfield Zoo Dolphin Euthanized
Kaylee, a 15-year-old female dolphin at Brookfield Zoo, was euthanized today after she suffered a tear in her stomach. One of the zoo's four dolphins, she had been sick for three weeks and in critical condition recently. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:08 PM PDT - (ABC 7 Chicago) - Brookfield Zoo dolphin dies
The Brookfield Zoo confirms one of its female dolphins has died. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:25 PM PDT - (NBC 5 Chicago) - Dolphin Euthanized at Brookfield Zoo
Three years after being successfully treated for a life-threatening abscess in her lungs, a 15-year-old bottlenose dolphin was euthanized Friday after her quality of life severely deteriorated in recent... (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:24 PM PDT - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Brookfield Zoo dolphin euthanized after illness
Kaylee, a 15-year-old female dolphin at Brookfield Zoo, was euthanized today after she suffered a tear in her stomach. One of the zoo's four dolphins, she had been sick for three weeks and in critical condition recently. Zoo officials had initially treated her for a fungal infection. But when she remained sick they discovered fluid in her abdomen. The zoo said in a statement today that staff... (Source)
- Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:25 PM PDT - (Blaine - Spring Lake Park Sun-Focus)
Officials at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley are mourning the loss of Allie's baby. The female dolphin calf was born deceased Thursday, March 26. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old Allie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin who had been at the zoo since 2008. (Source)
- Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:52 PM PDT - (Dallas Morning News) - Woman's cleanup efforts renew Dallas' Dolphin Heights neighborhood
Anna Hill, the strong-willed neighborhood association president, has worked with what she has for five years in this modest area just east of Fair Park ? with promising results. (Source)
- Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:39 PM PDT - (KRBC - KTAB TV Abilene)
There's a one-of-a-kind dolphin swimming off the coast of Louisiana. It's an extremely rare pink dolphin. Down Contraband Bayou, beyond the abandonded ships, and hurricane debris on Louisiana's Lake Calcasieu. (Source)
- Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:20 AM PDT - (KFWB News 980 Los Angeles) - Rare Dolphin Spotted Off OC
DANA POINT - Dana Point whale-watchers were treated to a rare sight Friday. An albino dolphin was spotted swimming among a school of 1,000 dolphins. Capt. Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari operator Dave Anderson says he's only spotted about three dolphins during his outings. (Source)
- Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:31 AM PDT - (Chicagoist) - Rough Spring For Brookfield Zoo Continues
Photo courtesy the Chicago Zoological Society It's been a rough spring for Brookfield Zoo. Just a week ago, the zoo lost its oldest female gorilla, Alpha , and now the staff mourns the passing of Kaylee, a 15-year-old bottlenose dolphin. Kaylee had developed an abscess in one of her lungs a few years ago. A procedure to take care of the abscess helped save her life, but she was left vulnerable... (Source)
- Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:04 AM PDT - (KGET 17 Bakersfield) - Rare albino dolphin spotted off Dana Point
Dana Point whale-watchers were treated to a rare sight Friday. An albino dolphin was spotted swimming among a school of 1,000 dolphins. (Source)
- Sat, 04 Apr 2009 02:33 AM PDT - (SouthtownStar) - Ailing Brookfield Zoo dolphin euthanized
Four zookeepers held Kaylee in the water, allowing the other dolphins to approach one by one and perhaps say goodbye. The dolphins seemed subdued, and they exchanged clicks and chirps. But as Brookfield Zoo keepers dealt with their own grief, they weren't sure whether they had witnessed the same emotion among the dolphins swimming close to Kaylee, a 15-year-old bottlenose who was euthanized... (Source)
- Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:45 AM PDT - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Dolphin species, feared dying, is actually thriving
Recent surveys estimate that nearly 6,000 Irrawaddy dolphins exist along the coast of Bangladesh. (Alice Rocco/Wildlife Conservation Society via The New York Times) (Source)
- Sat, 04 Apr 2009 23:34 PM PDT - (Minnetonka Sun-Sailor) - Dolphin calf born deceased at Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley
Officials at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley are mourning the loss of Allie's baby. The female dolphin calf was born deceased Thursday, March 26. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old Allie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin who had been at the zoo since 2008. (Source)
- Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:49 PM PDT - (KRBC - KTAB TV Abilene)
A sighting of a pink dolphin have biologist saying it is possible! Of course! I'd accept it but probably wouldn't use it. Probably not. Not a chance! (Source)
- Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:39 AM PDT - (Dallas Morning News) - Woman's cleanup efforts renewing Dallas' Dolphin Heights neighborhood
As she waited Saturday for the Dolphin Heights Neighborhood Cleanup Day to begin, Anna Hill prepared sloppy Joes, counted out work gloves, talked on her cellphone and kept an eye on the front door of the community center for volunteers. (Source)
- Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:32 PM PDT - (Minnetonka Sun-Sailor) - Dolphin calf born deceased at Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley
Officials at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley are mourning the loss of Allie's baby. The female dolphin calf was born deceased Thursday, March 26. The calf was the offspring of 21-year-old Allie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin who had been at the zoo since 2008. (Source)
- Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:57 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Injured dolphin returns to wild
A dolphin is set to return to familiar waters off Moreton Island after recovering from injury at a Gold Coast theme park. (Source)
- Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:24 PM PDT - (Clarkson Integrator) - Weird News
Pink baby animals A pink baby elephant was spotted in Botswana only weeks after a pink dolphin surfaced. The pink elephant was caught on film by Mike Holding, who was filming the elephant herd for a wildlife special on the BBC. Experts say that the pink baby is an albino elephant and that it is not common to see albino African elephants. (Source)
- Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:35 PM PDT - (Florida Keys Keynoter) - Free the dolphin Cutter, activists say
Dolphin-freedom advocates plan to stage a 10 a.m. demonstration today in Key Largo to hasten the release of a spotted dolphin in rehabilitation. (Source)
- Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:47 AM PDT - (HealthCentral) - Winter's Tail Helps Humans
CLEARWATER, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- She may be the only dolphin to lose her tail and survive. Now her progress in the water is helping amputees on land. The research behind the one-of-a-kind prosthetic is making life more comfortable for others who've lost a limb. (Source)
- Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:56 AM PDT - (WESH 2 Orlando) - Pink Dolphin Spotted On Gulf Coast
An albino dolphin is making for big conversation along the Gulf Coast. (Source)
- Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:01 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Television
A British acoustics engineer claims he may be close to deciphering the clicks and whistles that make up "dolphin speak". (Source)
- Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:47 PM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - Another dead dolphin found in Shrewsbury River
Another dead dolphin has been found in the Shrewsbury River, where a group's presence has been creating a stir. (Source)
- Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:01 PM PDT - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Dead dolphin found in NJ river
BRIGANTINE, N.J. -- Another dead dolphin has been found in a New Jersey river where a group's presence has been creating a stir. The decomposing bottlenose was spotted Tuesday by workers on a bridge over the Shrewsbury River. (Source)
- Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:42 PM PDT - (WCBS 880 New York) - Another Dolphin found Dead in NJ River
Another dead bottlenose dolphin has been found in the same New Jersey river where a debate has raged over whether a pod of 16 dolphins there could survive the winter. READ MORE (Source)
- Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:40 PM PDT - (Times Online) - Military sonar blamed for mass dolphin strandings
Mass strandings of dolphins and whales could be caused because the animals are rendered temporarily deaf by military sonar, experiments have shown. (Source)
- Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:05 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Powerful sonar causes deafness in dolphins: study
Very loud, repeated blasts of sonar can cause a dolphin to temporarily lose its hearing, according to an investigation into a suspected link between naval operations and cetacean strandings. (Source)
- Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:48 PM PDT - (NBC New York) - Another Dead Dolphin Found in NJ
Another dead bottlenose dolphin has been found in the same New Jersey river where a debate has raged over whether a pod of 16 dolphins there could survive the winter. (Source)
- Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:46 PM PDT - (FOX 13 Utah) - Mel Evans, AP /
FILE - In this July 2, 2008 file photograph, boaters look on as bottlenose dolphins swim in the Shrewsbury River in Sea Bright, N.J. On April 7, 2009 another dead bottlenose dolphin was found in the same New Jersey river where a debate has raged over whether a pod of 16 dolphins there could survive the winter. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:22 PM PDT - (Clearwater Gazette) - Clearwater Marine Aquarium to Host Easter Egg-Stravaganza this Saturday
- Admission for Kids and Parents will be FREE from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. Grab your Easter baskets and go to Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) for an Easter egg hunt, pictures with Winter the dolphin mascot, a special Easter-themed dolphin show and more! (Source)
- Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:55 AM PDT - (Courier-Post) - Dolphin's deterioration could affect investigation
Advanced decomposition may make it hard for scientists to determine whether a dead bottlenose dolphin found floating in the Shrewsbury River on Tuesday was part of a group whose presence there last year pitted would-be rescuers against federal wildlife... (Source)
- Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:39 AM PDT - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Sonar's effect on dolphins minimal
In a study replicating Navy sonar, the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology found that a captive bottlenose dolphin had to remain relatively close to a high-intensity sonar source for a prolonged period to experience even temporary hearing loss ' a finding the Navy seized upon to say it "may have vastly overestimated impacts of mid-frequency active sonar on marine mammals." (Source)
- Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:47 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Loud sonar deafens isle dolphin in study
University of Hawaii and other scientists are suggesting that sonar used by the military can cause hearing loss in marine mammals, but only when it is extremely loud and close. (Source)
- Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:39 AM PDT - (The Record and Herald News) - 5 Things To Do This Weekend
From Kimberly Foster, author of "Dolphin Up a Tree," comes the green-themed story of Onion, Carrot, Broccoli and Red Hot Chili Pepper, who must battle a grocer and genetically enhanced crops in an effort to remain "organic." Suitable for ages 2 to 10. (Source)
- Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:35 AM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - New dolphin show at National Aquarium
'Our Ocean Planet' offers conservation spin 'Our Ocean Planet' offers conservation spin (Source)
- Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:55 AM PDT - (Courier-Post) - Dolphin's deterioration could affect investigation
Advanced decomposition may make it hard for scientists to determine whether a dead bottlenose dolphin found floating in the Shrewsbury River on Tuesday was part of a group whose presence there last year pitted would-be rescuers against federal wildlife... (Source)
- Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:39 AM PDT - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Sonar's effect on dolphins minimal
In a study replicating Navy sonar, the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology found that a captive bottlenose dolphin had to remain relatively close to a high-intensity sonar source for a prolonged period to experience even temporary hearing loss - a finding the Navy seized upon to say it "may have vastly overestimated impacts of mid-frequency active sonar on marine mammals." (Source)
- Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:47 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Loud sonar deafens isle dolphin in study
University of Hawaii and other scientists are suggesting that sonar used by the military can cause hearing loss in marine mammals, but only when it is extremely loud and close. (Source)
- Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:32 AM PDT - (The Sun) - Boffin's dolphin translator
BRITISH scientist claims he is close to understanding dolphins with translator (Source)
- Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:37 AM PDT - (Mississauga News) - Students join global reading movement
Mississauga students will be reading in support of the notion that everyone has the right to an education. From April 20-26, students from Iona Catholic Secondary School, King's Masting, Oakridge and Dolphin Senior public schools and Mississauga Christian Academy will read stories about how education changes the world. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:09 PM PDT - (FOX 29 Philadelphia) - Another Dead Dolphin Found In NJ River
Another dead bottlenose dolphin has been found at the Jersey Shore. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:36 PM PDT - (Perth Now) - Spitting dolphin 'incredibly unusual'
A RARE and recently discovered species of Australian dolphin catches its prey by spitting at it. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:02 PM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - Another dead dolphin found in N.J. river
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine confirmed today the mammal's carcass was found Saturday night in the Navesink River, near Victory Park in Rumson. It was badly decomposed, meaning it probably died months ago. The discovery comes less than... (Source)
- Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:40 PM PDT - (WCBS 880 New York) - Another Dead Dolphin Found in New Jersey River
Another dead bottlenose dolphin has been found at the Jersey Shore. READ MORE (Source)
- Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:38 PM PDT - (WCBS-TV New York) - Another Wayward Dolphin Found Dead In NJ River
Another dead bottlenose dolphin has been found at the Jersey Shore. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine confirmed Sunday that the mammal's carcass was found Saturday night in the Navesink River, near Victory Park in Rumson. It was badly decomposed, meaning it probably died months ago. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:39 PM PDT - (BigPond News) - Dolphin catches prey by spitting
The rare and only recently discovered snubfin dolphin catches its prey by spitting at it, new research shows. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:09 PM PDT - (FOX 29 Philadelphia) - Another Dead Dolphin Found In NJ River
Another dead bottlenose dolphin has been found at the Jersey Shore. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:36 PM PDT - (Perth Now) - Spitting dolphin 'incredibly unusual'
A RARE and recently discovered species of Australian dolphin catches its prey by spitting at it. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:02 PM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - Another dead dolphin found in N.J. river
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine confirmed today the mammal's carcass was found Saturday night in the Navesink River, near Victory Park in Rumson. It was badly decomposed, meaning it probably died months ago. The discovery comes less than... (Source)
- Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:40 PM PDT - (WCBS 880 New York) - Another Dead Dolphin Found in New Jersey River
Another dead bottlenose dolphin has been found at the Jersey Shore. (Source)
- Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:12 PM PDT - (Deccan Herald) - Ambedkar and Oscar Wilde's 'The Doer of Good'
Bangladesh dolphins 'back from dead' The Irrawaddy dolphin grows to up to 2.5m in length and frequents large rivers, estuaries and freshwater lagoons in south Asia. (Source)
- Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:45 AM PDT - (CBS 3 Philadelphia) - Wayward Dolphin Found Dead On Jersey Shore
Another dead bottlenose dolphin has been found at the Jersey Shore. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:44 PM PDT - (Bunbury Mail) - Dolphin Centre revamp
BUNBURY'S premier tourist attraction the Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Centre is set to benefit from $173,000 worth of funding that was announced last Thursday. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:21 PM PDT - (The Sudbury Star) - Unveiling of new internet safety tool for children
Dolphin Secure unveiled a new internet safety tool for children. It offers parents peace-of-mind by providing a solution to parental-controlled safety measures that uses fingerprint technology to enable Internet access for kids. [...] (Source)
- Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:31 AM PDT - (u.tv) - Rare dolphin spits to catch its prey, scientists find
A rare species of Australian dolphin has been found to catch its fish prey by spitting water, according to research by WWF. The small snubfin dolphins hunt in groups and use their spitting technique to round up fish they have chased to the surface by firing jets of water from their mouths. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:10 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Echo vision: The man who sees with sound
Daniel Kish lost his sight in infancy ' but taught himself to echolocate with dolphin-like clicks. Here he tells New Scientist how to do it (Source)
- Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:44 AM PDT - (The Ocala Star-Banner) - Wings with a flare
Harbour View Elementary School students named a new classroom building the "Dolphin Learning Cove," the latest school in Marion County to get new digs. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:11 AM PDT - (Daily Nation) - Nation News
BONING UP. Competition was fierce yesterday as Oistins Fish Festival came to an end. The premier events, the fish-boning and dolphin-skinning competitions, fired up the crowd. Here, these women gutted, sliced and boned their fastest. (Source)
- Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:20 AM PDT - (The Ukiah Daily Journal) - Ramirez places, Selzer swims fast at Far Westerns
After a drought of about four years, a Ukiah Dolphin is was on the victory stand at the Far Western Age Group Championship meet. (Source)
- Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:05 AM PDT - (Florida Keys Keynoter) - Truck veers into protest over captive dolphin
A protester outside the Marine Mammal Conservancy rehabilitation facility in Key Largo says he was struck by a truck owned by the organization Saturday. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:06 AM PDT - (World Leisure News) - Underwater interpretation hub planned for Dolphin centre
The Dolphin Discovery Centre in Bunbury, Western Australia, is to create an animated underwater experience thanks to a grant of AUD$173,000 (£84,000, US$125,000, 94,500 euro) from the State Government and the South West Development Commission. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:55 AM PDT - (Sin Chew Jit Poh) - Playing | My Sinchew
A dolphin plays with a ball in the pool at Nuremberg Zoo in southern Germany. Photo courtesy: AFP. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:10 PM PDT - (BellaOnline) - Snorkel and Dolphin Adventures, Honduras
Roatan, one of Honduras' Bay Islands, offers extraordinary diving and snorkeling. Another bonus: swim with dolphins and learn about them at Anthony's Key Resort, home to a marine institute. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:00 PM PDT - (MyMotherLode.com) - APNewsBreak: Dead dolphin near Bon Jovi's house
Since winter closed in on a family of dolphins that had been living in two New Jersey rivers, many observers felt the animals were living on a prayer. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:54 PM PDT - (CBS 3 Philadelphia) - Dead Dolphin Found Ner Bon Jovi's NJ Home
Ever since winter closed in on a family of dolphins that had been living in two New Jersey rivers, many felt that the animals had been living on a prayer. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:40 PM PDT - (FOX 5 New York) - Dead Dolphin Near Bon Jovi's House
Ever since winter closed in on a family of dolphins that had been living in two New Jersey rivers, many felt that the animals had been living on a prayer. On Saturday, the body of another dead dolphin was spotted in the Navesink River just outside the Middletown home of rocker Jon Bon Jovi. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:40 PM PDT - (WABC-TV New York) - Dead dolphin found near Bon Jovi home
The body of another dead dolphin was spotted in the Navesink River. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:39 PM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - Dead dolphin found near Bon Jovi's house
Ever since winter closed in on a family of dolphins that had been living in two New Jersey rivers, many felt that the animals had been living on a prayer. Today, the body of another dead dolphin was spotted in... (Source)
- Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:14 AM PDT - (Florida Keys Keynoter) - Walk-off homer from Dolphin Struyf stuns the Key West Conchs
The stage was set perfectly Tuesday night for standout Marathon High School sophomore Kelley Struyf, and she provided the most dramatic of endings. Struyf stepped to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning, with one out, one runner on and her softball team down 5-4 to rival Key West High School. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:16 PM PDT - (Chicago Tribune) - Wayward dolphin found dead near Bon Jovi's house
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) ' Since winter closed in on a family of dolphins that had been living in two New Jersey rivers, many observers felt the animals were living on a prayer. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:04 PM PDT - (ABC 13 Houston) - Dead dolphin fournd near Bon Jovi's house
The dead dolphin is the third to surface in the past two weeks in New Jersey area (Source)
- Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:51 PM PDT - (Daily Record) - Dead dolphin spotted near Bon Jovi's house
MIDDLETOWN (AP) -- Ever since winter closed in on a family of dolphins that had been living in two New Jersey rivers, many felt that the animals had been living on a prayer. (Source)
- Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:10 PM PDT - (KING5 Seattle) - Dolphin's prosthetic tail helps humans
Winter the dolphin lost her tail to a crab trap nearly three years ago. She not only survived, but is thriving thanks to a prosthetic tail that allows her to swim while protecting her spine from injury. (Source)
- Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:14 PM PDT - (The News Herald) - Illegal dolphin feeding once again rearing its head
By JON MILTIMORENews Herald Writer747-5079 | jmiltimore@pcnh.com PANAMA CITY BEACH - The issue of illegal dolphin feeding is once again rearing its head as summer boating season approaches. Advocates of the marine mammal say the problem is growing worse (Source)
- Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:39 AM PDT - (CBS 2 Los Angeles) - Dead Dolphin Found Near Bon Jovi's NJ Home
Since winter closed in on a family of dolphins that had been living in two rivers, many observers felt the animals were living on a prayer. (Source)
- Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:03 AM PDT - (WCBS-TV New York) - AP: Dead Dolphin Found Near Bon Jovi's House
Since winter closed in on a family of dolphins that had been living in two rivers, many observers felt the animals were living on a prayer. On Saturday, the body of another dead dolphin was spotted in the Navesink River just outside the Middletown home of rocker Jon Bon Jovi. If it's confirmed to be part of the group of 16 dolphins that had spent half of last year in the Shrewsbury and Navesink... (Source)
- Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:01 PM PDT - (Palo Alto Weekly) - Bird-like electric car to make Palo Alto debut
Purring softly through downtown San Francisco, the sleek Aptera 2e looks like a white dolphin, a wingless bird, or the latest Pixar brainchild. The all-electric two-seater is turning heads as much for its avian appearance as for its energy efficiency. The car will be at Stanford Shopping Center on Wednesday. by Gennady Sheyner (Source)
- Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:00 AM PDT - (Pocono Record) - Dead dolphin found near Bon Jovi's house
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) Since winter closed in on a family of dolphins that had been living in two New Jersey rivers, many observers felt the animals were living on a prayer. (Source)
- Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:07 AM PDT - (Courier-Post) - Dead dolphin discovered again in Navesink River
Since winter closed in on a family of dolphins that had been living in two rivers, many observers felt the animals were living on a prayer. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:31 PM PDT - (CBS4 Miami) - Former Flipper Trainer Educates On Dolphin Meat
The man who once captured and trained dolphins for the hit television show "Flipper" is now behind a documentary to free dolphins. Now, Miami native Rick O'Berry is on a crusade halfway around the world. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:36 PM PDT - (Daily Record) - Report of another dead dolphin in Navesink River
Rumson police reported spotting a dolphin carcass in the Navesink River near the Oceanic Bridge Tuesday night, but it has yet to be recovered. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:36 AM PDT - (Courier-Post) - Another dead dolphin reported in Navesink River
Officials are searching a Jersey shore river for the remains of another dolphin. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:24 AM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - Officials spot remains of dolphin in Navesink River
Fourth dead dolphin to surface in the past two weeks (Source)
- Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:57 AM PDT - (Mobile Press-Register) - What is this thing? Sea Lab identifies it as dead bottlenose dolphin
A dead dolphin washed ashore along Ala. 193 near Dauphin Island on Tuesday. Dauphin Island Sea Lab officials said the dead sea mammal was first spotted on shore on Saturday and it appeared on shore again this week. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:16 PM PDT - (CBS4 Miami) - Former Flipper Trainer Educates On Dolphin Meat
The man who once captured and trained dolphins for the hit television show "Flipper" is now behind a documentary to free dolphins. Now, Miami native Rick O'Berry is on a crusade halfway around the world. (Source)
- Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:08 PM PDT - (KSAT San Antonio) - Man Taking Photos Of Women At SeaWorld Arrested
SAN ANTONIO -- A 69-year-old man has been arrested and accused of taking inappropriate photos of women at SeaWorld. Donald Jackson was caught by a security guard taking pictures of women while he was hiding in some bushes near the dolphin feeding pool, park officials said. (Source)
- Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:15 AM PDT - (Florida Keys Keynoter) - Warriors too much for Dolphin softball team
Kelley Struyf came inches from matching the game-winning home run she hit last week against Key West High School. (Source)
- Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:54 PM PDT - (Daily Sundial) - Search the Archives
A chimpanzee display is exhibited in the Oviatt Library lobby. Professor Jeffrey F. Thomas showed slides of the anatomy of a bat wing, a dolphin's dorsal, mole's claw, and a man's hand during his lecture on homogeneity between species. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:07 AM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - Dead dolphin found, recovered off Manasquan coast
A dead 350-pound bottle-nosed dolphin was recovered Sunday morning from the ocean about a half-mile off the Manasquan beach by members of the Point Pleasant First Aid Dive Team, said Chet Nesley, chief diver of the team. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:09 AM PDT - (World Leisure News) - Georgia Aquarium opens Dolphin Conservation Field Station
Georgia Aquarium's Dolphin Conservation Field Station (GAI-DCFS) has opened in Marineland in St. Augustine, Florida, US. (Source)
- Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:37 PM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) - Government Dolphin Trade to be Scrutinized by International Body
The Solomon Islands controversial trade in wild-caught dolphins is to be subject to an in-depth review under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), as decided by the CITES Animals Committee at its annual meeting last week in Geneva. (Source)
- Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:58 AM PDT - (CTV.ca) - Gripping eco-flicks top 2009's Hot Docs lineup
Move over Al Gore. "The Cove," a new eco-thriller about Japan's controversial dolphin hunt, could become Hollywood's next "An Inconvenient Truth." (Source)
- Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:05 AM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - Dead dolphin pulled from ocean
A dead 350-pound bottlenose dolphin was recovered Sunday morning from the ocean about a half-mile off Manasquan beach by members of the Point Pleasant First Aid Dive Team, said chief diver Chet Nesley. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:32 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - Florida-resident discounts return to Discovery Cove
Discovery Cove has announced its re-instatement of Florida resident discounts. The all-inclusive dolphin swim runs $199 through June 30, 2009. (Going without the swim is $99). (Source)
- Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:11 AM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - Activities
Calendar listings activities events Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes; Our Ocean Planet: The New Dolphin Show; 4-D Immersion Theater (Source)
- Sat, 02 May 2009 19:44 PM PDT - (CBS4 Miami) - Release Scheduled For Orphaned Dolphin
After nearly three months of rehabilitation, a dolphin has been nursed back to health by a marine mammal conservancy group in Key Largo and is set to be released later on this month. First discovered February 7th in waters adjacent to the Key West Naval Base, observers monitored the animal and saw it join a pod of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. But the youngster had been separated when it was... (Source)
- Sat, 02 May 2009 19:18 PM PDT - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - Gay Dolphin founder dies
Eloise Plyler, the founder of the Gay Dolphin Gift Shop and a lifelong Myrtle Beach resident, died April 15. She was 89. Plyler's early life wasn't a breeze. By 13, she was married. By 14, she had her first child, and a year later, she was divorced. But she overcame her tough circumstances with grit, her son Justin Plyler said. (Source)
- Sat, 02 May 2009 12:40 PM PDT - (WCBS-TV New York) - Feds: 2 Dead Dolphins Likely From NJ River Group
Federal scientists said two bottlenose dolphins whose dead bodies were discovered in recent weeks probably were part of a group whose presence in two rivers last year touched off a feud over whether to rescue them or let nature take its course. A third dead dolphin probably was not part of the group, which spent half of last year in the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers, a spokeswoman for the... (Source)
- Sat, 02 May 2009 08:02 AM PDT - (Florida Keys Keynoter) - Entangled manatee rescued off Key Largo
Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, with the help of the Miami Seaquarium and the Dolphin Research Center, on Wednesday rescued a known injured manatee from Tarpon Basin in Key Largo. (Source)
- Sun, 03 May 2009 10:15 AM PDT - (Santa Cruz Sentinel) - New research shows temporary hearing loss possible due to naval sonar in dolphins
For the first time, a team of marine biologists has demonstrated the possible repercussions on dolphin hearing and behavior of naval sonar, which is often blamed for causing marine mammals to strand on beaches. (Source)
- Sun, 03 May 2009 09:19 AM PDT - (Science Daily) - Dolphins Maintain Round-the-clock Visual Vigilance
Even when a dolphin sleeps, half of its brain remains conscious. Knowing this, biologists wondered whether dolphins tire of keeping an eye on things. Monitoring for physical signs of sleep deprivation, researchers tested dolphins' reactions to visual and sound stimuli over a five-day period, and found that the animals were as sharp after five days as they had been at the beginning. (Source)
- Mon, 04 May 2009 16:38 PM PDT - (Swimming World Magazine) - Relive May 4 Live Edition of The Morning Swim Show: Washington Swim Teams Cut; Auburn Sprinters Take on the World;...
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 4. TODAY'S live edition of The Morning Swim Show featured interviews with two top college coaches and an innovator in underwater dolphin kicking. In case you missed our live s... (Source)
- Mon, 04 May 2009 14:52 PM PDT - (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Second London School Closes Over Swine Flu
The Dolphin School and Noah's Ark Nursery school has been closed for "the next few days" as a precaution against the spread of swine flu, the school's governors revealed. (Source)
- Mon, 04 May 2009 10:18 AM PDT - (The Nassau Guardian) - By STAFF WRITER ~ Nassau Guardian:
Eden Cox, a nine-year-old, fourth grade student of Xavier's Lower School was announced the winner of the Dolphin Encounters Baby Naming Contest. (Source)
- Mon, 04 May 2009 10:00 AM PDT - (Laguna News Post) - Dead dolphin likely attacked by other dolphins
Authorities are unsure if foul play was involved. (Source)
- Tue, 05 May 2009 13:26 PM PDT - (Juneau Empire) - Photo: What nice teeth you have
Beth Mathews, assistant professor of biology at University of Alaska Southeast, stands in front of a picture of a harbor porpoise and talks about the differences between porpoise and dolphin teeth during a presentation on Monday at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Auke Bay Lab. NOAA offered a marine naturalist training seminar to commercial whale watching groups so that... (Source)
- Tue, 05 May 2009 15:20 PM PDT - (CBS4 Miami) - "Cutter" The Dolphin To Be Released In The Wild
A young dolphin was near death 2 and a half months ago when it was rescued by volunteers with non-profit organization the Marine Mammal Conservancy. Now the dolphin named, "Cutter" is fully recovered and will soon be released back into the wild, but he won't be alone. (Source)
- Tue, 05 May 2009 08:39 AM PDT - (Belper Today) - Ex-teacher writes children's book
Ears of working in schools fuelled a love of story-telling in former teacher Ed Dolphin. (05/05/2009 16:23:57) (Source)
- Tue, 05 May 2009 05:15 AM PDT - (Londonist) - Swine Flu Marches On
Mr H1N1, yesterday. Hamageddon may have been averted for now, but swine flu continues to have an impact on the capital. Three schools have been closed in London as a precautionary measure after two pupils at the Dolphin Primary School in Battersea, and individuals at Alleyn's School in Dulwich and South Hampstead High School were diagnosed with the virus. Thirteen cases are now known across the... (Source)
- Tue, 05 May 2009 00:33 AM PDT - (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Five Schools Closed As Flu Toll Rises To 27
The Dolphin School in Battersea, south London, shut after two of its pupils contracted the virus. (Source)
- Tue, 05 May 2009 00:25 AM PDT - (Swimming World Magazine) - Relive May 4 Live Edition of The Morning Swim Show: Washington Swim Teams Cut; Auburn Sprinters Take on the World;...
PHOENIX, Arizona, May 4. TODAY'S live edition of The Morning Swim Show featured interviews with two top college coaches and an innovator in underwater dolphin kicking. In case you missed our live s... (Source)
- Thu, 07 May 2009 17:49 PM PDT - (The West Australian) - Dolphin centre saved
A volunteer-based, major dolphin attraction in Bunbury has been saved from closure, with the State Government giving more than $170,000 for an overhaul. Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls (Source)
- Fri, 08 May 2009 16:33 PM PDT - (BBC Highlands) - Rains could help dolphin watchers
A full moon and spells of heavy rains are expected to improve wildlife enthusiasts' chances of spotting dolphins this weekend. (Source)
- Fri, 08 May 2009 12:54 PM PDT - (The Hindu) - Numeric maintains form
UDHAGAMANDALAM: Numeric, who maintains form may repeat in the Class I Dolphin's Nose Plate (1,200m), the main event of the races to be held here on Saturday (May 9). 'GREEN FIELDS PLATE (Div.I), (1,300m), 3-y-o only (Terms)... (Source)
- Fri, 08 May 2009 10:19 AM PDT - (Key West Citizen) - Dolphin returns to Key West for release
An Atlantic spotted dolphin that was rescued off Key West and was being treated by a mammal rescue group in Key Largo will be transported back to the Southernmost City on Saturday to prepare for his... read more (Source)
- Fri, 08 May 2009 22:20 PM PDT - (Key West Citizen) - Dolphin returns to Key West for release
An Atlantic spotted dolphin rescued off Key West and treated by a mammal rescue group in Key Largo will be brought back to the Southernmost City today to prepare for his release back into the... read more (Source)
- Sat, 09 May 2009 15:24 PM PDT - (The Hindu) - King's Envoy wins main event
UDHAGAMANDALAM: King's Envoy (Rajendra Singh up) won the Dolphin's Nose Plate, the main event of the races held here on Saturday (May 9). The winner is the property of Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy and is trained by R. Foley.... (Source)
- Mon, 11 May 2009 18:51 PM PDT - (Metro Halifax) - Decorative dolphins dot the Halifax waterfront
Nine locally-painted porpoises decorated the waterfront outside the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic Monday morning as part of a nautical fundraiser called Dolphins on Parade. Nova Scotian artists will paint between 30 and 40 life-sized dolphins that Easter Seals President and CEO Tom Merriam hopes will raise more than $75,000 to help people living with disabilities. 'The dolphin is a symbol of... (Source)
- Mon, 11 May 2009 16:48 PM PDT - (WJHG Panama City) - Gulf World Marine Park Houses Rare Species of Dolphin
Gulf World Marine Park on Panama City Beach is well-known as a rehab center to sick or injured marine life, But it's gaining the reputation as being the only place for a particular species of dolphin. (Source)
- Mon, 11 May 2009 14:43 PM PDT - (Toronto Star) - Dolphin hunt movie wins Hot Docs audience award
THE CANADIAN PRESS (Source)
- Mon, 11 May 2009 14:30 PM PDT - (TechCrunch) - MSN Video: Why Is This Klingon Holding A Dolphin?
In honor of the latest Star Trek release, MSN Video has rolled out a Klingon version of its Star Trek video page. Klingon, of course, is the tongue spoken by the race of the same name in the fictional Star Trek universe. For those of you who aren't Trekkies, Klingons are the warrior race and usually are portrayed as the enemy in the Star Trek series and movies. One notably hilarious (or sad... (Source)
- Mon, 11 May 2009 14:03 PM PDT - (CBC) - Dolphin hunt expos' The Cove wins over audiences at Hot Docs
U.S. documentary The Cove has won the coveted Hot Docs Audience Award in Toronto. (Source)
- Mon, 11 May 2009 11:20 AM PDT - (YourNabe.com) - Beloved dolphin statue stays
Some City Islanders had a very strong emotional reaction when they heard that a dolphin sculpture they have come to love was to be moved by the Parks Department out of Hawkins Park. Now, after much pleading, the dolphin sculpture is staying put. (Source)
- Mon, 11 May 2009 10:09 AM PDT - (Northern Star) - Three dolphins trapped in Ballina's Prospect Lake | News | Lismore Northern Star
Rescuers save a dolphin that was trapped in Ballina''s Prospect Lake in October last year. Three new dolphins were back in the lake yesterday, despite plans to install a device that would have stopped them getting in. (Source)
- Tue, 12 May 2009 18:06 PM PDT - (CBS4 Miami) - "Cutter" The Dolphin Released Into The Wild
A young dolphin was near death two and a half months ago when it was rescued by volunteers with non-profit organization the Marine Mammal Conservancy. Now the dolphin named, "Cutter" is fully recovered and has been released back into the wild. (Source)
- Tue, 12 May 2009 16:36 PM PDT - (YourNabe.com) - Beloved dolphin statue stays
Some City Islanders had a very strong emotional reaction when they heard that a dolphin sculpture they have come to love was to be moved by the Parks Department out of Hawkins Park. Now, after much pleading, the dolphin sculpture is staying put. (Source)
- Tue, 12 May 2009 14:44 PM PDT - (The Palm Beach Post) - Young dolphin released off Key West
A young Atlantic spotted dolphin that spent nearly three months recuperating at a Florida Keys marine mammal rehabilitation center has been released off Key West. (Source)
- Tue, 12 May 2009 10:41 AM PDT - (FOX 5 Las Vegas) - Siegfried And Roy To Appear For Tiger Birthdays
Las Vegas entertainers Siegfried and Roy will make an appearance at the Mirage Tuesday to celebrate the birthday of several tiger cubs at their Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat. (Source)
- Wed, 13 May 2009 16:45 PM PDT - (YourNabe.com) - Beloved dolphin statue stays
Some City Islanders had a very strong emotional reaction when they heard that a dolphin sculpture they have come to love was to be moved by the Parks Department out of Hawkins Park. Now, after much pleading, the dolphin sculpture is staying put. (Source)
- Wed, 13 May 2009 13:06 PM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - Jonathan Daniel Harris: Why Gay Marriage Won't Lead to Turtle Marriage
Bill O'Reily's claim that gay marraige will lead to the rampant acceptance of goat, turtle and dolphin marraige is nonsensical and bigoted. (Source)
- Wed, 13 May 2009 08:01 AM PDT - (Florida Keys Keynoter) - Cutter the dolphin released
A young Atlantic spotted dolphin that convalesced for almost three months at a Key Largo marine mammal rehabilitation center was released Tuesday about eight miles southwest of Key West. (Source)
- Wed, 13 May 2009 07:23 AM PDT - (The Daily Tribune) - Animal welfare groups lose suit vs Dolphin Show
The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld its earlier decision dismissing a suit filed by animal welfare groups to hold operators of 'Ocean Adventure' in Subic Bay criminally liable for violation of the provisions of Republic Act (RA) 8485 or the Animal Welfare Act. (Source)
- Wed, 13 May 2009 03:30 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Rehabilitated dolphin released off Key West
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) -- A young Atlantic spotted dolphin that spent nearly three months recuperating at a Florida Keys marine mammal rehabilitation center was released off Key West Tuesday. (Source)
- Wed, 13 May 2009 00:35 AM PDT - (Kathimerini) - Call to protect dolphins in Med
Conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Hellas yesterday called on authorities to take the necessary measures to protect the so-called common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). (Source)
- Thu, 14 May 2009 18:30 PM PDT - (China Daily) - Super Girl sings her way to Oprah show
Jane Zhang ended up as second runner-up in Super Girls '05 but the star singer has gone one up on the winner by appearing on Oprah Winfrey's show. The uber-host of American talkshows introduced Zhang as the "Dolphin Princess" for her May 11 show called The World's Got Talent. (Source)
- Thu, 14 May 2009 16:44 PM PDT - (YourNabe.com) - Beloved dolphin statue stays
Some City Islanders had a very strong emotional reaction when they heard that a dolphin sculpture they have come to love was to be moved by the Parks Department out of Hawkins Park. Now, after much pleading, the dolphin sculpture is staying put. (Source)
- Thu, 14 May 2009 11:31 AM PDT - (WISH-TV Indianapolis) - Students helping research dolphin DNA
Important dolphin DNA research is being done in Zionsville that could lead to a better understanding of these intelligent creatures and improved conservation efforts. And, the researchers are... Read more at www.WISHTV.com (Source)
- Thu, 14 May 2009 10:10 AM PDT - (The Press) - Concerns raised over dusky dolphin
Whale Watch fears a study on the impact of wildlife tourism on dusky dolphins may be too narrow. (Source)
- Fri, 15 May 2009 18:18 PM PDT - (The Grass Valley Union) - An illuminating venture
If you need a 5-foot-tall stained glass lamp depicting a naked lady riding a leaping, 250-pound solid brass dolphin, David Boynton's new lighting store in Grass Valley is the place to go. (Source)
- Fri, 15 May 2009 07:09 AM PDT - (Northern Star) - Baby dolphin rescued from Ballina lake | Environment | Lismore Northern Star
SEA WORLD''S Alana Keane rescues the baby dolphin. IT was hoped the squeals of a young baby would yesterday help reunite him with his mum. (Source)
- Fri, 15 May 2009 05:54 AM PDT - (YourNabe.com) - Beloved dolphin statue stays
Some City Islanders had a very strong emotional reaction when they heard that a dolphin sculpture they have come to love was to be moved by the Parks Department out of Hawkins Park. Now, after much pleading, the dolphin sculpture is staying put. (Source)
- Fri, 15 May 2009 01:11 AM PDT - (Shanghaiist) - Super Voice Girl appears on Oprah
Zhang Liangying (å¼ éé), called the dolphin princess for her wide range, appears on Oprah to discuss the phenomenon: Super Voice Girl (which incidentally is being revived as Happy Girls this season). Oprah seems taken aback by the amount of people who watched the show (400 million! 400 MILLION!) and hilariously translates Mengniu into "Mongolian Cow." Oh yeah, and Zhang Liangying performs and then... (Source)
- Sun, 17 May 2009 19:58 PM PDT - (Yahoo!7 Australian News) - Development 'threatens' Darwin's dolphins (ABC)
The Marine Conservation Society has accused the Territory Government of having a cavalier attitude to harbour development which has the potential to wipe out a threatened species of coastal dolphin. (Source)
- Sun, 17 May 2009 18:47 PM PDT - (University of Queensland) - UQ helps to manage Moreton Bay's unique dolphin population
A UQ Science student's research on the bottlenose dolphin population of Moreton Bay is so important, a German TV documentary crew has flown half way round the world to film it. (Source)
- Sun, 17 May 2009 00:10 AM PDT - (The Grass Valley Union) - An illuminating venture
If you need a 5-foot-tall stained glass lamp depicting a naked lady riding a leaping, 250-pound solid brass dolphin, David Boynton's new lighting store in Grass Valley is the place to go. (Source)
- Sun, 17 May 2009 20:16 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Development 'threatens' Darwin's dolphins
The Marine Conservation Society has accused the Territory Government of having a cavalier attitude to harbour development which has the potential to wipe out a threatened species of coastal dolphin. (Source)
- Mon, 18 May 2009 10:17 AM PDT - (redOrbit) - Researchers Report Pack Of Dolphin's Trying To Kill A Calf
Researchers have reported witnessing adult tucuxi dolphins trying to kill a newborn calf of their own species in what is known as the first record of these dolphins attempting infanticide, BBC News reported.While it is often noted in various mammal species, infanticide is rarely recorded among cetaceans, the group of animals that includes whales and dolphins.Experts say the behavior has only... (Source)
- Wed, 20 May 2009 16:09 PM PDT - (The Virginian-Pilot) - PHOTO: Body of dolphin washes up on Beach Oceanfront
The body of a dolphin was stranded on the beach by receding surf waters Wednesday morning at 31st Street and the Oceanfront in Virginia Beach. (Photos by Bill Tiernan | The Virginian-Pilot) Early walkers along the Oceanfront, Paula Ohora, left, Jo Coleman, and Marilyn and Hank Baltzersen, stopped briefly to wonder what lead to the death of the dolphin. (Source)
- Wed, 20 May 2009 13:16 PM PDT - (redOrbit) - Marine Mammals Exposed To Hazardous Cocktail Of Contaminants
Image 1: Eric Montie in the lab at WHOI. (Tom Kleindinst, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)Image 2: Atlantic white-sided dolphin and her calf. (Eric Montie) (Source)
- Wed, 20 May 2009 08:02 AM PDT - (WQAD Moline) - A dolphin is helping millions of amputees feel more comfortable on their feet.
She may be the only dolphin to lose her tail and survive. (Source)
- Wed, 20 May 2009 05:13 AM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - Tonight, worldwide audience gets look at gritty city streets
W hen visitors come, you want to show off the good stuff. Crabs on the Fells Point waterfront. Sailing the Inner Harbor. Walks around Fort McHenry . The dolphin show at the aquarium. An afternoon Orioles game. (Source)
- Thu, 21 May 2009 15:06 PM PDT - (Victoria Times Colonist) - Popular dolphin at Vancouver Aquarium dies
Laverne, a popular dolphin at the Vancouver Aquarium, died in the arms of her trainers on Wednesday afternoon. She was 31 years old. (Source)
- Thu, 21 May 2009 14:02 PM PDT - (CTV.ca) - Popular dolphin dies at Vancouver Aquarium
A beloved attraction at the Vancouver Aquarium has died. Laverne, a 31-year-old Pacific white-sided dolphin, died Wednesday after battling an infection for the last month. (Source)
- Thu, 21 May 2009 07:15 AM PDT - (CNews) - Pacific white-sided dolphin dies in Vancouver
A 31-year-old Pacific white-sided dolphin has died at the Vancouver Aquarium. (Source)
- Thu, 21 May 2009 21:20 PM PDT - (Vancouver Sun) - Dolphin dies at Vancouver Aquarium
VANCOUVER - Laverne, a Pacific white-sided dolphin who entertained crowds for years at the Vancouver Aquarium, died Wednesday evening, according to Aquarium staff. (Source)
- Fri, 22 May 2009 06:38 AM PDT - (New London Day) - Police Investigating Shooting In Groton
Groton ' Police are investigating a shooting that occurred at around 1 a.m. this morning near the Dolphin (Source)
- Sat, 23 May 2009 19:23 PM PDT - (KENS 5 San Antonio) - Experts probe 5 dolphin deaths off Santa Barbara
Marine mammal experts are investigating what caused the death of five dolphins that were discovered on a small island off the coast of Santa Barbara. (Source)
- Sat, 23 May 2009 13:13 PM PDT - (CBS 47 Fresno) - Experts probe five dolphin deaths off Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Marine mammal experts are investigating what caused the death of five dolphins that were discovered on a small island off the coast of Santa Barbara. The National Marine Fisheries Service says the northern right whale dolphins were found Friday on Santa Rosa Island, which lies about 35 miles southwest of Santa Barbara. Rescuers received reports of five dead dolphins... (Source)
- Sat, 23 May 2009 13:11 PM PDT - (KPSP Local 2) - Experts probe 5 dolphin deaths off Santa Barbara
Associated Press - May 23, 2009 3:53 PM ET SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Marine mammal experts are investigating what caused the death of 5 dolphins that were discovered on a small island off... (Source)
- Sat, 23 May 2009 13:08 PM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Experts probe 5 dolphin deaths off Santa Barbara
Marine mammal experts are investigating what caused the death of five dolphins that were discovered on a small island off the coast of Santa Barbara. The National Marine Fisheries Service says the dead northern right whale dolphins were found Friday on Santa... Related: National Marine Fisheries Service - Marine mammal - Right whale - Santa Barbara - Dolphin (Source)
- Sat, 23 May 2009 13:08 PM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Experts probe 5 dolphin deaths off Santa Barbara
Marine mammal experts are investigating what caused the death of five dolphins that were discovered on a small island off the coast of Santa Barbara. The National Marine Fisheries Service says the northern right whale dolphins were found Friday on Santa Rosa... Related: National Marine Fisheries Service - Santa Rosa - Right whale - Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara California (Source)
- Sat, 23 May 2009 13:08 PM PDT - (KWWL Iowa) - Experts probe 5 dolphin deaths off Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Marine mammal experts are investigating what caused the death of 5 dolphins that were discovered on a small island off the coast of Santa Barbara. (Source)
- Sun, 24 May 2009 16:51 PM PDT - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Experts probe 5 dolphin deaths off Santa Barbara
BC-US Dead Dolphins -- Experts probe 5 dolphin deaths off Santa Barbara Eds: APNewsNow. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) -- Marine mammal experts are investigating what caused the death of five dolphins that were discovered on a small island off the coast of Santa Barbara. (Source)
- Sun, 24 May 2009 05:44 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Dolphins' Ricky Williams keeps evolving at 32
Always interesting, mercurial Dolphin Williams gets wise at 32 He awakens by 6 a.m. each day and enters a room in his home set up just for this ritual. It's empty. It's quiet. He takes a seat and says a prayer, a simple prayer, often for the likes of good health and good friends. (Source)
- Sun, 24 May 2009 05:04 AM PDT - (The Daily Jeffersonian) - Experts probe 5 dolphin deaths off Santa Barbara
Experts probe 5 dolphin deaths off Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) -- Marine mammal experts are investigating what caused the death of five dolphins that were discovered on a small island off the coast of Santa Barbara. The National Marine Fisher (Source)
- Sun, 24 May 2009 04:15 AM PDT - (Nevada Appeal) - Experts probe 5 dolphin deaths off Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Marine mammal experts are investigating what caused the death of five dolphins that were discovered on a small island off the coast of Santa Barbara. (Source)
- Sun, 24 May 2009 22:15 PM PDT - (Key West Citizen) - Today in Keys History
20 YEARS AGO Three dolphins that developed ulcers after being on display at the National Aquarium were cured after a stay at the Dolphin Research Center on Grassy Key. The Key West City... read more (Source)
- Mon, 25 May 2009 18:52 PM PDT - (The Shelby Star) - Leader: N.C. has good shot at landing big company
Code name: Dolphin. That's the company behind a potential $1 billion investment in North Carolina and one that sources have linked to Cleveland and Catawba counties (Source)
- Mon, 25 May 2009 18:16 PM PDT - (Indiana Statesman) - To my fellow students:
Segue is upon us all. The end of senior year is here and the next chapter begins. I am preparing to pack my personal things that I can't live without, like the jeans with the holes in them, the photograph of a dolphin and me meeting in 68-degree water at the Miami Seaquarium and sneakers that I just can't throw away. (Source)
- Mon, 25 May 2009 13:45 PM PDT - (The Brantford Expositor) - Redemption sweet for Helio
In the town of Ribeirao Preto, near the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, legend has it that a magical dolphin named Boto often swims upriver from the south Atlantic Ocean to escape the sharks, only to change into a handsome, playful man who seduces all the pretty young women of the countryside.[...] (Source)
- Mon, 25 May 2009 21:58 PM PDT - (The Brantford Expositor) - Redemption sweet for Helio
In the town of Ribeirao Preto, near the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, legend has it that a magical dolphin named Boto often swims upriver from the south Atlantic Ocean to escape the sharks, only to change into a handsome, playful man who seduces all the pretty young women of the countryside.[...] (Source)
- Tue, 26 May 2009 10:13 AM PDT - (FOX 11 Tucson) - Chandler dad drowns trying to save 5-year-old son
PHOENIX (AP) -- A Chandler father trying to save his 5-year-old son's life drowned in a river northeast of Phoenix, police said. Joseph Gutierrez' son fell off an inflatable dolphin toy in the Salt River on Sunday evening, Maricopa County sheriff's Deputy Lindsey Smith said Monday. (Source)
- Tue, 26 May 2009 07:46 AM PDT - (Tucson Citizen) - Dad sacrifices self to save son
When Joseph Gutierrez' 5-year-old son slipped off an inflatable dolphin into the depths of a swirling river, Gutierrez did what most parents would do. (Source)
- Tue, 26 May 2009 06:13 AM PDT - (Valley Morning Star) - Dad drowns trying to save 5-year-old son
PHOENIX - Police say a father trying to save his 5-year-old son's life has drowned in a river northeast of Phoenix. Maricopa County sheriff's Deputy Lindsey Smith said the boy fell off an inflatable dolphin toy in the Salt River on Sunday evening. (Source)
- Tue, 26 May 2009 02:31 AM PDT - (KOIN News 6 Portland) - Arizona dad drowns trying to save five-year-old son
PHOENIX (AP) - Police say a father trying to save his five-year-old son's life has drowned in a river northeast of Phoenix. Maricopa County sheriff's Deputy Lindsey Smith said the boy fell off an inflatable dolphin toy in the Salt River on Sunday evening. (Source)
- Tue, 26 May 2009 00:29 AM PDT - (Santa Barbara Daily Sound) - Cause still unknown in dolphin strandings
Necropsies of four northern right whale dolphins found stranded on Santa Rosa Island did not indicate a clear cause of death, officials said, and further testing will be necessary. (Source)
- Wed, 27 May 2009 18:00 PM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Think pink: Rare albino dolphin baffles boaters in Louisiana shipping channel
NEW ORLEANS (AP) ' What's pink, has red eyes and leaps around a Louisiana shipping channel long enough for you to believe your eyes? (Source)
- Wed, 27 May 2009 17:55 PM PDT - (Fox News) - 'Pepto-Bismol Pink' Dolphin in Louisiana Ship Channel
The rare bottlenose dolphin is a frequent visitor to the lower Calcasieu Ship Channel south of Lake Charles. (Source)
- Wed, 27 May 2009 17:17 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Pink dolphin a standout in La. shipping channel
What's pink, has red eyes and leaps around a Louisiana shipping channel long enough for you to believe your eyes? A rare albino bottlenose dolphin. Bottlenose dolphins are common in the lower Calcasieu Ship Channel, feeding in the deep water and riding on top of boats' waves. And when the pink one jumps amid four dark gray dolphins, it's easy to spot. (Source)
- Wed, 27 May 2009 16:59 PM PDT - (MSNBC) - Rare pink dolphin turns heads off La.
What's pink, has red eyes and leaps around a Louisiana shipping channel long enough for you to believe your eyes? A rare albino bottlenose dolphin, just the 14th spotted worldwide. (Source)
- Wed, 27 May 2009 15:07 PM PDT - (MSNBC) - Pink dolphin makes splash in shipping channel
What's pink, has red eyes and leaps around a Louisiana shipping channel long enough for you to believe your eyes? A rare albino bottlenose dolphin. (Source)
- Wed, 27 May 2009 14:50 PM PDT - (Daily Telegraph) - Pink, red-eyed dolphin wows the waves
WHAT'S pink, has red eyes and leaps around a busy shipping channel long enough for you to believe your eyes? A rare albino bottlenose dolphin. (Source)
- Wed, 27 May 2009 14:22 PM PDT - (Clearwater Gazette) - IEYC Members Enjoy Evening at Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Terry Fortner with preservation award, book, and red ribbon, dolphin show. On May 16, IEYC members enjoyed a wonderful evening at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. (Source)
- Wed, 27 May 2009 14:13 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Pink Dolphin Leaps Again in Louisiana
A rare albino bottlenose dolphin is just the 14th reported worldwide. (Source)
- Thu, 28 May 2009 18:22 PM PDT - (Stir) - Dolphin vs. man showdown
Witness a breath-taking swimming showdown between a dolphin and a man this Sunday (May 31) in the multi-awarded reality adventure travel show 'Matanglawin.' Is there a chance for man to defeat a sea creature? (Source)
- Thu, 28 May 2009 12:10 PM PDT - (redOrbit) - Rare Pink Dolphin Spotted In Louisiana Shipping Channel
A rare albino bottlenose dolphin has been spotted in the Gulf of Mexico near a Louisiana shipping channel.The pink-pigmented dolphin marks only the 14th to be reported worldwide, and the third in the Gulf, biologist Dagmar Fertl of Plano, Texas told the Associated Press."Something comes up and you say, 'Wow! Did I just...?' Then he comes up again and you say, 'Yeah! I just saw a pink dolphin!'"... (Source)
- Thu, 28 May 2009 09:33 AM PDT - (The Globe and Mail) - Rare pink dolphin spotted
Rare albino bottlenose dolphin colored pink is drawing spectators to a Louisiana shipping channel near New Orleans. It is just the 14th reported worldwide. (Source)
- Thu, 28 May 2009 09:19 AM PDT - (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - Louisiana channel sees pink
What's pink, has red eyes and leaps around a Louisiana shipping channel long enough for you to believe your eyes? A rare albino bottlenose dolphin, and you can see the video. Photo caption: In this photo from Dec. 5, 2007, released by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, an albino dolphin calf follows two adults in the Gulf of Mexico south of Lake Charles. Photo by Associated Press (Source)
- Fri, 29 May 2009 14:17 PM PDT - (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)
NEW ORLEANS - What's pink, has red eyes and leaps around a Louisiana shipping channel long enough for you to believe your eyes? (Source)
- Fri, 29 May 2009 11:45 AM PDT - (Naples Daily News) - Dolphin's death concludes Mote's 38-year study of its life
A female wild dolphin monitored for 38 years by the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program based at Mote Marine Laboratory died May 22, leaving behind two documented generations of offspring to continue her legacy. Waterfront residents found the 46-year-old dolphin ' known as "FB5" by Program scientists ' on a sandbar near Longboat Key. Mote staff recovered the dolphin, which had succumbed to... (Source)
- Fri, 29 May 2009 09:19 AM PDT - (Soundings) - Rare pink dolphin photographed
A rare albino bottlenose dolphin has been spotted off New Orleans, one of only 14 such dolphins reported worldwide. (Source)
- Fri, 29 May 2009 02:43 AM PDT - (SouthtownStar) - World-renowned prosthetist cares for Southland's amputees
Had it not been for Winter, the bottlenose dolphin from Florida, Palos Park resident Bob Doornbos might have had to just grin and bear the pain in his right leg. But Doornbos, who had to have his legs amputated below the knee because of a lack of circulation, was treated to the newest in prosthetic technology this week. A gel cushion originally created for the first-ever prosthetic dolphin... (Source)
- Fri, 29 May 2009 20:35 PM PDT - (The Arizona Republic) - Zookeeper: People, like animals, relish fast rewards
Giving an employee a cash bonus is like throwing a piece of fish to a dolphin, or fruit to a primate, says Grey Stafford, zookeeper at Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium. (Source)
- Sat, 30 May 2009 08:43 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! Asia News) - Dozens of whales beach on South African shore
Scientists decided to kill more than 30 beached whales that resisted frantic efforts to push them back out to sea near South Africa's storm-lashed southern tip, media reported Saturday. Nan Rice, head of the Dolphin Action and Protection group said 20 pilot whales were successfully rescued, but there was no alternative but to euthanize 34 others, according to the South African Press Association.... (Source)
- Sat, 30 May 2009 01:02 AM PDT - (The Journal) - Dolphins put on show for sailor off North East coast
THIS amazing picture of a dolphin was captured by a grandfather sailing off the Northumberland coast. (Source)
- Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:40 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Dolphin and whale climate fears
More dolphins, porpoises and whales could be at risk from the effects of climate change than was previously thought, according to a new study. (Source)
- Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:00 PM PDT - (Perth Now) - Swan dolphins made our day
THIS stunning picture of a dolphin in the Swan River is a timely reminder of how magical and special Perth's iconic waterway is. (Source)
- Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:11 PM PDT - (GMA News) - 'The Glider' and 'Dolphin Photographs'
In Bohol, Kiko searches for an animal called colugo, said to be the closest relative of humans after monkeys and apes. Three months after the rescue of stranded oceanic dolphins called melon-headed whales, Doc Ferds reunites with marine mammal experts to continue efforts to study and save these marine mammals. (Airing on June 3, 2009) (Source)
- Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:12 PM PDT - (Key West Citizen) - Today in Keys History
20 YEARS AGO A baby sperm whale found in mangroves near Marathon and was expected to die but was still alive and threatening to eat the Dolphin Research Center out of house and home. The... read more (Source)
- Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:22 PM PDT - (News & Messenger) - Neighborhood News: Montclair Days chock full of rides, games
Montclair residents and their guests are invited to Dolphin Beach on Saturday from 2 to 10 p.m. to celebrate Montclair Day 2009. (Source)
- Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:21 PM PDT - (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - Choose your fave dolphin license plate, Aquarium asks
Dolphins will be jumping off of state license plates soon. (Source)
- Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:00 PM PDT - (The Clarke County Democrat) - Second grade goes on Dolphin Cruise
Second graders at Clarke Prep recently celebrated the end of the school year on a Dolphin Cruise. Mrs. Patricia Jackson's class and Mrs. Carol Etheridge's class drove to Orange Beach where they boarded the Cold Mill Fleet. They enjoyed seeing many dolphins swim, jump, and twirl. It was a great way to end the year! Seated left to right: Jacob Robinson, Marlee Cockerham, Hannah Overstreet, Ensley... (Source)
- Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:24 PM PDT - (Las Vegas Review-Journal) - Two-year-old dolphin dies at The Mirage
Newly born dolphin, Sgt. Pepper, plays with the bubbles in his pool as he swims around in this July 12, 2007, file photo. JIM MILLER / LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL (Source)
- Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:49 PM PDT - (CBS 5 Bay Area) - Dolphin Dies At Mirage Resort In Las Vegas
A hotel official says an ailing male dolphin has died at an aquatic habitat at The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip. (Source)
- Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:17 PM PDT - (KLAS Las Vegas) - Dolphin Dies at Mirage Habitat
One of the dolphins at the Mirage has passed away. The Mirage Dolphin Habitat says Sgt. Pepper died Wednesday due to complications from a lung infection. (Source)
- Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:03 PM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Las Vegas Strip attraction reports dolphin death
A hotel official says an ailing male dolphin has died at an aquatic habitat at The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip. MGM Mirage spokeswoman Yvette Monet says 2-year-old Sgt. Pepper died Wednesday during continuing treatment for a lung infection diagnosed last... (Source)
- Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:43 PM PDT - (Las Vegas Sun) - Mirage dolphin dies from lung infection complications
MGM Mirage today reported the second death of a dolphin this year at The Mirage's dolphin habitat. Two-year-old Sgt. Pepper died Wednesday of complications from a lung infection, MGM Mirage spokeswoman Yvette Monet said. Monet said The Mirage's animal care staff and veterinarians had been treating Sgt. Pepper for the lung infection for months after he was diagnosed in December 2008. A necropsy... (Source)
- Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:11 AM PDT - (FOX 5 Las Vegas) - Dolphin Dies At Las Vegas Resort Habitat
MGM Mirage announced Thursday that one of the dolphins at Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat has died. (Source)
- Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:20 AM PDT - (Clearwater Gazette) - Clearwater Marine Aquarium to Host a Spectacular Fourth of July Celebration
- Share what Independence Day Means to Your Child for a Chance to Win a Part in a Dolphin Show or a Free Week at CMA's Summer Camp. (Source)
- Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:40 PM PDT - (Reno Gazette-Journal) - Las Vegas: Dolphin at Mirage dies
LAS VEGAS (AP) ' A hotel official says an ailing male dolphin has died at an aquatic habitat at The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip. (Source)
- Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:37 PM PDT - (KTNV Las Vegas) - Two
The Mirage says one of its dolphins has died. Sgt. Pepper died Wednesday from complications from a lung infection. Sgt. Pepper' was two years old. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:08 AM PDT - (Otago Daily Times) - Station garden designs for birds and friends
An albatross, a penguin and a dolphin will soon be making their homes amid the plantings at the Dunedin Railway Station. read more (Source)
- Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:55 AM PDT - (Cape Argus) - Be cool
A WEEK ago, more than 40 whales died on a Cape beach. Did they have to? We asked Nan Rice of the Dolphin and Whale Action Group: The unfolding drama on Kommetjie beach this past weekend, and subsequently in the press, upset you. What was the biggest tragedy? (Source)
- Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:36 AM PDT - (Las Vegas Review-Journal) - Sgt. Pepper succumbs to lung ailment
Sgt. Pepper, a dolphin at Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, died Wednesday night of complications from a lung infection, five days shy of his second birthday. (Source)
- Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:22 PM PDT - (KTNV Las Vegas) - MGM Mirage Dolphin Controversy
An animal rights group is taking action MGM Mirage to stop the company for adding more dolphins to its Secret Garden Habitat. (Source)
- Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:38 PM PDT - (Perth Now) - Dead dolphin found in river
A DEAD dolphin found floating in the Swan River near Point Walter Reserve has been sent to Murdoch University for testing. (Source)
- Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:55 PM PDT - (The West Australian) - Second dolphin found dead in Swan River
A second dolphin has been found dead in the Swan River. The Swan River Trust today confirmed dolphin was the second found in four days. A Mosman Park ranger reported a dead male dolphin at The C (Source)
- Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:03 PM PDT - (WMBB TV Panama City) - Clete Thomas Hits Grand Slam in 9-6 win over Angels
Former Mosley Dolphin, Clete Thomas, hits a grand slam in the Tigers win over the Angels. (Source)
- Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:00 AM PDT - (Perth Now) - Second river dolphin found dead
A SECOND bottlenose dolphin has been found dead in the Swan River - just three days after a juvenile was discovered on Friday. (Source)
- Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:06 PM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - Humpback whales vs. hunters
It's not unusual for a passenger on a whale-watch boat to ask for their favorite humpback, according to Dolphin Fleet of Provincetown owner Steve Milliken. "We gave them nicknames like 'Salt,'" Milliken said. "That's how people really bond. (Source)
- Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:22 PM PDT - (News & Messenger) - Neighborhood news: It's time for Summer Movie Nights
Join your neighbors and friends at Dolphin Beach on Friday for the first movie night of the summer. (Source)
- Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:07 PM PDT - (NBC Los Angeles) - Top List of Easy-Breezy Bites
Spotting a dolphin while dining is one of the pleasures of eating outdoors in SoCal. OpenTable has just announced its award winners for Outdoor Dining. Hello, seascapes and appetizers... (Source)
- Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:08 PM PDT - (Las Vegas Sun) - Animal rights groups try to halt Mirage from importing dolphins
In the days before a dolphin named Sgt. Pepper died last week at The Mirage, two animal rights organizations had filed a complaint against the Mirage's request to import two more dolphins. Part of the complaint, ironically, said more dolphins shouldn't be brought in because other dolphins had died, which the two groups claim is being used as a money-making entertainment enterprise, rather than... (Source)
- Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:36 PM PDT - (Courier-Post) - Rescuers search for man who jumped off boat at Shore
The Coast Guard and New Jersey State Police are searching for a man who they say jumped off a boat used for whale and dolphin-watching. (Source)
- Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:39 PM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - Plainsboro man found dead off Cape May coast after jumping off boat
CAPE MAY -- A man who jumped off a boat used for whale and dolphin-watching near the Cape May Point Lighthouse was found dead today, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Ajit Modi, 51, of Plainsboro, was recovered by a... (Source)
- Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:25 PM PDT - (NBC Philadelphia) - Man Jumps Overboard Off Cape May Coast
Rescuers find the body of a man who jumped off the Spirit of Cape May. The boat was carrying fifth graders on a dolphin and whale watching field trip. (Source)
- Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:09 AM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - Coast Guard searches for man who jumped overboard off coast of Cape May Point
CAPE MAY POINT -- The Coast Guard and New Jersey State Police are searching for a man who they say jumped off a boat used for whale and dolphin-watching. The Coast Guard received a call at 10:17 a.m. today from... (Source)
- Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:00 AM PDT - (The Australian) - Dolphin kill film to shock sister city
PRESSURE will mount on Broome to dump its Japanese sister city, Taiji, after the Australian premiere of the new documentary The Cove. (Source)
- Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:17 PM PDT - (NBC 2 Fort Myers) - One Tank Trip: Dolphin encounter
Dolphins are one of the most loved marine animals, but researchers have never tracked how many live off Southwest Florida's coast ' until now. (Source)
- Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:14 AM PDT - (Arizona Daily Sun) - 1,000 Words: Soaring into summer
Children at Dolphin Day Camp play parachute Tuesday afternoon in front of The Wall Aquatic Center. NAU's recreation center offers several day camps throughout the summer. (Jesse Kasten/Arizona Daily Sun/Order this photo at http://photos.azdailysun.com) (Source)
- Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:06 AM PDT - (Hartlepool Mail) - Dolphin washed up on beach
A DOLPHIN washed up off the coast is believed to have died of natural causes. (Source)
- Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:13 AM PDT - (Romford Recorder) - Sent to prison for cutting off nose
A ROMFORD postal worker who sliced off the end of a man's nose with a meat cleaver has been jailed for three years. Chelmsford Crown Court was told that the attack took place during a battle outside flats in Dolphin Approach, Romford, where the attacker lived. (Source)
- Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:15 PM PDT - (Key West Citizen) - Carolina anglers best at IFC dolphin
ISLAMORADA -- Veteran Islamorada captain Raymond Baiz had Carolina on his mind as Southern Pines, N.C., anglers Cary Grady and Joey Carroll took the $25,000 first prize on the Kalex at the Islamorada... read more (Source)
- Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:10 AM PDT - (The News Herald) - CAZ: Broad laws sweep up too many
Like a tuna net cutting a swath through the dolphin population, broad laws aimed at making us feel safer continue to sweep through our judicial system with little regard for the by-catch. As long as we don't have to think about it, we seem OK with the (Source)
- Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:05 PM PDT - (redOrbit) - Research: Dolphins play 'shark volleyball'
When dolphins tire of manmade toys, they have no problem with using baby sharks as a volleyball, officials at a Florida research center said. The activity triggers a scramble for staff to rescue the sharks at the Dolphin Research Center in Grassy Key, 58 miles north of Key West, Media Relations Coordinator Mary Stella told UPI on a recent visit. The center has 90,000 square feet of lagoons on... (Source)
- Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:34 PM PDT - (The West Australian) - Australia star Walters in cheeky encounter with dolphins
He may have stolen the limelight as Nullah in the blockbuster Australia, but Brandon Walters was happy to play second fiddle to a dolphin on Monday. Sea World resident Nila was the centre of attentio (Source)
- Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:34 PM PDT - (Perth Now) - Dolphin killing film to shock
PRESSURE will mount on Broome to dump its Japanese sister city, Taiji, after the Australian premiere of the new documentary The Cove. (Source)
- Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:45 PM PDT - (Naples Daily News) - Man charged with dragging ex-wife from car, stabbing another
Collier County sheriff's investigators arrested a 48-year-old East Naples man on Sunday after they say he dragged his ex-wife from his car and then stabbed a man who came to her aid. Scott King, 91 Dolphin Circle, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. (Source)
- Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:06 AM PDT - (CNET) - Samsung announces Jet smartphone with 800MHz processor
Samsung trots out a new smartphone, the Jet, which features a fast processor and Samsung's Dolphin Eeb browser. No carrier has been announced for the U.S. yet. (Source)
- Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:43 AM PDT - (Local 10 Miami) - Dump Truck Crashes On Dolphin
A dump truck crashes into a concrete pole on State Road 836 on Monday morning, causing backups in the westbound lanes. (Source)
- Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:32 AM PDT - (Sunshine Coast Daily) - Walters has day out with dolphins
He may have stolen the limelight as Nullah in the blockbuster Australia, but Brandon Walters was happy to play second fiddle to a dolphin on Monday. (Source)
- Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:10 PM PDT - (The West Australian) - Swan River dolphin deaths remain a mystery
Veterinarians have been unable to pinpoint the cause of the mysterious deaths of two dolphins whose carcasses were pulled from the Swan River last week despite a battery of tests recently conducted on (Source)
- Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:17 PM PDT - (EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press)
Conservationists are calling on beachcombers and birdwatchers to keep a weather eye out for porpoises. Marine wildlife group Sea Watch organises a whale and dolphin watch week every summer, during which people are asked to pass on details of sightings. (Source)
- Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:20 PM PDT - (The Herald) - Zoo report clears Navy over dolphin strandings
Naval exercises were "highly unlikely" to have directly caused the mass stranding of 26 dolphins on the Cornish coast a year ago, a scientific report found yesterday. (Source)
- Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:28 AM PDT - (BigPond News) - 'Australia' star chills with dolphins
Brandon Walters has played supporting actor to a dolphin at a Gold Coast theme park. (Source)
- Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:40 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Dolphin high court hearing closes
A fishing industry bid to strip away protection for our endangered Hector's and Maui's dolphins ended in the Wellington High Court yesterday, where lawyers for the Federation of Commercial Fishermen attempted to block proposed bans on set netting and inshore... (Source)
- Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:10 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Mekong river dolphin near extinct: WWF
PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Pollution in southeast Asia's Mekong River has pushed freshwater dolphins in Cambodia and Laos to the brink of extinction, an international conservation group said. (Source)
- Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:35 PM PDT - (Straits Times) - Mekong dolphin near extinct
PHNOM PENH - POLLUTION in South-east Asia's Mekong River has pushed freshwater dolphins in Cambodia and Laos to the brink of extinction, an international conservation group said on Thursday. The World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) said only 64 to 76 Irrawaddy dolphins remain in the Mekong after toxic levels of pesticides, mercury and other pollutants were found in more than 50 calves who have died... (Source)
- Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:14 PM PDT - (Philadelphia City Paper) - The Bell Curve
+ 2 Dolphin spotted in the Schuylkill near the Art Museum. "I really want to run up those steps," it explains. "Because I'm an animal, and I'm stupid, and you'd need to be both to think that was cool or meaningful." - 2 Food cart vendors say they're struggling due to higher food prices and fewer customers . "I would like to purchase some food carts," says dolphin. - 8 Tony Danza is in talks with... (Source)
- Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:16 AM PDT - (redOrbit) - Greenland Seeks To Hunt Humpbacks
Environmentalists made their opinions known at a key meeting on Tuesday involving plans to resume the hunting of humpback whales, which went under a moratorium protection over 40 years ago.The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) said Greenland intends to ask a summit on Monday to grant it permission to hunt 50 humpbacks over five years."Denmark is lobbying intensely, with the support... (Source)
- Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:29 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Mass dolphin stranding linked to navy exercises
An investigation into the UK's largest ever mass stranding of common dolphins has identified military activity as the most probable cause (Source)
- Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:08 PM PDT - (Great Falls Tribune) - Use dolphin (pose) to build up gradually to standing on head
Want to bring out your inner child? How about doing a headstand? (Source)
- Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:03 PM PDT - (redOrbit) - Pollution Pushing Mekong Dolphins To Extinction: WWF
Image Caption: Irrawaddy Dolphin on Mekong River at Krati', Cambodia. Courtesy Jean-Claude Durk - Wikipedia (Source)
- Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:22 PM PDT - (Animal Planet) - Mekong River Dolphin Nearly Extinct
vFreshwater dolphins in Cambodia and Laos are on the brink of extinction due to pollution. (Source)
- Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:20 PM PDT - (TechCrunch) - Google Flipper Is About To Jump Out Of The Water
Google is about to launch a new Google Labs project it calls Flipper , we've learned. No, it's not a dolphin. As you can see in the screenshot, it looks like the project is a more visual way to read Google News , or to "flip through it," as it were. While we have yet to use it, what looks nice about it is that you can not only browse by sections, but also by sources, keywords, and most... (Source)
- Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:55 AM PDT - (Fox News) - Rare Dolphins Dying from Pollution in Southeast Asia
Pollution in the Mekong River is putting the rare Irrawaddy dolphin in danger of disappearing from southeast Asia in Cambodia and Laos, according to a study by an environmental group. (Source)
- Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:37 AM PDT - (INO News) - Study: Pollution killing rare Irrawaddy dolphins
(AP:BANGKOK) Pollution in the Mekong River is putting the rare Irrawaddy dolphin in danger of disappearing from Cambodia and Laos, according to a study by an environmental group released Thursday. (Source)
- Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:37 AM PDT - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - Man robbed in parking lot of Gay Dolphin in Myrtle Beach
A Myrtle Beach man told police he was robbed Wednesday night near the Gay Dolphin on 10th Avenue Nor (Source)
- Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:21 AM PDT - (Reuters) - Polluted water endangers Mekong dolphins: WWF
PHNOM PENH (Reuters Life!) - Toxic waste in the Mekong River is a factor pushing an endangered dolphin species to extinction, the WWF warned on Thursday, estimating there were less than 80 left in a stretch of water between Cambodia and Laos. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:04 PM PDT - (The Japan Times) - WWF raps use of taxes for whaling
LONDON (Kyodo) The World Wide Fund for Nature criticized the Japanese government Friday for spending massive amounts of tax money to support the commercially unprofitable whaling industry. In a report jointly released by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, the WWF said Japanese subsidies to the whaling industry have amounted to $164 million since 1988 as commercial whaling produces no... (Source)
- Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:53 AM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Dolphin-assisted therapy offers hope to disabled children, parents
A 350-pound dolphin named Matteo tickles a toddler with his snout, sparking a burst of giggles. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:55 AM PDT - (Austin Daily Herald) - Hormel nature center, Todd Park hit hard
Larry Dolphin arrived to work early Thursday to find snakes slithering on the carpet and a salamander with a piece of insulation on its head. Such is life for the director of the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center in the wake of at least two tornadoes that hit Austin Wednesday night. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:44 AM PDT - (Albert Lea Tribune) - Nature center, Todd Park hit hard
AUSTIN ' Larry Dolphin arrived to work early Thursday to find snakes slithering on the carpet and a salamander with a piece of insulation on its head. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:13 AM PDT - (Sunshine Coast Daily) - Passion keeps Dolphin on field
Noosa Dolphins No. 8 Nicholas Gregorski can rightfully claim to having played with some of rugby's greats. However, at 32, he says it's his love of the game which still inspires him. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00 AM PDT - (Yehey!) - Protecting dolphins in Samar
Tacloban City ' Alarmed by the capture of a pregnant dolphin and its subsequent death while in labor last month, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will train about 200 fishing boat operators in Eastern Samar on how to protect dolphins. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:32 PM PDT - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Dolphin-assisted therapy offers hope to disabled children, parents
BC-HEALTH-PETS-DOLPHINTHERAPY:MI -- lifestyle, xtop, world, itop (1300 words) Dolphin-assisted therapy offers hope to disabled children, parents (DIVERSITY) By Frances Robles McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) WILLEMSTAD, Curacao -- A 350-pound dolphin named Matteo tickles a toddler with his snout, sparking a burst of giggles. (Source)
- Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:15 PM PDT - (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - Dolphin found dead at Corpus Christi Beach
CORPUS CHRISTI ' A stranded male dolphin found dead on Corpus Christi Beach Saturday morning had the same infection as a female dolphin found dead Thursday in Aransas Pass at Fin and Feather Marina. (Source)
- Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:54 AM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - Dolphin 56's playful antics have Jersey boaters flipping
N.J. residents who spot the friendly mammal have dedicated blogs, websites and a Facebook page to his travels (Source)
- Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:18 PM PDT - (Key West Citizen) - Boat traffic affects dolphin habits
The relationship between humans and bottlenose dolphins in the Florida Keys is one of mutual interest. read more (Source)
- Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:20 PM PDT - (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) - 'Tail' of a dolphin gives girl hope
CLEARWATER (Bay News 9) -- A Texas girl decided to do what few children would willingly choose to do on their birthday -- she went without presents. (Source)
- Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:04 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Doc told to pay for child's dolphin therapy
An Austrian doctor's dangerous mistake has cost him much more than his reputation. (Source)
- Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:39 AM PDT - (Straits Times) - Doc to pay for dolphin therapy
VIENNA - AN AUSTRIAN doctor whose error was blamed for leaving a child nearly quadriplegic must pay more than 600,000 euros for the patient's dolphin therapy in Florida, a court ruling published on Monday said. (Source)
- Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:23 PM PDT - (The News-Press) - PETA wants probe into dolphin death at Discovery Cove
ORLANDO ' An animal rights group wants the U.S. (Source)
- Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:40 PM PDT - (Local 6 Orlando) - Pregnant Dolphin Dies At SeaWorld
A pregnant dolphin used in the interactive swim experience at SeaWorld Discovery Cove in Orlando dies, Busch Entertainment confirms. (Source)
- Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:51 PM PDT - (Central Florida News 13) - PETA Calls For Investigation Of Dolphin Death
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate the death of a pregnant dolphin at the Discovery Cove theme park. (Source)
- Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:48 AM PDT - (dBusinessNews.com) - Swim With Dolphins Bahamas Tours Announces Sea Explorer Swim With Dolphins Excursion
Leading holiday dolphin tour operator, Swim With Dolphins Bahamas, announces a new Bahamas dolphin swim attraction for tourists. The Sea Explorer Bahamas dolphin tour is designed to provide closer interaction with the mammals. (Source)
- Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:36 AM PDT - (Deseret News) - Dolphin-assisted therapy offers hope to disabled children, parents
A 350-pound dolphin named Matteo tickles a toddler with his snout, sparking a burst of giggles. (Source)
- Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:52 PM PDT - (Japan Today) - JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion
The whale and dolphin watching industry in Japan is growing annually by around 6.4 percent and last year generated nearly $23 million in revenues, according to a new report by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. (Source)
- Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:25 PM PDT - (TCPalm.com) - Science students to try to solve dolphin mystery ' and get skills for biotech careers
Class for teachers at IRSC explores ways scientists are trying to find out reasons behind a dolphin die-off (Source)
- Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:24 PM PDT - (This Day) - Lagos Orders Removal of 5,000 Masts
Lagos State Infrastructural Maintenance Agency, (LASIMIRA) has called on owners of old masts in Lagos to remove them with immediate effect. The warning came on the backdrop of the collapse of two masts at the Dolphin Estate, where scores of worshipers escaped death yesterday. (Source)
- Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:37 PM PDT - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Ailing dolphin, reported by surfers, eludes searchers
A search from Carlsbad south to Solana Beach early Wednesday failed to turn up an ailing dolphin that surfers first spotted Tuesday evening and which came close to shore before swimming away. (Source)
- Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:48 PM PDT - (The Wilmington Star-News) - Dolphin and sailfish join a crowded scene
Dolphin and sailfish have continued to push well inshore as the water is now in the low 80s. The fish are being caught mostly from 8 to 24 miles, with areas like 10-mile rock, 23-mile rock, the Schoolhouse and 30/30 producing fish over the past week. (Source)
- Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:45 AM PDT - (INO News) - Timor seeks help to protect whale, dolphin hotspot
(AP:DILI, East Timor) The government of East Timor says it plans to establish a national park to protect a bounty of dolphins and whales _ some of them endangered species _ recently discovered mingling and feeding off the coast of Asia's youngest country. (Source)
- Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:00 AM PDT - (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Baby Sea Lion Turns One, Has Birthday Party
BLUE LAGOON ISLAND, Bahamas -- First birthdays are a cause for great celebration and no exception was made to mark the birthday of baby sea lion Milo, the first California Sea Lion born in The Bahamas at Dolphin Encounters on Blue Lagoon Island. (Source)
- Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:17 AM PDT - (The Nation - Thailand's English news)
Phnom Penh - A Cambodian official Wednesday threatened to suspend the operations of an international wildlife group after it released a report claiming an endangered dolphin species was at risk of extinction due to pollution in the Mekong River. (Source)
- Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:09 AM PDT - (Shropshire Star) - All hands will say farewell to pub
Residents from a Telford housing estate will stage a 'hands around the Dolphin' stunt to mark the closure of a much-loved pub. (Source)
- Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:18 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Dolphin 'super-pod' dazzles Moray Firth
THE arrival of a huge pod of dolphins in the Moray Firth could be evidence that climate change is forcing the creatures to move further north in search of food, according to (Source)
- Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:12 PM PDT - (The Herald) - Dolphin 'super-pod' arrives in Moray Firth
A pod of more than 400 dolphins rarely seen in the Moray Firth provides the strongest evidence yet of the mammals' migration north for food and breeding grounds as a result of climate change, a leading scientific expert has claimed. (Source)
- Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:36 AM PDT - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Timor seeks help to protect whale, dolphin hotspot
DILI, East Timor -- The government of East Timor says it plans to establish a national park to protect a bounty of dolphins and whales -- some of them endangered species -- recently discovered mingling and feeding off the coast of Asia's youngest country. (Source)
- Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:44 AM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - Dolphins Under Seige By Angry Anglers
In a photo taken June 18, 2009, bottlenose dolphin swim alongside a fishing boat in the Gulf of Mexico miles off the coast of Panama City, Fla. Boat captains say the marine mammals are getting increasingly aggressive in their quest for food, with some taking fish off hooks, a pesky stunt that rarely happened just a few years ago. (Source)
- Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:45 AM PDT - (Sonoma Valley Sun) - 'You'll see him smilin',' but is he really?
One of the opening lines in the soon-to-be-released documentary, 'The Cove' is chilling: 'If these fishermen could catch me, they'd kill me.' The courageous speaker, Richard O'Barry, had a significant role in expanding awareness of the magnificent sea creature known as a dolphin; back in the '60s, he captured and trained the five dolphins who [...] (Source)
- Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:02 AM PDT - (AllAfrica.com) - Nigeria: Lagos Orders Removal of 5,000 Masts
Lagos ' Lagos State Infrastructural Maintenance Agency, (LASIMIRA) has called on owners of old masts in Lagos to remove them with immediate effect. The warning came on the backdrop of the collapse of two masts at the Dolphin Estate, where scores of worshipers escaped death yesterday. (Source)
- Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:21 AM PDT - (Loveland Reporter-Herald) - Loveland school's summer program helps keep young minds busy | By Kathryn Dailey Loveland Reporter-Herald
A sponge alligator and dolphin that lie unanimated in tubs of water during the day might roam the halls of Mary Blair Elementary School at night. At least that's what the students in the Weird and Wacky Science class hypothesized Thursday as to a possible cause of the wetness all over the room they discovered that morning. (Source)
- Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:17 PM PDT - (The Kansas City Star) - Ke-Sook Lee follows a narrative thread in her Dolphin exhibition
In her installation 'Thread Whisper' at the Dolphin, Ke-Sook Lee incorporates many of her favorite leitmotifs: transparent aprons the size of doors; vintage crochet work; idiosyncratic embroidered 'drawings' on various textiles; and pigment made from dirt and vegetables from her garden. It's possible your grandmother's hankie found its way into this show, now illustrated with Lee's hermetic... (Source)
- Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:50 PM PDT - (Thailand Outlook Channel) - Thai Asean News Network
Phuket officials had set out to save two spinner dolphins that were found stranded on the shore of San Suk beach in Phuket province, where they were assumed to have strayed from the group. One dolphin died before being rescued. (Source)
- Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:11 AM PDT - (The Destin Log) - COLUMN: Article on flipper fury seems overblown
I am conducting a Sea Grant funded research project on dolphin interactions with sport fishing in the Central Gulf of Mexico. I would like to respond to some of the points made about 'aggressive dolphins' in a recent article that appeared (Source)
- Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:32 AM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - In praise of... Alexander von Humboldt
Charles Darwin took his works on the Beagle voyage, and wrote from Bahia that "he, like another Sun, illumines everything I behold". Goethe knew him, Thomas Jefferson befriended him, Sim'³n Bol'var admired him. He gave his name to a penguin, a squid, a skunk and an Amazon river dolphin; and also to a tropical current, a peak, and a range of mountains. Yet Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von... (Source)
- Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:18 PM PDT - (The Nassau Guardian) - Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Slick and sweet, one-year-old Milo slipped into the waters of one of the small coves at Dolphin Encounters' Blue Lagoon Island last Tuesday, and onto the platform where he would celebrate his first birthday before well-wishers who had gathered on the bleachers above. (Source)
- Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:16 AM PDT - (WABC-TV New York) - Dolphin sightings on Long Island
A large group of dolphins have been sighted on the Long Island Sound. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:01 PM PDT - (11 News Houston) - Rescued Galveston dolphin recovering, but straining budget
A Galveston group that rescues stranded marine mammals says a young dolphin they rescued in November is doing great, however his rehabilitation has been costly and they are in need of supplies and donations in order to keep him healthy. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:55 PM PDT - (Clearwater Gazette) - Summer Campers Get Special Visit with Winter the Dolphin
Students from Blossom Montesorri School for the Deaf recently took a special field trip to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. During their visit, they officially became part of "Winter's Team." The program brings kids with life challenges in to the Aquarium to learn about what makes Winter so special. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:49 AM PDT - (BBC North Yorkshire) - 'Rare' dolphin sighting at resort
Several bottlenose dolphins are spotted off Whitby harbour in what experts describe as a rare sighting on that stretch of coast. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:31 AM PDT - (Shropshire Star) - All hands say farewell to pub
Residents from a Telford housing estate staged a 'hands around the Dolphin' stunt to mark the closure of their much-loved pub which has played a leading community role for nearly 40 years. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:23 PM PDT - (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) - Dolphin stranded in Odiongan, Romblon
A doctor from Odiongan, Romblon reported to abs-cbnNEWS.com yesterday that a dolphin got stranded in the area on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:06 PM PDT - (KTNV Las Vegas) - Local swim school teaches kids as young as 10
Many child experts believe you can help prevent young children from drowning by teaching them to swim at a young age. At Dolphin Babies Swim School, they start teaching kids as young as 10 months old. (Source)
- Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:07 AM PDT - (MyNC.com) - New Post Office To Open In Cary
To increase convenience and access to postal services, a new Contract Postal Unit with virtually all postal services will open seven days a week in Cary Monday at Dolphin's Mart, Highway 55 and Common Hills Road. (Source)
- Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:41 AM PDT - (The Moab Times-Independent) - Dolphin receives NIAAA certification
The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) recently announced that Ronald F. Dolphin, athletic director at Grand County High School, has been recognized as a certified athletic administrator. (Source)
- Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:21 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Web Monitor
Is it worth learning to speak Dolphin? (Source)
- Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:17 AM PDT - (Press Trust of India) - Carcass of river dolphin found
Dibrugarh (Assam) Jul 3 (PTI) The carcass of a river dolphin, an endangered species, was found in the Bogibil area near here today. (Source)
- Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:11 AM PDT - (The Gazette) - Marion woman hopes for return of sentimental statue
When Brigitte Meyer-Jenniges looked out at her front yard on 24th Avenue in Marion on Wednesday morning, she noticed the statue she loved so dearly was missing.The statue of a young boy riding a dolphin was given to Meyer-Jenniges, 82, by her late husband, Bill Meyer, and their children in 1967. It sat in the front yard of their Cedar Rapids home until she moved to Marion in 1996. Bill Meyer... (Source)
- Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:06 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - New Program Allows Guests to Swim with Baby Dolphins
Dolphin Discovery recently announced a new swim option for their location in the Mexican Caribbean, which allows clients to swim with baby dolphins and their mothers. (PRWeb Jul 4, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/dolphin/swim/prweb2606034.htm (Source)
- Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:01 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Stranded porpoise dies in Severn
A dolphin which became stuck on a weir in the River Severn in Gloucestershire dies before rescuers can reach it. (Source)
- Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:05 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Protect dolphins and children during interactions
Your article about dolphin-assisted therapy (DAT) failed to acknowledge and consider the potential harm to the dolphins used in this activity (Dolphin-assisted therapy offers hope to disabled children, parents, June 18). Last month, our organization published a policy paper titled 'Dolphin-Human Interaction Programs: Policies, Problems and Alternatives' by two experts who have studied the use... (Source)
- Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:35 PM PDT - (dBusinessNews.com) - Premier Tour Operator, Best On Puerto Vallarta, Now Offering Las Caletas Day Adventure
Acclaimed tour agents, Best On Puerto Vallarta, are now offering a cruise and day adventure at nearby Las Caletas. Other activities offered by the firm include Puerto Vallarta zipline adventures, dolphin swims and scuba diving. (Source)
- Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:30 PM PDT - (1up.com) - See What Super Mario Galaxy Looks Like in 720p
You might remember news of the Dolphin project, a Wii emulator for PC that's capable of outputting video in 720p. Super Smash Bros. Brawl sure did look a whole lot better with the increased resolution, and now we have another tease of what could have been with high-res screenshots of Super Mario Galaxy , courtesy of NeoGAF member bee. As you might be able to ascertain from the screens in this... (Source)
- Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:14 AM PDT - (Seattle Weekly) - Ride The Dolphin, Jarrod!
Traditionally quite hittable Mariners pitcher Jarrod Washburn was suddenly unhittable last night, pitching the 10th 1-hitter in Mariners history. As Dave Cameron at the USS Mariner notes, everything w... Continue reading "Ride The Dolphin, Jarrod!" (Source)
- Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:00 AM PDT - (Herald Sun) - Baby dolphin thrill
DELIGHTFUL dolphins are the most loved marine creature in the world - a glistening jewel in Victoria's crown. (Source)
- Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:42 AM PDT - (Eurogamer) - News: Wii emulator runs Mario Galaxy in 720p
HD already. Wii and GameCube emulator Dolphin can now run Super Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Bros. Brawl in 720p high definition. The latest version of the program was released on Friday and has caused ripples of excitement across the internet. As Wii HD rumours continue to circulate, such a display illustrates not only what the jump to 720p would look like but also how easily it could be... (Source)
- Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:28 AM PDT - (Spong) - Nibble// Super Mario Galaxy in 720p HD
Follow us on... Share on... The Dolphin Emulator for Wii and GameCube titles now runs Super Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Bros. Brawl in 720p. (Source)
- Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:32 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Killer whales spotted off island
The Manx Whale and Dolphin Group say killer whales have been spotted off the Isle of Man. (Source)
- Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:01 AM PDT - (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) - Free 'AltFormat' Workshops to Higher Education Disability Service Providers at AHEAD 2009
International alternative format advocate AltFormat.org and industry experts Dolphin Computer Access partner at AHEAD 2009 to offer free 'AltFormat' workshops to higher education disability service providers. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:22 PM PDT - (News & Messenger) - Neighborhood news: Enjoy movies at Dolphin Beach
Join your neighbors and friends at Dolphin Beach on Friday for the third movie night of the summer at 8:30 p.m. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:08 AM PDT - (National Geographic) - PHOTOS: Fake Limbs, More Help Animals Heal
False turtle flippers, a lifelike eagle beak, and a powerful latex dolphin tail are among the more unusual prosthetics that are giving injured creatures new leases on life. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:31 AM PDT - (Adelaide Now) - Dolphin health alert
TOXIC heavy metals in South Australia's coastal waters are slowly killing our dolphins, some of which now have osteoporosis and kidney disease. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:49 AM PDT - (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)
(Jul 8, 2009) -- I'll confess that I'm not much for swimming. As a kid, I progressed through the usual YMCA swimming programs, graduating with coveted starfish and dolphin honours. But when I sought bronze-level certification, I realized my strongest stroke was the jellyfish or, more suited to me, deadman's float. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:58 PM PDT - (New Kerala) - Animal lover Hayden Panettiere shows swimming pics with dolphin
London, July 8 : Hayden Panettiere gave a glimpse of her love for animals when she recently showed her pictures while swimming with dolphins. (Source)
- Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:23 AM PDT - (Clearwater Gazette) - Jessie Hayes and Izzy Hynan Raise Money for Winter the Dolphin
Friends, nine-year-old Jessie Hayes (from Clearwater) and ten-year-old Izzy Hynan (from Flint, Michigan), recently decided to bake cookies and host a lemonade stand to raise money for Winter the dolphin. They collected a total of $33.73. The duo shared, "We love animals. (Source)
- Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:22 AM PDT - (Clearwater Gazette) - Film on "Winter the Dolphin" Now Featured in Clearwater Marine Aquarium Theater
CLEARWATER - Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) is pleased to announce a specially-edited version of "Winter, The Dolphin that Could" is now showing for the first time in its custom-designed Bright House Atlantis Theater. The film is being shown eight times daily, at the top of the hour. (Source)
- Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:37 AM PDT - (SF Weekly) - Westward the Course of Handicrafts Takes Its Way
San Francisco is a shopper's paradise. Grizzled merchants stand on every street corner, hawking limited-edition frocks, canteens of amyl nitrate, and freshly caught trout. Local artisans crouch beside burning screenplays in their garrets as we speak, whittling dolphin sculptures and fashioning... (Source)
- Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:20 PM PDT - (Port Washington News) - Letter: Dolphin Sighting Best Day of Summer '¦ So Far
On Saturday, June 27, I heard there were hundreds of dolphins in the Long Island Sound in Hempstead Harbor. My mom told me we could go see the dolphins by boat. My mom, brother and my mom's friend and I left Capri marina at 3:30 p.m. to go search for them. (Source)
- Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:05 PM PDT - (Vietnews Online) - Beached dolphin rescued in northern province
A beached dolphin was rescued by a group of workers in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Thursday. (Source)
- Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:41 PM PDT - (Lake County News) - Channel Cats placed third in team points in Ukiah meet
UKIAH ' The Lake County Channel Cats, coached by Agustin Merodio, showed 18 strong at the Ukiah Dolphin's swim meet held on the July 4 weekend. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:46 PM PDT - (Staten Island Advance) - Car crash at Staten Island's Dolphin Fountain
Staten Island Advance/Michael McWeeneyThis Mercedes crashed at the Dolphin Fountain in South Beach earlier this evening. Remarkably, no one was injured. Police say a Mercedes-Benz collided with another Mercedes crashed on the lip of the Dolphin Fountain in South Beach... (Source)
- Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:04 AM PDT - (Centre Daily Times) - 'Dolphin' dives into communications
Dolphins are more mysterious than you might have imagined. Love dolphins? Dolphins have long spark (Source)
- Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:08 PM PDT - (New York Magazine) - The Legacy of Flipper
Ric OBarry trained TVs most famous dolphin. In a new film, he atones for that sin. (Source)
- Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:33 PM PDT - (CIOL) - Intelligent device for Retail by Honeywell
PUNE:Equipped with the latest communication, data collection and imaging capabilities, this device provides users with increased productivity and mobility, claims Honeywell that has introduced the Dolphin 6100 mobile computer, an addition to Dolphin family of mobile computers. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:24 PM PDT - (Central Florida News 13) - PETA Wants Stillborn Dolphin Birth Investigated
An animal rights group says it wants the government to investigate SeaWorld because a dolphin at Discovery Cove delivered a stillborn calf. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:44 PM PDT - (First Coast News) - Baby Bottlenose Dolphin Born at Discovery Cove
ORLANDO, FL -- Discovery Cove has welcomed a new addition to its exhibit. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:04 PM PDT - (Miami Herald) - South Florida offers plenty of animal adventures
Watch butterflies flutter peacefully by, or snuggle a snake. Give a dolphin a wet kiss, or hand a rhino a snack. When the kids are bored and school is still weeks away, why not rediscover the exotic attractions South Florida has to offer? (Source)
- Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:50 AM PDT - (DataCollectionOnline) - Honeywell Introduces Sleek Ultra-Lightweight Mobile Computer
Honeywell recently introduced the Dolphin 6100 mobile computer, the newest addition to the popular Dolphin family of mobile computers. The 6100 expands Honeywell's mobility portfolio for retail and other light-industrial settings and features a stylish, lightweight, and compact design that fits easily in small hands. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:24 AM PDT - (The West Australian) - Dolphin rescued on beach near Perth
A bottlenose dolphin has been rescued after members of the public alerted wildlife officers at the Department of Environment and Conservation to the stranded dolphin at Golden Bay today. The 1.7m ma (Source)
- Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:36 AM PDT - (Perth Now) - Happy ending to dolphin rescue
WILDLIFE officers have rescued a stranded bottlenose dolphin from Golden Bay in Rockingham. (Source)
- Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:22 PM PDT - (News & Messenger) - Neighborhood News: Have a blast at beach party
Book the babysitter, grab your neighbors and your beverage of choice, and head down to Dolphin Beach on Aug. 1 for the MPOA "Barbeque at the Beach" adult beach party. (Source)
- Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:13 PM PDT - (Sunshine Coast Daily) - 'Too friendly' dolphin off to Sea World
A young dolphin has been taken to a Gold Coast theme park for its own safety after becoming too friendly around boat ramps in the Brisbane area. (Source)
- Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:23 PM PDT - (Clearwater Gazette) - Socially Speaking
Photo by Kim Anton (from left) Diane Simmons, 9, and Elise ("Ellie") Starr Wilson, 9, meet Winter the dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium last week. Ellie, who hails from Asheville, N.C., was here visiting her "Granny Kim" (Kim Anton of Clearwater). (Source)
- Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:54 AM PDT - (Washington City Paper) - Enter to Win Tickets to an Advance Screening of The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard.
Synopsis: Who is Don Ready? Salesman? Lover? Song Stylist? Semi-professional dolphin trainer? Ready is all of the above ' except for a dolphin trainer. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:03 PM PDT - (Teen Hollywood) - The Cove (2009)
In the 1960's, Richard O'Barry was the world's leading authority on dolphin training, working on the set of the popular television program Flipper. Day in and day out, O'Barry kept the dolphins working and television audiences smiling. But one day, that all came to a tragic... (Source)
- Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:01 PM PDT - (WLOX-TV Biloxi) - Dolphin research answers questions about these playful, important marine mammals
GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - The largest population of dolphins in the United States can be found right off the coasts of Mississippi and Louisiana. And that gives scientists at the Institute of Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport the perfect opportunity to study these smart, energetic sea animals. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:58 PM PDT - (Charleston City Paper) - New plate to support S.C. wild dolphins
Barely two months after visiting Charleston at the behest of the S.C. Aquarium, Philippe Cousteau is poised to make a significant splash on behalf of the state's offshore wild dolphin population. by Dan McCue Barely two months after visiting Charleston at the behest of the S.C. Aquarium, Philippe Cousteau is poised to make a significant splash on behalf of the state's offshore wild dolphin... (Source)
- Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:08 PM PDT - (ITResellerOnline) - Honeywell Introduces Sleek Ultra-Lightweight Mobile Computer
Honeywell recently introduced the Dolphin 6100 mobile computer, the newest addition to the popular Dolphin family of mobile computers. The 6100 expands Honeywell's mobility portfolio for retail and other light-industrial settings and features a stylish, lightweight, and compact design that fits easily in small hands. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:23 PM PDT - (Independent) - The Complete Guide To: Whale & dolphin watching
Breach encounters... It is a breathtaking and implausible sight. The sea seems to part suddenly and a vast creature, the size of a double-decker bus and more, hurls itself out of the water. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:07 PM PDT - (The Star) - Dolphins' cry for safety
KUCHING: The habitats of four dolphin species which frequent several coastal areas in Sarawak could be vulnerable to human activities, a year-long study has found. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:11 AM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:10 AM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - McKenna dressed up as a dolphin trainer for Halloween, with her dog serving as her dolphin.
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- Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:24 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - FUN GONE WILD
Watch butterflies flutter peacefully by, or snuggle a snake. Give a dolphin a wet kiss, or hand a rhino a snack. When the kids are bored and school is still weeks away, why not rediscover the exotic attractions South Florida has to offer? (Source)
- Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:29 AM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - Dolphin count gets underway in Ocean City
Meredith Cohn has been a reporter for more than 18 years and has covered a variety of subjects, from airlines and agriculture to politics and health and fitness. She's gained an appreciation for the environment as a biker, runner and dog walker. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:07 AM PDT - (The Daily Star) - On the Bright Side: Soap to aid teen's college fund
DELHI _ Quinn Kelley has a plan to pay for her college education, and so far, she is cleaning up.Quinn, 13, of Delhi, makes decorative bars of handmade glycerin soap that she sells at craft fairs and local stores. Soon, her products will be at the gift shop of the Dolphin Research Center in Grassy Key, Fla. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:04 AM PDT - (Jersey Insight) - Dolphin Watch
Dolphin watchers are reporting healthy numbers of sightings off Jersey's coast. And they are asking islanders to help spot them this week so more data can be gathered on them. (Source)
- Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:10 PM PDT - (Straits Times) - 'Protect Ganges river dolphin'
GLAND (Switzerland) - A RARE, long-snouted river dolphin native to India and Bangladesh could lose one of its main habitats unless local communities act to protect it from fishing nets and other hazards, a leading conservation group said on Monday. The Ganges river dolphin, of which only about 2,000 are believed to exist worldwide, is also threatened by poachers, dam building and plans to... (Source)
- Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:43 AM PDT - (The Daily Times) - Volunteers count dolphin population
BETHANY BEACH -- Environmentalists, beach lovers and curiosity seekers gathered on beaches in Delaware on Saturday in an effort to sight dolphins off the coast so an accurate count of the population can be gathered. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:54 PM PDT - (Marietta Daily Journal) - Dolphin Project celebrates 20 years
COBB COUNTY - When the Dolphin Project was established in 1989, leaders were committed to completing 10 years of data on the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. Mounds of photos and forms later, the all-volunteer nonprofit devoted to dolphin study primarily off Georgia's coast is still going strong. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:51 PM PDT - (3news) - Rare Hector's dolphin spotted in Wellington Harbour
A rare dolphin that has been spotted in Wellington Harbour has been confirmed as a male Hector's dolphin. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:01 PM PDT - (China Daily) - Ben Stiller's dolphin crusade
Ben Stiller wants to save dolphins - but not if it affects his summer holiday. The 43-year-old actor made the admission during a screening of new documentary 'The Cove', which follows the work of ex-dolphin trainer Richard O'Barry as he tries to stop the slaughter of the animals in Japan. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:10 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Harbour Hector's identity confirmed
A rare dolphin residing in Wellington Harbour has been confirmed as a male Hector's dolphin. Sporting the distinctive rounded dorsal fin which is a characteristic of Hector's dolphins, he was nicknamed 'Harbour Hector' by locals, who have been... (Source)
- Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:08 PM PDT - (INDOlink) - Ganges River Dolphin in dire straits: IUCN
Dubai, July 20 (PTI) Dolphin hotspots must be protected if the Ganges River Dolphin is to survive in the Brahmaputra river system, a recent study has revealed. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:40 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:51 AM PDT - (Morning Star) - World in brief
Brief world news from India, Turkey and Tajikistan. India: A leading conservation group has warned that a rare river dolphin native to India and Bangladesh could lose one of its main habitats unless communities act to protect it from fishing nets. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:40 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:24 AM PDT - (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Pregnant dolphin given ultrasound scan
Amazing images of a dolphin being given an ultrasound scan have been released. (Source)
- Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:41 AM PDT - (NZCity) - Ben Stiller's dolphin crusade
Ben Stiller has revealed new documentary 'The Cove' ' about the slaughter of dolphins in Japan ' almost made him want to become an activist. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:25 PM PDT - (WJHG Panama City) - Gulf World Marine Park: "It's a Boy!"
Gulf World Marine Park is proud to announce the birth of a male Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:23 AM PDT - (WESH 2 Orlando) - Discovery Cove Announces Dolphin Baby Boom
SeaWorld announces a dolphin baby boom at Discovery Cove. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:35 AM PDT - (Evening Standard) - Health & Beauty
Sara Campbell likes to call herself 'less evolved' than the rest of us. She is 'part fish', or at least part dolphin. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:54 AM PDT - (Times of Malta) - Rare glimpse of dolphin ultrasound
Never-released-before footage shows SeaWorld vets caring for a pregnant dolphins and performing an ultrasound at Discovery Cove Orlando. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:40 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:46 PM PDT - (WMBB TV Panama City) - Gulf World Gets New Addition
An Atlantic Bottle-nose dolphin gave birth Tuesday at 7:06 a.m. (Source)
- Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:57 PM PDT - (NBC Dallas Fort Worth) - Rowlett Girl Finds Strength in Injured Dolphin
A Rowlett girl who struggled for acceptance finds hope and strength in a surprising place. (Source)
- Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:13 PM PDT - (Pacific Daily News) - DOLPHINS 12:10 p.m.
12:10 p.m. ' The body of a female dolphin and her partially born calf washed up on shore at Haputo Beach in Dededo earlier this week, said Department of Agriculture biologist Brent Tibbatts yesterday. (Source)
- Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:46 PM PDT - (The Fallbrook Village News) - Rock on at SeaWorlds Summer Nights
This summer youll see splashes of light in the sky and splashes of water from the pools as SeaWorld celebrates summer with fantastic night sea life shows. SeaWorld San Diego was the very first SeaWorld Adventure Park, opening its gates in March of 1964. I remember visiting the park as a child and being in awe of the dolphin shows. From my childs eye the dolphins were the most fascinating... (Source)
- Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:24 PM PDT - (WindowsForDevices) - Add This Article To:
Honeywell added to its range of Windows-based handheld computers with a model intended for retail and light industrial settings. The Dolphin 6100 (left) includes a 2.8-inch display with 320 x 240 resolution, a 1D/2D barcode scanner, 128MB of RAM, and a 28-key alphanumeric keypad, says... (Source)
- Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:59 AM PDT - (The News Herald) - Gulf World: It's a boy!
PANAMA CITY BEACH ' A male Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin was born Tuesday morning at Gulf World Marine Park, park officials said Wednesday. Sandy, a 24 year-old Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin gave birth at 7:06 a.m. Tuesday after a 12-month (Source)
- Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:40 AM PDT - (Delaware Coast Press) - Volunteers count area's dolphin population
REHOBOTH BEACH -- Environmentalists, beach lovers and curiosity seekers gathered on beaches in Delaware on Saturday in an effort to sight dolphins off the coast so an accurate count of the population can be gathered. (Source)
- Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:41 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:01 PM PDT - (MyMotherLode.com) - Hearing-impaired girl learns peace from a dolphin
Ten-year-old McKenna McGough said it was a friendship with a dolphin that finally made her realize she shouldn't be embarrassed to wear her hearing aids. On a trip two years ago to Clearwater, Fla., McKenna met Winter the dolphin, who had lost her tail in an accident involving a crab trap. (Source)
- Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:32 AM PDT - (KSWO Lawton-Wichita Falls) - Hearing-impaired girl learns peace from a dolphin
Associated Press - July 24, 2009 2:15 PM ET DALLAS (AP) - 10-year-old McKenna McGough says it was a friendship with a dolphin that finally made her realize she shouldn't be embarrassed to wear... (Source)
- Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:18 AM PDT - (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) - Hearing-impaired girl learns peace from a dolphin
DALLAS -- Ten-year-old McKenna McGough says it was a friendship with a dolphin that finally made her realize she shouldn't be embarrassed to wear her hearing aids. (Source)
- Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:39 AM PDT - (Colorado Daily) - 'The Cove' movie from Boulder-based photographer investigates dolphin slaughter (VIDEO)
BOULDER, Colo. ' For most filmmakers, getting a movie into the prestigious Sundance Film Festival would be the fruition of a dream and the culmination of years of hard work. (Source)
- Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:16 PM PDT - (Berwickshire Today) - Whale and dolphin watch at St Abbs Reserve
ST ABBS rangers will be scanning the sea for whales and dolphins this Saturday as part of the National Whale and Dolphin Watch. (22/07/2009 10:55:04) (Source)
- Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:40 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:17 PM PDT - (Antiques and the Arts) - IFI Auction COURT APPROVED AUCTION WG Trading Company Assets To Be Liquidated At Auction Per Court Actions Sat & Sun...
Highlighted Item Circa 1750, this is an outstanding '8-day' arched brass-dial George III longcase clock by John Ellicott that features dial with silvered chapter ring and mask & dolphin spendrels, roman numeral hour markers, arabic minute markers, seconds and calendar features with a finely matted center. (Source)
- Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:04 PM PDT - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Hearing-impaired girl learns peace from a dolphin
DALLAS - - Ten-year-old McKenna McGough said it was a friendship with a dolphin that finally made her realize she shouldn't be embarrassed to wear her hearing aids. (Source)
- Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:14 AM PDT - (Environment News Service) - Ganges River Dolphin Survival Threatened by Oil Exploration
, July 25, 2009 (ENS) - Dolphin protected areas must be established if the Ganges River dolphin is to survive in the Brahmaputra river system, new research indicates. (Source)
- Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:41 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:15 PM PDT - (Antiques and the Arts) - IFI Auction COURT APPROVED AUCTION WG Trading Company Assets To Be Liquidated At Auction Per Court Actions Sat & Sun...
Highlighted Item Circa 1750, this is an outstanding '8-day' arched brass-dial George III longcase clock by John Ellicott that features dial with silvered chapter ring and mask & dolphin spendrels, roman numeral hour markers, arabic minute markers, seconds and calendar features with a finely matted center. (Source)
- Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:12 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Woman rescued from playful dolphin
A woman was rescued freezing and exhausted from the sea off Mahia in the northern Hawke's Bay yesterday, worn out by the playful antics of resident dolphin Moko. The woman, who did not want to be named, went into the water at about... (Source)
- Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:02 PM PDT - (3news) - Swimmer rescued from playful dolphin
A woman was rescued freezing and exhausted from the sea off Mahia in the northern Hawke's Bay yesterday, worn out by the playful antics of resident dolphin Moko. (Source)
- Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:28 PM PDT - (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Moko gives swimmer the runaround
A woman was rescued freezing and exhausted from the sea off Mahia in the northern Hawke's Bay yesterday, worn out by the playful antics of resident dolphin Moko. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:17 PM PDT - (San Diego 6) - Woman rescued from playful dolphin
A wild dolphin off the coast of New Zealand refused to let a woman swimming nearby leave the area. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:25 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Swimmers warned over loved-up dolphin
New Zealand swimmers are being warned not to go out into the sea alone - or they risk getting a little too much love from a lonely dolphin. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:55 PM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - True Blood's Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer At SeaWorld (PHOTOS)
True Blood co-stars Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer took a break from their steamy on-and-off screen romance to cool off with two-month-old Magellanic penguin chick, a macaroni penguin and a bottlenose dolphin at SeaWorld San Diego. Who says SeaWorld is only for kids? (Source)
- Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:27 PM PDT - (KXAN 36 Austin) - Fla. dolphin helps Texas girl triumph
The connection between a young girl in Texas and a dolphin in Florida is inspiring that young girl to triumph over her disability. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:57 PM PDT - (NDTV) - Woman rescued from overly playful dolphin
A woman swimmer in New Zealand had to be rescued from the sea after an excessively playful dolphin refused to let her return to shore, a report on Monday said. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:40 PM PDT - (Animal Planet) - Playful Dolphin Refuses to Let Swimmer Quit
A swimmer in New Zealand has to be rescued from an overly playful dolphin. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:37 PM PDT - (Cape Argus) - No Willy, play nice
Wellington - A woman swimmer in New Zealand had to be rescued from the sea after an excessively playful dolphin refused to let her return to shore, a report said on Monday. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:36 PM PDT - (Pretoria News) - Hey Mr Dolphin, what language do you speak?
Bangor - Dolphins living off the coast of Wales whistle, bark and groan in a different dialect from dolphins off the western coast of Ireland, scientists have discovered. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:04 PM PDT - (Jersey Insight) - 8 man Action Man collection for sale
Collection of 5 Action Men for sale, as well as 3 extra 'baddies'. Car, dolphin & other accessories included. All very well looked after, in very good condition & clean. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:13 AM PDT - (UPI) - Dolphin strands woman at sea
MAHIA BEACH, New Zealand, July 27 (UPI) -- A New Zealand dolphin who plays with swimmers stranded a woman on a buoy after he repeatedly refused to let her return to shore, authorities said. (Source)
- Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:01 PM PDT - (The Vail Trail) - Freed Fla. dolphin attacked by sharks, euthanized
Dunham, a juvenile male dolphin, was released Tuesday morning after eight months in rehab (Source)
- Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:13 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Review: 'Cove' a disturbing look at dolphin hunt
First comes the noise: a systematic banging of metal poles underwater, a wall of sound that frightens the dolphins and sends them scurrying in the opposite direction. (Source)
- Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:08 PM PDT - (SF Weekly) - Race Day
Every distance runner reaches a point, after all the sweating and breathing and the sweating and breathing, in which he or she thinks, Shouldn't I be getting an award for this? Enter the Dolphin South End Runners. Founded in the '60s by Walt Stack, a beloved figure in the jogging community and... (Source)
- Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:56 PM PDT - (3news) - Freed dolphin attacked by sharks, euthanized
An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin was attacked by sharks and had to be euthanized just hours after he was released into the Gulf of Mexico off of western Florida. (Source)
- Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:56 PM PDT - (Scientific American) - Eat Flipper? Stealthy filmmakers spotlight Japanese dolphin slaughter in The Cove
The time is ripe for a masterful documentary that weaves a riveting yarn from the collapse of the world's fisheries and Japan's heartless pursuit of the ocean's last great bounty from bluefin tuna to blue whales. The Cove is not that film. At its core, The Cove is about the capture and slaughter of dolphins for meat in a heavily guarded inlet in Taiji, Japan, and the activists who seek to end... (Source)
- Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:38 PM PDT - (The News-Press) - Dolphin, just released from rehab, euthanized after sharks attack
An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin was euthanized after being attacked by sharks just hours after he was released into the Gulf of Mexico in west Florida. (Source)
- Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:04 PM PDT - (The Suncoast News Pinellas) - Aquarium: Rehabbed dolphin killed by shark
Dunham, the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin that was released this morning after eight months in rehab recovering from pneumonia was attacked by a shark and killed after just a couple of hours of freedom (Source)
- Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:57 PM PDT - (Local 10 Miami) - Dolphin Euthanized After Shark Attack
A dolphin was attacked by sharks just hours after it was released in west Florida after months of rehab. (Source)
- Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:41 PM PDT - (ABC Action News Tampa Bay) - Rehabilitated dolphin dies after shark attack
Dunham the dolphin was attacked Tuesday after he was released off the Dunedin Causeway, officials say. He was rescued off Anclote Key Island seven months ago. (Source)
- Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:04 PM PDT - (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) - Dunham the dolphin killed by shark after release
PINELLAS COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Dunham that was released Monday morning didn't survive long. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:53 PM PDT - (News & Messenger) - Neighborhood news: Get ready for the adult beach party
Grab your neighbors and your beverage of choice, and head down to Dolphin Beach on Saturday for the MPOA's 'Barbeque at the Beach' Adult Beach Party. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:44 PM PDT - (The News Herald) - Gulf World's baby dolphin dies suddenly
A male Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin who was born on July 21 at Gulf World Marine Park has died, park officials said Wednesday. It is unclear what caused the animal's death, park officials said in a news release. Sandy, a 24 year-old Atlantic (Source)
- Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:17 PM PDT - (Independent) - Ennis gives it best shot in rain
It was not a day for "pussies", as Charles van Commenee, the head coach of UK Athletics interpreted the public perception of Britain's fragile track and field community this week. Instead it was the kind of day when James Dolphin, the Australian sprinter entered for the 200m, would not have felt like a marine mammal out of water. It was raining cats and dogs here at Loughbrough University... (Source)
- Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:03 PM PDT - (KAKE) - (Full Story)
An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin was attacked by sharks and had to be euthanized just hours after he was released into the Gulf of Mexico off of western Florida. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:57 AM PDT - (UPI) - Rehabilitated dolphin killed upon release
DUNEDIN, Fla., July 29 (UPI) -- A dolphin that had been nursed back to health by humans died in Florida after being attacked by sharks upon its return to the wild, an official says. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:54 AM PDT - (St. Petersburg Times) - Rescuers enduring heartbreak of dolphin's shark attack death
CLEARWATER -- Blood was pooling in the water off Stephen McCulloch's boat Tuesday morning. He kept his phone call about injured dolphin brief. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:13 PM PDT - (Calendarlive.com) - 'The Cove' documents shocking dolphin slaughter
Filmmakers assemble a team of experts to surreptitiously capture the events. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:37 PM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Video film review: 'The Cove'
Filmmakers assemble a team to capture displays of shocking dolphin slaughter and more. "The Cove" is a powerful and effective piece of advocacy filmmaking, but it's difficult to watch it without thinking of subtitles like "The Place Where Evil Dwells" or "The Little Town With the Really Big Secret." Which is no accident. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:10 PM PDT - (The West Australian) - Humpbacks put on a whale of a performance
Humpback whales are putting on a stunning show off WA's southern coast, as tour boat operators report one of the best whale-watching seasons on record. Albany Dolphin and Whale Cruises owner Paul (Source)
- Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:56 PM PDT - (NPR) - From: 'The Cove'
In an isolated village in Japan, an annual hunt rounds up thousands of dolphins. A few go to marine parks; the rest never return to the sea. A stirring new documentary lifts the veil on the annual dolphin hunt. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:50 PM PDT - (WJHG Panama City) - Dunham the dolphin killed by sharks
The dolphin was only free for a few hours before he was mortally wounded by sharks. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:19 PM PDT - (MSNBC) - 'The Cove' will change how you look at dolphins
This riveting documentary exposes dolphin slaughter in Japan and the crusade to stop it from a man who once trained "Flipper." (Source)
- Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:49 PM PDT - (The Brownsville Herald) - Rescuers working to save young dolphin in Laguna Madre
A rescue is being organized to help a young dolphin that has gotten entangled in heavy monofilament fishing line in the Laguna Madre. Scarlet Colley, director of the Dolphin Research Center, reported that the dolphin appears to be only about a year old. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:38 PM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - 'The Cove' movie review: Exposing the cruelty of Japan's dolphin industry
Oceanic Preservation Society Louie Psihoyos's "The Cove" details the abuse -- to humans and animals alike -- rampant in the Japanese dolphin industry. "The Cove" Movie Review -- If dolphins are so intelligent, why do they like us? It's a... (Source)
- Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:46 PM PDT - (The Tyee) - Win Tickets to Acclaimed Dolphin Doc (in News)
We're giving away 40 pairs of tickets to the premiere of 'The Cove.' (Source)
- Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:08 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Dolphin-watchers cause traffic torment
TRAFFIC wardens may have to be brought in to ease road jams caused by people watching dolphins at a popular viewpoint. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:56 PM PDT - (Japan Today) - Recently Popular Posts
Members of the media watch a dolphin show from a boat made of transparent plastic at New Yashima Aquarium in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. The aquarium opened a dolphin-petting attraction on Saturday. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:50 PM PDT - (indieWIRE) - In Theaters: Vampire Priests! Dolphin Slaughtering! Asperger's Syndrome! More!
As July turns to August, the specialty box office will attempt not to self-destruct as a whopping ten new titles hit theaters, and two so-far success stories attempt to take themselves to the next level. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:17 AM PDT - (Reuters) - Film "The Cove" seeks to expose dolphin killings
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A tense new film shows Japanese fishermen luring thousands of wild dolphins into a hidden secret cove in Japan where activists say they are captured for marine amusement parks or slaughtered for food. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:00 AM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - It's a Girl! Sea Life Park Hawaii Welcomes New Baby Dolphin
On July 6, 2009, Sea Life Park welcomed the newest addition to its ohana as Hi'iaka, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, gave birth to a healthy baby girl. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:41 AM PDT - (TheCelebrityCafe.com) - Sundance Audience Raves Over "The Cove"
"The Cove" documents the brutal dolphin industry. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:49 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:40 PM PDT - (NPR) - From: 'The Cove'
Director Louie Psihoyos talks about exposing a lucrative dolphin-capture and -slaughter industry in a remote part of Japan ' and why he won't be returning to that country anytime soon. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:40 PM PDT - (NPR) - 'Dolphin's Worst Nightmare'
Director Louie Psihoyos talks about exposing a lucrative dolphin-capture and -slaughter industry in a remote part of Japan - and why he won't be returning to that country anytime soon. (Source)
- Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:51 PM PDT - (First Coast News) - Bottlenose Dolphin Euthanized After Being Attacked by Shark
CLEARWATER, FL -- An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin was euthanized after being attacked by sharks just hours after he was released into the Gulf of Mexico in west Florida. (Source)
- Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:29 AM PDT - (KPUA AM 670 Hilo) - Baby dolphin born at Sea Life Park
HONOLULU (AP) '' Sea Life Park along Windward Oahu has held a special Hawaiian blessing ceremony for its newest addition. The park said Thursday that Hiiaka, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, gave birth July 6 to a healthy baby girl. (Source)
- Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:48 AM PDT - (WCTV Tallahassee) - Family Makes Trek To Find A Job
John and Katie Spieker and their baby, Jacob, hit the road with $1,000 in cash, a cell phone, some food and some clothing. In search of work, the family left Florida in a 1977 Toyota Dolphin camper, which Spieker rescued from a salvage yard, and headed to Colorado. Find out how the family has managed to get by in this difficult economy. (Source)
- Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:53 AM PDT - (KYIV Post) - Film "The Cove" seeks to expose dolphin killings
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A tense new film shows Japanese fishermen luring thousands of wild dolphins into a hidden secret cove in Japan where activists say they are captured for marine amusement parks or slaughtered for food. (Source)
- Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:41 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:51 PM PDT - (First Coast News) - Bottlenose Dolphin Euthanized After Being Attacked by Shark
CLEARWATER, FL -- An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin was euthanized after being attacked by sharks just hours after he was released into the Gulf of Mexico in west Florida. (Source)
- Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:29 AM PDT - (KPUA AM 670 Hilo) - Baby dolphin born at Sea Life Park
HONOLULU (AP) - Sea Life Park along Windward Oahu has held a special Hawaiian blessing ceremony for its newest addition. The park said Thursday that Hiiaka, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, gave birth July 6 to a healthy baby girl. (Source)
- Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:53 AM PDT - (KYIV Post) - Film "The Cove" seeks to expose dolphin killings
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A tense new film shows Japanese fishermen luring thousands of wild dolphins into a hidden secret cove in Japan where activists say they are captured for marine amusement parks or slaughtered for food. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:47 PM PDT - (Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Dolphin 'body language' studied
Dolphin body language follows human rules of verbal communication, scientists have discovered. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:47 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - Drew Barrymore thinks she was a dolphin in a past life
Drew Barrymore thinks she was a dolphin in a past life (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:03 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - Movie review: the Cove exposes dolphin slaughter
The Cove is much more than just a record of that adventure. Like the directors cover story, the movie is a Trojan horse: an exceptionally well-made documentary that unfolds like a spy thriller...Mr. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:31 AM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Unlikely 'Cove' duo dives into marine massacre
Not long into "The Cove," there's a scene where dolphin trainer-turned-activist Ric O'Barry is asked how many times he's been arrested. "This year?" he responds. It's a fitting glimpse into how O'Barry has lived his life since finding acclaim as the trainer... (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:29 AM PDT - (Hindustan Times) - Drew Barrymore thinks she was dolphin in past life
COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Actress Drew Barrymore is obsessed with dolphins and thinks she was one of the placid marine mammals in a previous life. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:02 AM PDT - (The News Journal) - Dolphin counters 'enthralled' by numbers
Early one morning in mid-July, a team of volunteers from Woodland Beach south to Fenwick Island scanned the water looking for fins. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:20 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - 'The Cove' seeks change with graphic view of dolphin slaughter
Director Louie Psihoyos talks about his film "The Cove," which won the Golden Space Needle award for best documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival. The film is about a cove on the Japanese coast where for generations residents have survived by killing and processing dolphins. It opens Aug. 7 for a regular run. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:14 PM PDT - (Science Daily) - Human Language And Dolphin Movement Patterns Show Similarities In Brevity
Two researchers have shown for the first time that the law of brevity in human language, according to which the most frequently-used words tend to be the shortest, also extends to other animal species. The scientists have shown that dolphins are more likely to make simpler movements at the water surface. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:49 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:30 PM PDT - (New Kerala) - Drew Barrymore thinks she was dolphin in past life
Washington, Aug 3 : Drew Barrymore is convinced that she was a dolphin in a previous life. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:47 PM PDT - (Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Dolphin 'body language' studied
Dolphin body language follows human rules of verbal communication, scientists have discovered. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:03 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - Movie review: the Cove exposes dolphin slaughter
The Cove is much more than just a record of that adventure. Like the directors cover story, the movie is a Trojan horse: an exceptionally well-made documentary that unfolds like a spy thriller... (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:31 AM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Unlikely 'Cove' duo dives into marine massacre
Not long into "The Cove," there's a scene where dolphin trainer-turned-activist Ric O'Barry is asked how many times he's been arrested. "This year?" he responds. It's a fitting glimpse into how O'Barry has lived his life since finding acclaim as the trainer... (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:02 AM PDT - (The News Journal) - Dolphin counters 'enthralled' by numbers
Early one morning in mid-July, a team of volunteers from Woodland Beach south to Fenwick Island scanned the water looking for fins. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:20 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - 'The Cove' seeks change with graphic view of dolphin slaughter
Director Louie Psihoyos talks about his film "The Cove," which won the Golden Space Needle award for best documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival. The film is about a cove on the Japanese coast where for generations residents have survived by killing and processing dolphins. It opens Aug. 7 for a regular run. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:14 PM PDT - (Science Daily) - Human Language And Dolphin Movement Patterns Show Similarities In Brevity
Two researchers have shown for the first time that the law of brevity in human language, according to which the most frequently-used words tend to be the shortest, also extends to other animal species. The scientists have shown that dolphins are more likely to make simpler movements at the water surface. (Source)
- Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:23 PM PDT - (Northern Star) - Watch a whale underwater | Travel
OPERATOR Sean Morris couldn't be happier with the first trip of his new venture - a whale and dolphin-watching and eco tour business operating from Brunswick Heads boat harbour. (Source)
- Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:36 AM PDT - (WSAV Savannah) - Telling Dolphin and Shark Fins Apart
Can you tell the difference between a dolphin fin and a shark fin? Your life could depend on it! (Source)
- Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:01 AM PDT - (Daily Telegraph) - Dolphin body language 'follows human verbal communication'
Dolphin body language follows human rules of verbal communication scientists have discovered. (Source)
- Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00 AM PDT - (iafrica.com) - Drew's fishy obsession
Drew Barrymore thinks she was a dolphin in a past life. (Source)
- Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:49 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:23 PM PDT - (Northern Star) - Watch a whale underwater | Travel
OPERATOR Sean Morris couldn't be happier with the first trip of his new venture - a whale and dolphin-watching and eco tour business operating from Brunswick Heads boat harbour. (Source)
- Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:36 AM PDT - (WSAV Savannah) - Telling Dolphin and Shark Fins Apart
Can you tell the difference between a dolphin fin and a shark fin? Your life could depend on it! (Source)
- Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:01 AM PDT - (Daily Telegraph) - Dolphin body language 'follows human verbal communication'
Dolphin body language follows human rules of verbal communication scientists have discovered. (Source)
- Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:05 PM PDT - (Naples Daily News) - PHOTOS: Dolphin jumps into Marco woman's boat
Dee Boge, 66, was returning from lunch on Goodland when the dolphin leapt into her 22-foot Hurricane deck boat near the Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge. (Source)
- Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:24 PM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Review: 'Cove' delivers disturbing look at dolphin hunt
"The Cove" is a documentary that mixes advocacy journalism with the suspenseful thrill of a caper. (Source)
- Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:43 AM PDT - (thewest.com.au) - Cove a disturbing look at dolphin hunt
First comes the noise: a systematic banging of metal poles underwater, a wall of sound that frightens the dolphins and sends them scurrying in the opposite direction. (Source)
- Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:05 PM PDT - (Naples Daily News) - PHOTOS: Dolphin jumps into Marco woman's boat
Dee Boge, 66, was returning from lunch on Goodland when the dolphin leapt into her 22-foot Hurricane deck boat near the Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge. (Source)
- Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:24 PM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Review: 'Cove' delivers disturbing look at dolphin hunt
"The Cove" is a documentary that mixes advocacy journalism with the suspenseful thrill of a caper. (Source)
- Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:43 AM PDT - (thewest.com.au) - Cove a disturbing look at dolphin hunt
First comes the noise: a systematic banging of metal poles underwater, a wall of sound that frightens the dolphins and sends them scurrying in the opposite direction. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:23 PM PDT - (WPTV West Palm Beach) - Dolphin slaughter exposed in new movie
A movie premiering in South Florida Friday exposes the brutal slaughter of thousands of dolphins. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:40 PM PDT - (News & Messenger) - Neighborhood news: It's 'Race to Witch Mountain'
Join your neighbors and friends at Dolphin Beach on Friday for the fifth movie night of the summer. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:28 PM PDT - (Toronto Sun) - Flipper trainer now dolphin crusader
In the 1960s, Ric O'Barry trained the five dolphins that appeared on the "Flipper" TV show. He lived in the house that was featured on the program, and when it aired on Friday nights, he would use an extension cord to haul a television. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:16 PM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Video: Something New on the Horizon at SeaWorld San Diego: Spectacular New Dolphin Show
There's something new on the horizon at SeaWorld San Diego: a breakthrough theatrical spectacular that unites sea and sky with visions of Broadway as it showcases majestic animals and spirited performers. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:42 PM PDT - (The Donaldsonville Chief) - At risk youth experience scuba live
Imagine being near the bottom of the ocean just close enough to touch a dolphin, looking around at the most beautiful sites seen mostly on movies, or becoming a part of the natural habitat for many ocean animals. Theses are things that have become a reality to three students at Donaldsonville Marine Institute. Nicholas B., Todd S., and Jasmine W. have all enjoyed the pleasure of learning to... (Source)
- Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:30 PM PDT - (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)
TORONTO - In the 1960s, Ric O'Barry trained the five dolphins that appeared on the "Flipper" TV show. He lived in the house that was featured on the program, and when it aired on Friday nights, he would use an extension cord to haul a television down to the dock so the dolphins could watch themselves in prime time. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:41 PM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - SeaWorld rejects condemnation by "The Cove"
A new documentary damns U.S. marine parks for "toothless" protest of dolphin slaughter in Japan Might that season pass you purchased to a marine-life theme park near you be partly responsible for an annual slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan? (Source)
- Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:14 PM PDT - (CBC.ca) - Dolphin slaughter film not Tokyo bound
Louie Psihoyos says he's determined to get his film The Cove, about the Japanese dolphin slaughter, released in Japan. (Source)
- Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:58 PM PDT - (Salon.com) - Dolphins are dying to amuse us
SeaWorld and aquariums, implicated in the shocking new documentary about dolphin slaughter, "The Cove," strike back (Source)
- Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:23 PM PDT - (Chicago Tribune) - 'The Cove' features Ric O'Barry
Rating: 3 stars (good) The world can thank former dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry for the adorably camera-friendly stars of the 1960s television series "Flipper," all five of them. O'Barry captured, trained and befriended the cetaceans; the show stoked worldwide interest in dolphins and led to a proliferation of Sea World-type showcases for the species' intelligence, trainable charm and general... (Source)
- Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:18 PM PDT - (Seattle Weekly) - Don't Eat That Dolphin!
'The acclaimed enviro-doc The Cove (review) opens Friday at the Egyptian. Its director, Louie Psihoyos, came to town for SIFF in May to talk about his film, which has been drawing gasps and acco... Continue reading "Don't Eat That Dolphin!" (Source)
- Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:49 PM PDT - (Seattle Times) - 'The Cove': The horrors of dolphin slaughter in Japan
"The Cove" is a surprisingly suspenseful documentary about a group of dolphin-loving activists who expose the mass killings of dolphins in a Japanese cove. (Source)
- Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:38 PM PDT - (Japan Today) - It is essential that Japanese people see this film. They have the same reaction as an American audience, but they have...
Louie Psihoyos, director of 'The Cove,' a documentary that exposes Japanese dolphin slaughter. The film, which has won audience awards around the globe, has been shut out of the Tokyo International Film Festival for 'hypocritical' reasons, Psihoyos claims. (Source)
- Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:45 PM PDT - (Good Times) - Flipped Out
Dolphin holocaust exposed in gripping, suspenseful 'Cove' They 'tried to do the story legally,' the audience is told in the opening moments of The Cove, the gripping, and incendiary new documentary from filmmaker Louie Psihoyos. Small wonder they didn't succeed. What self-respecting nation in the so-called civilized world, with a care for its reputation and honor, wants camera crews nosing... (Source)
- Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:56 PM PDT - (KCBS Radio San Francisco) - Crowd Gathers to See Sea Creature
A wayward porpoise, or dolphin is apparently caught in San Tomas Creek, and crews are on the way to try to coax it back to sea. (Source)
- Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:02 PM PDT - (Connecticut Post) - Boat burns off Dolphin's Cove
BRIDGEPORT -- A 35-foot power boat caught fire Friday night while it was moored off Dolphin's Cove Marina.No one was in the boat at the time and there were no injuries. (Source)
- Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:03 PM PDT - (NBC San Diego) - SeaWorld Sets Sights on Blue Horizons
Flying dolphins, acrobats and birds all have roles to play in a new SeaWorld dolphin show. (Source)
- Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:22 PM PDT - (The Virginian-Pilot) - Researchers push new dolphin-safe fish nets
VIRGINIA BEACH In summer months, bottlenose dolphins often can be seen splashing in the water while feeding on fish off Cape Henry, where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. (Source)
- Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:56 AM PDT - (Belleville Intelligencer) - Paddle boat stolen at Paudash Lake
A blue Sun Dolphin paddle boat that had been left tied to the shores of Paudash Lake was stolen sometime earlier this month. Bancroft OPP reported the boat was last seen in the McGillvray Road area in Highlands East.[...] (Source)
- Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:33 AM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - "The Cove": An Eco-Documentary On The Dolphin Slaughter Of Taiji, Japan (VIDEO)
This eco-documentary employs the skills of an undercover SWAT team by using hidden microphones and disguised cameras to capture the inhumane dolphin massacre that takes place in the secluded Japanese cove. (Source)
- Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:32 AM PDT - (Toronto Sun) - The dolphin slaughter
"Flipper, lives in a world full of wonder, flying there under, under the sea." (Source)
- Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:21 AM PDT - (The Washington Times) - MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Cove'
"The Cove," an advocacy film aimed at ending the dolphin slaughters in Taiji, Japan, will probably only attract dolphin lovers to movie theaters, yet it culminates, perversely enough, in the brutal killing of hundreds, if not thousands, of Flipper look-alikes. If one woman at the preview screening I attended is any indication, dolphinphiles are in for a rough time: At one point, she broke into... (Source)
- Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:56 AM PDT - (Jam! Showbiz) - Dolphin doc makes waves
It's a confusing week for people who care what's real and what is not under the rubric of "documentary." (Source)
- Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:13 AM PDT - (USA Today) - 'The Cove' condemns capturing dolphins for tourist 'encounters'
Among the film's goals are getting viewers to "think twice before buying a ticket" to dolphin performances or swim programs. (Source)
- Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:50 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:51 PM PDT - (NZCity) - Dog deaths not linked to penguins
9 August 2009 Scientists doubt the dog deaths on Auckland's beaches are linked to the penguin, pilchard and dolphin fatalities. (Source)
- Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:50 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:06 PM PDT - (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune) - A disturbing view of dolphin hunting
By CHRISTY LEMIRE The Associated Press First comes the noise: a systematic banging of metal poles underwater, a wall of sound that frightens the dolphins and sends them scurrying in the opposite direction. Then comes the capture: Japanese fishermen drive these dolphins into a hidden cove, ensnaring them in their nets before deciding which should be sold to marine parks and which should... (Source)
- Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:20 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Fishing Nets Still A Threat To Hector's Dolphins
New Zealand's Hector's dolphins are the rarest dolphin species on earth. Entanglement in gill and trawl nets has depleted numbers by about three quarters and caused them to fragment into four genetically isolated populations. The North Island population... (Source)
- Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:09 AM PDT - (The West Australian) - Search for missing backpacker scaled back
A search for a German backpacker missing for 10 days in the South West is being scaled back. Jan-Christian Bielenberg, 20, was last seen on July 30 at the Dolphin Retreat Hostel and Lodge in Bunbury. (Source)
- Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:35 AM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - Kids make toys for pets, aquarium's critters
'Highly intelligent' animals get toys for enrichment It was birthday time for Bayley, a 1-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, but the birds, dogs and cats were getting all the presents Saturday at the National Aquarium. (Source)
- Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:41 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - "Cove" Movie Seeks to End Japan's Dolphin Hunt
A dolphin hunt in Japan enrages activists. The Cove, an award-winning new movie, condemns it. So why do dolphin hunts go on elsewhere without much controversy? (Source)
- Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:53 PM PDT - (KSBY San Luis Obispo) - Dolphin jumps into boat
A Marco Island, Florida woman got a big surprise while driving her boat home from lunch when a dolphin jumped right inside! (Source)
- Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:36 AM PDT - (Stuff) - Moko the teenage dolphin not so nice
Moko the friendly dolphin is not so friendly anymore, as he grows from playful childhood to insolent adolescence. (Source)
- Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:06 AM PDT - (The Globe and Mail) - The Cove's dangerous dilemma
Two Canadian freedivers secretly slipped under the waves to position the hidden cameras that would capture a dolphin slaughter shown in the award-winning documentary, The Cove. It was the toughest dive they've ever done (Source)
- Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:46 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Another Hector's Dophin Washed Up Dead
Another Hector's Dophin Washed Up Dead - How Many More Will It Take? On August 3rd, a dead Hector's dolphin was found on a beach 1km east of the Waikoau river, Te Waewae Bay. According to the Department of Conservation, the cause of death has not yet been established. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:42 PM PDT - (Perth Now) - Tangled dolphin rescued
A JUVENILE bottlenose dolphin has a second chance at life after rescuers disentangled it from a cluster of fishing lines and seaweed in the Dawesville Cut. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:13 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Dolphin speak basics: Keep it short
Among the words we use most often, short ones like "I," "a" and "the" top the list. It turns out we're not the only ones who strive for this type of efficiency in the way we communicate. Dolphins, found a new study, do it, too. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:24 AM PDT - (Scientific American) - Are Germ-Killing Soaps Affecting Dolphin Development?
Dolphins are swimming in waters tainted with germ-killing soaps, but they aren't winding up squeaky clean. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:47 AM PDT - (UPI) - Famous dolphin no longer safe to play with
MAHIA, New Zealand, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- New Zealand's famous Moko the dolphin is becoming more aggressive as he ages, said wildlife experts who advise against swimming with him. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:00 AM PDT - (Adelaide Now) - Farewell Billie, our lost dolphin friend
THE Port River's most famous dolphin, Billie, died yesterday from suspected renal failure. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:09 AM PDT - (Animal Planet) - Dolphin Speak Relies on Brevity
Dolphins follow the same basic rule that defines human language: the law of brevity. (Source)
- Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:18 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Henry's 'shoot Moko' call just fun
TVNZ is backing its controversial presenter Paul Henry despite his bizarre suggestion that one way of stopping the boisterous antics of Mahia Peninsula dolphin Moko would be to shoot the mammal. (Source)
- Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:39 PM PDT - (The Port Lavaca Wave) - Dolphin sighting
Crystal Angiano, of Port Lavaca, spotted this dolphin near Bayfront Park in Port Lavaca last week. Angiano said she thought it was a shark at first, but quickly discovered that it was a dolphin. (Source)
- Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:30 AM PDT - (St. Petersburg Times) - Documentary 'The Cove' makes waves as it exposes dolphin slaughter in Japan
The Cove (PG-13) (92 min.) Documentaries are meant to inform viewers, but Louie Psihoyos' debut takes the genre to another level. (Source)
- Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:54 AM PDT - (The West Australian) - Broome urged to cut ties with dolphin slaughter town
The Kimberley tourist centre of Broome has been urged to sever ties with its Japanese sister city as part of moves to stop the annual slaughter of 23,000 dolphins. Environmentalists will lobby the Sh (Source)
- Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:58 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:03 PM PDT - (The Mid-County Post) - Local Beaches Close after Shark Chomps on Dolphin
Swimming at beaches from Capitola to Aptos closed when a small porpoise attacked by a shark washed up south of New Brighton beach Aug. 11. The closures could extend through the summer weekend. (Source)
- Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:43 PM PDT - (MyMotherLode.com) - Artist's fake drug dealing riles NYC residents
Brooklyn residents are riled over a performance artist who's been delivering bags of fake crack. The Daily News reported that Nate Hill makes the deliveries dressed in a white tuxedo and a dolphin headpiece. He shows up between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., like a real drug pusher. (Source)
- Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:31 AM PDT - (New Haven Register) - Louis Psihoyos' 'The Cove' swims into Oscar-nomination waters
A gripping thriller about dolphin trafficking, 'The Cove' is an eco-mentary that's as passionate and persuasive an argument for change as 'An Inconvenient Truth.' (Source)
- Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:13 AM PDT - (Newsday) - Artist's fake drug dealing riles NYC residents
NEW YORK (AP) ' Brooklyn residents are riled over a performance artist who's been delivering bags of fake crack. The Daily News says Nate Hill makes the deliveries dressed in a white tuxedo and a dolphin headpiece. He shows up between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., like a real drug pusher. Enrica Serrero says she ordered the "candy crack" at a Williamsburg party last Sunday. Says the 21-year-old: "I'd... (Source)
- Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:38 AM PDT - (Delaware Coast Press) - Dolphin counters 'enthralled' by numbers
BETHANY BEACH -- Early one morning in mid-July, a team of volunteers from Woodland Beach south to Fenwick Island scanned the water looking for fins. (Source)
- Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:10 AM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - Israeli Officials Offer $1 Million Prize For A Photograph Of A Mermaid Allegedly Spotted Off The Coast
According to numerous eyewitnesses, the mythical sea creature looks like a cross between a little girl and a dolphin, and only comes out at sunset. (Source)
- Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:00 AM PDT - (The Courier Mail) - Dolphin haven under threat
TIN Can Bay's dolphin feeding is again under threat almost four years after the tiny Cooloola Coast township united to overthrow a ban on the attraction. (Source)
- Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:51 AM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - Artist's fake drug dealing riles NYC residents
NEW YORK (AP) -- Brooklyn residents are riled over a performance artist who's been delivering bags of fake crack. The Daily News reported that Nate Hill makes the deliveries dressed in a white tuxedo and a dolphin headpiece. He shows up between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., like a real drug pusher. Enrica Serrero said she ordered the "candy crack" at a Williamsburg party last Sunday. Says the 21-year-old:... (Source)
- Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:31 AM PDT - (New Haven Register) - Louis Psihoyos' 'The Cove' swims into Oscar-nomination waters
A gripping thriller about dolphin trafficking, 'The Cove' is an eco-mentary that's as passionate and persuasive an argument for change as 'An Inconvenient Truth.' (Source)
- Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT - (FOX 13 Tampa Bay) - Film exposes dolphin slaughter
A new film aims to expose the wholesale slaughter of dolphins in Japan. (Source)
- Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:50 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:43 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:56 PM PDT - (MENAFN) - Dolphin completes 1st phase of UAE gas pipeline
Dolphin completes 1st phase of UAE gas pipeline (Source)
- Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:45 PM PDT - (New Kerala) - Pierce Brosnan campaigns against dolphin slaughter
London, Aug 17 : Former Bond actor Pierce Brosnan is condemning the killing of dolphins for meat and urging officials in Japan to end the slaughter of the sea mammals in the country. (Source)
- Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:37 PM PDT - (MyCentralJersey.com) - UPDATE: Dolphin spotted in Raritan Bay in Perth Amboy
A dolphin was spotted Monday afternoon swimming in the Raritan Bay, authorities said. (Source)
- Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:29 AM PDT - (Gothamist) - Locals Rescue Dolphin off Staten Island
Seems as though our dolphin visitors are still circling around the boroughs. Earlier today we received an alert about a "distressed dolphin on S.I. side of bay." Luckily, some animal-loving folks were around to help out, and shortly after we got another alert updating the situation. This one said, "Civilians got the dolphin off the sand bar and the dolphin is headed toward the channel." Aw, way... (Source)
- Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:16 AM PDT - (WJXT Jacksonville) - Artist Delivers Fake Bags Of Crack
NEW YORK -- Brooklyn residents are riled over a performance artist who's been delivering bags of fake crack. The Daily News reported that Nate Hill makes the deliveries dressed in a white tuxedo and a dolphin headpiece. He shows up between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., like a real drug pusher. (Source)
- Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:21 AM PDT - (The Times of India) - Brosnan campaigns against dolphin slaughter
Former Bond actor Pierce Brosnan is condemning the killing of dolphins for meat and urging officials in Japan to end the slaughter of the sea mammals in the country. (Source)
- Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:02 AM PDT - (The West Australian) - Bid to trace Swan River dolphin's heritage (The West Australian)
Hugh Finn's name is pretty apt - the Murdoch University scientist studies the Swan River's bottlenose dolphins and can identify each by name, according to the markings on their dorsal fins. (Source)
- Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:50 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:22 PM PDT - (CBS4 Miami) - Girl Turns 13, Scores Big With The Dolphins
As the Dolphins celebrate a win from their pre-season home opener, a teenaged girl was also celebrating a big night. She was allowed into the field to cheer alongside the Dolphin cheerleaders as the team hit the field for the first time this Monday night. (Source)
- Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:21 AM PDT - (The Daily Star) - Delaware fair gives area gardeners a chance to shine
WALTON _ A monster zucchini that was originally destined to be a dolphin transformed into a narwhal at the Delaware County Fair on Monday.Elizabeth Gorsch worked to fasten stalks of Swiss chard to the huge zucchini to form the fins and tail of her whale. A pompom-shaped flower represented the spray coming from the blowhole, while a curly carrot was used to make the narwhal's signature horn. (Source)
- Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:20 PM PDT - (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times) - A tail of hope: Rowlett area girl bonds with injured dolphin to overcome challenges
A Back Elementary School student recently donated all her birthday gifts to a dolphin that's been an inspiration in her young life. McKenna McGough, 10, first met Winter, a bottlenose dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, two years ago when her family was on vacation. (Source)
- Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:25 PM PDT - (Gizmodo) - Documentary Deploys Spy Tech to Trump Japanese Dolphin Killers [Summermodo]
If you haven't at least seen the trailer for The Cove, a documentary about Japan's dolphin slaughter ring, it's worth a watch if only to witness some of the most poised documentary footage since... (Source)
- Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:52 PM PDT - (Chicagoist) - Lawsuit: It Was Flipper's Fault
An interesting slip'n'fall lawsuit against the Brookfield Zoo has been filed. According to the complaint [PDF], the plaintiff slip and fell at Brookfield Zoo's dolphin exhibit last August. Jennifer Fernicola at ChicagoNow's Bar-Tender blog reports : In the complaint, Allecyn Edwards states that the zoo "recklessly and willfully trained and encouraged the dolphins to throw water at the spectators... (Source)
- Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:12 AM PDT - (Metro Silicon Valley) - Letters to the Editor
I have read a few reviews of The Cove'yours was the best yet (Aug. 5). Lots of us have known about the dolphin killing for years, but it takes a special movie to get it out into the public domain. (Source)
- Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:01 AM PDT - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Woman suing Brookfield Zoo after fall at dolphin exhibit
A Chicago woman is suing the Brookfield Zoo, saying she slipped and fell at the dolphin exhibit last year because employees there "recklessly" encouraged the sea mammals to splash water in the stands at the spectators. Allecyn Edwards, whose suit was filed this week in the Circuit Court of Cook County, is seeking in excess of $50,000 in compensation for her injuries. In the suit, Edwards says... (Source)
- Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:40 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Top gymnast coach Mitchell Dolphin accused of using "inappropriate" stretching techniques
ONE of Scotland's top gymnastic coaches, who is on trial on charges alleging indecent behaviour with children, told the jury that the flexibilty requirements of elite gymn (Source)
- Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:31 AM PDT - (Bluffton Today) - Dolphin study project needs volunteers
Captains and their boats, photographers with a minimum of 300mm lens cameras, team leaders and assistants are needed for research. A 90-minute basic training is required. A training workshop will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 5 at Armstrong University, University Hall, room 157. (Source)
- Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:13 AM PDT - (Charleston City Paper) - The Cove is a thrilling, but ultimately depressing, documentary about dolphin slaughter
Prone to despair about the state of the world? The Cove could send you spiraling into a deep funk about the endless damage humankind is visiting upon the planet. Our oceans are being fished-out, chemicals render much of the food we do catch toxic, and greedy governments often favor profit over the environment. The Cove is about a lot of things, but at its most basic, it is about the determined... (Source)
- Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:52 PM PDT - (Albany and Great Southern Weekender) - Whale of a time
THE whale-watching season off Albany continues with regular sightings delighting visitors and locals. But even Paul Guest from Albany Dolphin and Whale Cruises was surprised when a newborn calf surfaced beside his boat in King George Sound, the eighth humpback cow and calf for the year. (Source)
- Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:55 PM PDT - (WTOC 11 Savannah) - 13th Annual Taste of Tybee a success
Some of the area's best restaurants were on hand to show off their stuff, including the Dolphin Reef restaurant and Sting Ray's Seafood. Organizers say you couldn't ask for a better turnout in a more beautiful place. (Source)
- Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:36 PM PDT - (Herald Sun) - Zoo sued over splashing dolphins
A WOMAN is suing a Chicago zoo over fall near a dolphin exhibit, saying the dolphins were encouraged to splash, making the surface slippery (Source)
- Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:21 PM PDT - (Straits Times) - She sues zoo over dolphins
CHICAGO - A WOMAN is suing a Chicago-area zoo for a 2008 fall near a dolphin exhibit, accusing zookeepers of encouraging the mammals to splash water and then failing to protect spectators from wet surfaces, local media reported on Thursday. In her suit filed earlier this week, Allecyn Edwards said she was injured while walking near an exhibit at Brookfield Zoo, where a group of Atlantic... (Source)
- Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:03 PM PDT - (Wired News) - How Filmmakers Used Spy Tech to Catch Dolphin Slaughter
Documentary filmmakers use cutting edge spy technology to infiltrate a highly secretive annual dolphin slaughter in Japan -- and use some pretty slippery tactics to get the footage out of the area to a safe location. (Source)
- Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:44 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Woman sues zoo over splashing dolphins
A woman is suing a zoo after she fell near a dolphin exhibit, accusing staff of encouraging the mammals to splash water and then failing to protect spectators from wet surfaces. (Source)
- Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:29 PM PDT - (The Courier Mail) - Zoo sued for teaching dolphins to splash
A WOMAN is suing a Chicago-area zoo for a 2008 fall near a dolphin exhibit, accusing zookeepers of encouraging the mammals to splash water and then failing to protect spectators from wet surfaces. (Source)
- Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:53 AM PDT - (The Georgia Straight) - Those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Both the Canadian seal hunt and the Taiji dolphin killings are shameful uses of marine mammals, but it seems the Straight'and probably Canada as a whole'would prefer to focus on the shame Japan should feel for its killings. (Source)
- Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:49 AM PDT - (Countryside Suburban Life) - Woman suing zoo after slipping at dolphin exhibit
A Chicago woman is suing the Brookfield Zoo, claiming she suffered injuries while visiting the dolphin exhibit in August 2008. (Source)
- Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:55 AM PDT - (AllAfrica.com) - Namibia: Study Into Dolphins Off Country's Coast
LITTLE is known about dolphins that occur along the Namibian coast, but that will change with a current study to collect data on the various dolphin species in our coastal waters. (Source)
- Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:53 PM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - 'The Cove'
"The Cove" aims to document what goes on in a village in Japan that specializes in clandestine dolphin slaughter. ( Roadside Attractions ) "The Cove" is a powerful and effective piece of advocacy filmmaking, but it's difficult to watch it without thinking of subtitles like "The Place Where Evil Dwells" or "The Little Town With the Really Big Secret." (Source)
- Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:46 AM PDT - (Reuters) - Woman sues zoo over splashing dolphins
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A woman is suing a Chicago-area zoo for a 2008 fall near a dolphin exhibit, accusing zookeepers of encouraging the mammals to splash water and then failing to protect spectators from wet surfaces, local media reported on Thursday. (Source)
- Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:00 AM PDT - (The Australian) - Capital assets
THE dolphin's body makes an arc in the air the shape of a tribal dagger before it slices back beneath the Bedouin-blue waves. (Source)
- Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:47 AM PDT - (Dose) - Review: The Cove
This heart-wrenching documentary chronicles a secret dolphin slaughter off the coast of Japan. Part thriller, part activist tract, the movie wears its agenda on its neoprene sleeve -- and just as well. (Source)
- Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:50 AM PDT - (Otago Daily Times) - Bricklayer inspired to help save dolphins
The shocking facts about dolphin slaughter in Japan, revealed in the award-winning documentary The Cove , have changed Tony Denley's life. read more (Source)
- Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:05 PM PDT - (Sunshine Coast Daily) - Dolphin deaths linked to water quality
A peak wildlife body has blamed stormwater pollution for the deaths of three bottlenose dolphins in three days in southeast Queensland's Moreton Bay. (Source)
- Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:30 PM PDT - (Sky News Australia) - Dolphin deaths linked to water quality
A wildlife group has called on the Queensland government to reduce stormwater runoff into Moretan Bay following the deaths of three bottlenose dolphins in three days. (Source)
- Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:03 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Freed dolphin splashes out in gratitude
Dolphins are famed for helping humans in trouble at sea and now fishermen off Northland have returned the favour by freeing a dolphin caught in a fishing long-line. The dolphin, feeble and facing death, approached their charter... (Source)
- Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:59 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Freed dolphin splashes out in gratitude
Dolphins are famed for helping humans in trouble at sea and now fishermen off Northland have returned the favour by freeing a dolphin caught in a fishing long-line. (Source)
- Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:09 AM PDT - (The West Australian) - Broome to dump Taiji as sister city over dolphin slaughter (The West Australian)
Broome Shire will sever a sister city relationship with a Japanese town that hosts the killing of more than 2000 dolphins a year after an emotion-charged special council meeting this afternoon. (Source)
- Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:03 PM PDT - (The Brownsville Herald) - Rescuers arriving soon to help dolphin tangled in fishing line
A rescue team from the Marine Mammal Stranding Network is expected to arrive in Port Isabel Tuesday in an attempt to free a dolphin entangled in fishing line. (Source)
- Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:04 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Dolphin cull sparks flood of hate mail
Hate mail has been sent to Broome councillors of Japanese heritage over Japan's annual dolphin cull. (Source)
- Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:04 PM PDT - (China Daily) - Woman sues zoo over splashing dolphins
A woman is suing a Chicago-area zoo for a 2008 fall near a dolphin exhibit, accusing zookeepers of encouraging the mammals to splash water and then failing to protect spectators from wet surfaces, local media reported on Thursday. (Source)
- Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:12 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Dolphin deaths blamed on population boom
Conservationists say the death of three dolphins in Queensland's Moreton Bay last week should not be blamed on a fertiliser and oil spill in March. (Source)
- Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:09 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Woman sues over wet pool surfaces
A WOMAN is suing a Chicago zoo for a fall near a dolphin exhibit, accusing zookeepers of encouraging the mammals to splash water and then failing to protect spectators from w (Source)
- Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:03 PM PDT - (Bloomberg) - Australia Town Cuts Ties With Taiji Over Dolphins, Yomiuri Says
Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Broome , a town in northwestern Australia, has decided to suspend its sister-city relationship with Taiji until the western Japanese town ends its practice of conducting annual dolphin hunts, the Yomiuri newspaper reported. (Source)
- Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:54 PM PDT - (Perth Now) - Bid to heal dolphin rift
THE deputy mayor of Taiji finds it "hard to believe" Broome has suspended sister-city relations over the Japanese town's traditional killing of dolphins. (Source)
- Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:10 PM PDT - (The Japan Times) - Taiji told to stop dolphin carnage or sister ties end
The town of Broome on the coast of Western Australia has put its sister city, Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on notice: Stop the yearly dolphin slaughter or the relationship is off. The local council in Broome voted unanimously Saturday to send a warning to Taiji to end its dolphin "harvesting," council head Graeme Campbell said Monday. Read the full story (Source)
- Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:56 PM PDT - (Japan Today) - National 'º Broome sweeps away sister-city ties with Taiji over dolphin kill
The town of Broome in northwestern Australia effectively suspended its sister-town relationship with Taiji over the weekend to disassociate itself from the Japanese town's annual'¦ (Source)
- Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:51 AM PDT - (WCPO Cincinnati) - Strange Sea Creature Dubbed 'Muck Monster'
If it were a dolphin or shark, there'd be a fin. So...what is it? (Source)
- Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:14 AM PDT - (World Leisure News) - Zoo sued over dolphin splashing
The Chicago Sun-Times has reported that a woman is suing a local zoo after she slipped on water 'deliberately' splashed by dolphins. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:47 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Search for Pink Dolphins in Bolivia's Amazon
Journey to the Amazon Basin in search of the elusive pink dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:02 PM PDT - (The Southampton Press & The East Hampton Press) - Stony Brook University announces partnership with Riverhead Foundation, Atlantis Marine World
Tagging a sea turtle or feeding a bottlenose dolphin are not activities that marine science students can do in a classroom. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:35 PM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - Louie Psihoyos: Australians Take a Stand Against Japanese City's Dolphin-Hunting Practice
The Cove exposes not just a horrific yearly hunt, but humans knowingly poisoning other humans by slipping dolphin meat into the food system. The events of last week in Australia stand out as one of the greatest moments in this young film's history. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:26 AM PDT - (ABC Action News Tampa Bay) - Strange sea creature dubbed 'Muck Monster'
If it were a dolphin or shark, there'd be a fin. So...what is it? (Source)
- Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:20 AM PDT - (The Age) - Protesters target dolphin-kill town
ACTIVISTS plan to return to the dolphin-killing town of Taiji within days to resume the fight against the Japan-wide hunt highlighted in their documentary The Cove. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:26 AM PDT - (Guernsey Press and Star) - Site Search:
POLICE have warned shopkeepers to be vigilant after a robbery at the weekend. Dolphin Stores at La Rochelle, Vale, was targeted by thieves on Saturday afternoon who made off with £705 from the day's takings. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:07 AM PDT - (MENAFN) - Dolphin constructs Taweelah-Fujairah gas pipeline
Dolphin constructs Taweelah-Fujairah gas pipeline (Source)
- Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:01 PM PDT - (Marlborough Express) - Rare white dolphin seen in Marlborough Sounds
A rare, completely white common dolphin has been photographed in the Marlborough Sounds. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:07 AM PDT - (Red Deer Advocate) - First riders
Set to take their first rides on a school bus Kash, left, and Reno Dolphin and their mother Stephanie take part in the first program of its kind in Red Deer. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:36 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Dolphin lighthouse bought by uni
A university takes complete control of a former working lighthouse to help in its work monitoring sea life. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:30 PM PDT - (thewest.com.au) - Dolphin slaughter row threatens Broome festival
The Broome Shire Council has cancelled the opening ceremony and float parade of the town's biggest cultural festival, Shinju Matsuri, which now faces an uncertain future as the row over Taiji's dolphin slaughter descends into ugly attacks on the town's Japanese heritage. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:47 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Dolphin photos 'hung on Japanese graves'
A Japanese cemetery in the WA town of Broome has been targeted over its sister city's annual dolphin cull. (Source)
- Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:08 PM PDT - (Canada.com) - Court won't stop seismic testing in B.C. whale, dolphin habitat
The Federal Court turned down Thursday a request by environmental groups to block controversial seismic oceans environmental groups feared would harm whales and dolphins. (Source)
- Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:15 AM PDT - (Sunshine Coast Daily) - Healthier river draws leaping dolphin
A leaping dolphin provided a rare treat in the Mooloolah River yesterday. (Source)
- Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:09 AM PDT - (GreenMuze) - Broome Splits With Taiji
The Australian town of Broome recently voted unanimously to end its ties with sister-city Taiji, Japan because of the annual dolphin cull. Broome's mayor, Graeme Campbell, said that they made the decision to end the historical relationship because the dolphin cull was unacceptable to the community. (Source)
- Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:00 AM PDT - (Calcutta News) - Dolphin activists invade Japanese gravesite in Australia
Anger has erupted in an Australian coastal town which has a sister-city relationship with the town of Taiji in Japan. (Source)
- Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:39 AM PDT - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Virginia Beach is for dolphin lovers
DAILY PRESS (NEWPORT NEWS, VA.) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Two families vacationing in Virginia Beach, Va., started their stay with an adventure they can write home about -- kayaking in the Atlantic Ocean with dolphins playing all around them. (Source)
- Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:49 PM PDT - (thewest.com.au) - Broome meeting to discuss dolphin row
The Shire of Broome is hosting a public gathering this afternoon to allow community members a chance to express their angst about the decision to sever the town's sister city relationship with a Japanese port that hosts the killing of more than 2000 dolphins a year. (Source)
- Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:31 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Broome dolphin row impacts festival
Broome council's decision to suspend its Japanese sister city relationship appears to be causing a rift between some locals. (Source)
- Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:15 AM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - All In One: SAFCOL Provides People On-The-Go With Healthy and Delicious All-Natural Tuna and Salmon
Increasing deadlines and responsibilities cause people to opt for unhealthy, "fast" foods that are detrimental to health. Demanding schedules can make finding healthy and tasty cuisine challenging, but those looking for a flavorful solution can look to SAFCOL's all-natural, heart healthy, Kosher, and dolphin safe mouthwatering tuna and salmon. (Source)
- Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:03 AM PDT - (The West Australian) - Broome meeting to discuss dolphin row (The West Australian)
The Shire of Broome is meeting with local cultural leaders this afternoon to allow them a chance to express their angst about the decision to sever the town's sister city relationship with a Japanese port that hosts the killing of more than 2000 dolphins a year. (Source)
- Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:02 PM PDT - (Independent) - Captured on film: dolphin bloodbath Japan tries to hide
On Tuesday, in the Japanese town of Taiji, the killing will resume. Several dozen dolphins will be herded into a secluded cove, where a few will be selected for marine amusement parks. The rest will be speared with knives and harpoons. By the end of the day, the water in the picturesque cove will be crimson. (Source)
- Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:08 AM PDT - (The Post and Courier) - Wildcats storm to win over Dolphins
BEAUFORT -- West Ashley quarterback K.J. Cohen tore through the Battery Creek defense for 217 total yards and five touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a 40-12 win at Dolphin Field on Friday night. (Source)
- Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:59 PM PDT - (Free Internet Press) - Australian Town, Dolphin Point, Under Threat From Bushfire
Dozens of homes are under threat from a fire burning out of control near the town of Dolphin Point on the Australian state of New South Wales' south coast. (Source)
- Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:17 PM PDT - (Key West Citizen) - Dolphins can find hidden objects
Typically, alligators and dolphins do not get along, but at the Dolphin Research Center, a plush version of the reptile has helped unlock another aspect of the marine mammal's complex brain. The... read more (Source)
- Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:53 PM PDT - (The Courier Mail) - NSW town under bushfire threat
DOLPHIN Point residents warned to protect their homes as bushfire burns out of control close to the New South Wales town. (Source)
- Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:25 PM PDT - (The West Australian) - Homes under threat from South Coast fire (AAP)
Dozens of homes are under threat from a fire burning out of control near the town of Dolphin Point on the NSW south coast. (Source)
- Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:13 PM PDT - (The Monitor) - HOME FREE: Rescuers save dolphin caught in fishing line
Mohawk, the baby dolphin found entangled in fishing line has been rescued by the Marine Mammal Stranding Network. 'He's free! He's free!' shouted Scarlet Colley, director of the Dolphin Research Center, who was the first to (Source)
- Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:02 AM PDT - (Independent) - Captured on film: dolphin bloodbath Japan tries to hide
On Tuesday, in the Japanese town of Taiji, the killing will resume. Several dozen dolphins will be herded into a secluded cove, where a few will be selected for marine amusement parks. The rest will be speared with knives and harpoons. By the end of the day, the water in the picturesque cove will be crimson. (Source)
- Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:45 AM PDT - (Kompas) - TRAVEL : Want to Hear A Dolphin Joke?
What did one dolphin say to the other dolphin? (Source)
- Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:48 PM PDT - (Illawarra Mercury) - Residents' alarm as bushfire approached
Watching embers fly over the roof of his house gave Dolphin Point man Shaun Dickson twice as many reasons to worry as most residents in the small beachfront town south of Ulladulla. (Source)
- Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:35 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Biologist urges closer look at dolphin deaths
A spike in the number of dead dolphins in the Hauraki Gulf could point to a problem other than poisonous sea slugs - if only authorities would do the necessary tests, says a researcher. Marine biologist Karen Stockin, who is responsible... (Source)
- Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:11 AM PDT - (Oil Online) - HB Rentals provides heliport and accommodations for BG Trinidad's Dolphin Platform
Offshore accommodation specialist, HB Rentals, a Superior Energy Services company, recently completed a total accommodations solutions contract for BG Trinidad announced HB Rentals President Deidre Toups. (Source)
- Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:23 AM PDT - (St. Petersburg Times) - Man smashed between boat, pilings under Sunshine Skyway
ST. PETERSBURG A 53-year-old man who was smashed between his boat and a cluster of pilings under the Sunshine Skyway this morning is in critical condition at Bayfront Medical Center, according to St. Petersburg Fire Rescue. The man, an employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, was working on a piece of equipment atop a "dolphin," a cluster of pilings with a protective... (Source)
- Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:03 PM PDT - (3news) - Dolphin deaths to be investigated further by DOC
Toxicology tests will be carried out on the dolphins that died recently in the Hauraki Gulf. (Source)
- Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:49 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Wildlife deaths to be investigated further by DOC
The Department of Conservation is concerned about recent dolphin deaths in the Hauraki Gulf, and has commissioned toxicology tests to try to determine how they died. (Source)
- Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:09 PM PDT - (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - Aquarium's artful animals
Shadow, a 17-year-old dolphin at the Texas State Aquarium, works on a painting Tuesday during an enrichment session with trainer Cheryl Evans. He was the first of the three dolphins to learn to paint using a paintbrush attached to a bite bar. (Source)
- Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:14 PM PDT - (The Japan Times) - Taiji fishermen carry on with dolphin hunt
The port of Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture is going ahead with its annual dolphin hunt even after an Australian town suspended its sister-city ties because of the slaughter and a documentary that has focused attention on the seaside village. The hunt, in which dolphins are caught at sea or corralled into coves and impaled, was to start Tuesday and last through February. Read the full story (Source)
- Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:14 PM PDT - (The Japan Times) - Activist against dolphin slaughter visits Taiji to show its nice side
OSAKA ' The central figure in "The Cove," a controversial and shocking documentary about the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, is back in Taiji on the first day of the annual dolphin hunt with a film crew. But this time he says he wants to show the world what is right about the seaside town. Read the full story (Source)
- Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:10 PM PDT - (AllAfrica.com) - Angola: Police Staff Off to South Africa for Dolphin Exercises
The first group of National Police left Tuesday for Lohatla, South Africa, to take part on the 01-26 September "Dolphin FTX- Phase III" exercises, of troops integrated into Standby Brigade of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). (Source)
- Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:40 AM PDT - (Stars and Stripes) - 'Fish out of water' handles air operations for EOD forces
Chief Petty Officer Dave "Tivi" Thivierge feels like a fish out of water in Afghanistan. The U.S. Navy diver and dolphin trainer is miles from any ocean, overseeing a mission for which he has no prior experience. (Source)
- Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:35 AM PDT - (The Star) - MCM take pointers from Australia
Marine and Coastal Management (MCM) has developed a draft response strategy to deal better with whale and dolphin strandings and to prevent the "chaos" that went with the mass stranding of false killer whales at Kommetjie in May. (Source)
- Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:05 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - DoC looking deeper into dolphin deaths
The Department of Conservation has commissioned testing on the corpses of dolphins washed up in the Hauraki Gulf. The department said it was confident brodifacoum poisoning had been ruled out in relation to the deaths but was "conscious of the level of public concern surrounding this issue". (Source)
- Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:27 PM PDT - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Dolphin activist wants to win over Japan
SEPT. 2, 2009 -- Marine Mammal specialist Richard O'Barry looks at dolphins in a tank at Whales Museum during his tour to Taiji, western Japan. (AP) TAIJI, Japan ' All Ric O'Barry wants is to stop the dolphin killing, so the trainer for the 1960s "Flipper" TV series is headed to this seaside Japanese town, where the hunt goes down. (Source)
- Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:13 PM PDT - (Coast Reporter) - question of the week
TAIJI, Japan - All Ric O'Barry wants is to stop the dolphin killing, so the trainer for the 1960s "Flipper" TV series is headed to this seaside Japanese town, where the hunt goes down. (Source)
- Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:40 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - Moko the dolphin thought to have moved to Gisborne
It is almost certain that a large, friendly bottlenose dolphin delighting crowds at Gisborne's Waikanae Beach is Mahia's internationally-famous Moko (Source)
- Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:17 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Award-winning dolphin doc angers locals
An American activist and dolphin trainer, who is the star of a new award-winning documentary depicting dolphin slaughter, got an unwelcome reception when he turned up in Taiji with his film crew to draw attention to the annual dolphin... (Source)
- Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:25 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Dolphin hunting doc, a Sundance Film Festival winner
An American activist and dolphin trainer, who is the star of a new award-winning documentary depicting dolphin slaughter, got an unwelcome reception when he turned up in Taiji with his film crew to draw attention to the annual dolphin hunt. (Source)
- Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:17 PM PDT - (Japan Today) - Entertainment / Arts 'º Star of Taiji dolphin-hunt film wants to win over Japan
All Ric O'Barry wants is to stop the dolphin killing, so the trainer for the 1960s "Flipper" TV series is headed to this seaside Japanese'¦ (Source)
- Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:12 PM PDT - (GreenMuze) - Dolphin Killing On Hold
The infamous dolphin killing cove in Taiji, Japan is currently quiet. Activists and media organizations are reporting that the annual slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan is believed to be on hold for the time being. With the recent exposure from the documentary film The Cove, public outcry against the annual bloody dolphin slaughter is rapidly spreading around the globe. (Source)
- Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:15 PM PDT - (MSNBC) - Star of dolphin-hunt film returns to 'Cove'
All Ric O'Barry wants is to stop the dolphin killing, so the trainer for the 1960s "Flipper" TV series traveled to the seaside Japanese town where the hunt goes down. (Source)
- Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:09 PM PDT - (KIAH-TV Houston) - Stranded Dolphin Finds New Home
A dolphin displaced by Hurricane Ike moves to his new home in Florida. (Source)
- Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:22 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Dolphin protection scheme 'not enough'
NEW measures have been drawn up to protect the world's most northerly population of bottlenose dolphins ' but conservation groups say they do not go far enough. (Source)
- Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:55 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Moko heads north to find new playmates
Moko the bottlenose dolphin, here being photographed by researcher Dr Ingrid Visser, has attracted people from all over the world. PICTURE / HAWKE'S BAY TODAY (Source)
- Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:37 AM PDT - (Nevada Appeal) - Star of dolphin-hunt film wants to win over Japan
TAIJI, Japan (AP) - All Ric O'Barry wants is to stop the killing, so the dolphin trainer for the 1960s "Flipper" TV series figured the natural place to start was in this seaside Japanese town. (Source)
- Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:35 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Elusive UK dolphin re-emerges
A Risso's Dolphin is seen off the UK coast three years after its previous sighting. (Source)
- Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:29 PM PDT - (WTSP-TV Tampa) - Sick boy gets virtual visit with dolphin
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Thanks to modern technology, a sick little boy who lives in Vermont got to meet a famous dolphin who lives in a Florida aquarium. (Source)
- Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:33 PM PDT - (Local 10 Miami) - Sick Boy Meets Dolphin Virtually
Thanks to modern technology, a sick boy who lives in Vermont got to meet a famous dolphin who lives in a Florida aquarium. (Source)
- Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:20 AM PDT - (ABC News) - Search for Pink Dolphins in Bolivia's Amazon
Journey to the Amazon Basin in search of the elusive pink dolphin. (Source)
- Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:43 AM PDT - (National Geographic) - Activist Returns to Dolphin-Hunt Cove
Former dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, star of the new documentary The Cove, again confronts the Japanese town where dolphins are trapped and killed by hand in "drive hunts." Video. (Source)
- Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:44 AM PDT - (Gothamist) - Louie Psihoyos, The Cove
Eco-thriller documentary The Cove follows Louie Psihoyos, leader of the Ocean Preservation Society , and Richard O'Barry, a dolphin trainer and activist best known for his work on the 1960's TV show Flipper, as they infiltrate a small seaside Japanese village where tens of thousands of dolphins are secretly slaughtered every year. The critical reaction has been stellar, and we can assure you... (Source)
- Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:56 AM PDT - (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Cull Of The Wild: Dolphin Slaughter Filmed
As Japan's annual dolphin cull begins, a documentary featuring the trainer involved in the '60s TV hit Flipper has exposed the brutality behind the industry. (Source)
- Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:19 PM PDT - (Central Florida News 13) - Sick Boy Gets Virtual Visit From 'Winter' The Dolphin
Thanks to modern technology, a sick little boy who lives in Vermont got to meet a famous dolphin who lives in a Florida aquarium. (Source)
- Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:32 PM PDT - (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Anyone seen Moko?
The Conservation Department in Gisborne wants to know the whereabouts of missing Mahia dolphin 'Moko' as soon as he is sighted again. (Source)
- Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:46 PM PDT - (Channel 8 San Diego) - SeaWorld retiring its popular 'Dolphin Discovery' show
One of SeaWorld's most popular shows will soon take its final curtain call. (Source)
- Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:33 AM PDT - (NPR) - Hunters Pass On Opening Day Of Dolphin Season
This week marked the opening of dolphin hunting season in Japan. During the six-month season, thousands of dolphins are corralled into narrow coves and captured for sale to aquariums or amusement parks. Those not captured are killed for meat. But this year, something different happened. (Source)
- Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:05 PM PDT - (NZCity) - Anyone seen Moko?
6 September 2009 The Conservation Department in Gisborne wants to know the whereabouts of missing Mahia dolphin 'Moko' as soon as he is sighted again. (Source)
- Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:28 PM PDT - (ABC Action News Tampa Bay) - Sick boy who got virtual visit with dolphin passes away
Ross Perri, who lived in Vermont, had often traveled to Florida to visit his family and see dolphins. He wanted to swim with the dolphins but he was too sick... (Source)
- Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:50 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - Dolphin slaughter continues in Japan
All Ric O'Barry wants is to stop the killing, so the dolphin trainer for the 1960s "Flipper" TV series figured the natural place to start was in this seaside Japanese town. (Source)
- Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:34 AM PDT - (Central Florida News 13) - Sick Boy Who Got Wish To See Dolphins Dies
Thanks to modern technology, a sick little boy who lives in Vermont got to meet a famous dolphin who lives in a Florida aquarium. (Source)
- Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:56 AM PDT - (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) - Sick boy who got virtual visit from dolphin passes away
A sick boy whose wish to see Florida's dolphins was fulfilled has passed away. (Source)
- Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:43 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Gisborne to give Moko VIP treatment
The Department of Conservation is planning to give Moko the friendly bottlenose dolphin VIP treatment if he continues to make the Gisborne region home over the Christmas/New Year period. There is concern that Moko could get injured... (Source)
- Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:32 PM PDT - (Otago Daily Times) - Friendly dolphin to get VIP treatment
The Department of Conservation is planning to give Moko the friendly bottlenose dolphin VIP treatment if he continues to make the Gisborne region home over the Christmas/New Year period. read more (Source)
- Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:15 PM PDT - (Channel 8 San Diego) - News 8's Steve Price at the final performance of 'Dolphin Discovery'
The final performance of one of SeaWorld's longest-running shows was Monday, and News 8's Steve Price and his son Aaron took part in the finale. (Source)
- Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:16 PM PDT - (New Zealand's National Business Review) - DOC, MFish agree ' one observer per boat
DOC and MFish have assured inshore fishermen that their overlapping observer programmes will not mean more than one observer per boat. However, fishermen will still have to pay for the two separate programmes. MFish's Hector's dolphin summer observer programme, which began in 2009, overlaps with DOC's Marine Conservation Services Programme, which has been observing inshore fisheries since 1998... (Source)
- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:58 PM PDT - (The Guardian) - Marine mammal washes up on beach in Tracadie area
Fisheries officials are trying to determine the cause of death of what appears to be a dolphin found washed up on a beach Tuesday in the Tracadie area. (Source)
- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:26 PM PDT - (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News) - SHIPS AT KUCHING PORT: SEPT 09
ARRIVE: JASA KETIGA, HEURISTIC DOLPHIN. (Source)
- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:37 PM PDT - (Orange County Register) - Producer of 'The Cove' to speak in Irvine tonight
Award-winning documentary exposes Japanese dolphin hunting. (Source)
- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:34 PM PDT - (u.tv) - Local News
Does Nicolas Sarkozy have short-man syndrome? When Alan Ladd starred in the 1957 film Boy on a Dolphin, Sophia Loren had to walk in a trench alongside him so filmgoers couldn't tell she was taller than him. (Source)
- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:25 PM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - South town briefs
The dolphin population at the Minnesota Zoo just grew by three. But the new arrivals are only visiting until next spring. (Source)
- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:46 PM PDT - (UPI) - 'Dolphin Discovery' ends run at SeaWorld
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The "Dolphin Discovery" show has ended its 13-year-long run at SeaWorld in San Diego, Calif., park officials said. (Source)
- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:02 AM PDT - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - SeaWorld San Diego's 'Dolphin Discovery' show ends
SeaWorld San Diego's long-running show "Dolphin Discovery" has ended. (Source)
- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:59 AM PDT - (AlertNet) - Turkish bulk carrier runs aground near Cape Town
Source: Reuters CAPE TOWN, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Turkish bulk carrier MV SELI 1, carrying a 30,000 tonne coal cargo, ran aground with no reported injuries at Dolphin beach near the South African coastal city of Cape... (Source)
- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:35 PM PDT - (St. Petersburg Times) - Ailing boy died hours after video visit with dolphin Winter
A video of Winter brings laughter and a smile to a boy's last day. (Source)
- Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:10 PM PDT - (Zoo and Aquarium Visitor) - Clearwater Marine Aquarium Donates $605 to the Children's Cancer Center
Winter the Dolphin Worked With Kids From the Children's Cancer Center on Paintings By Jeni Hatter Clearwater, FL - Clearwater Marine Aquarium is pleased to announce it has donated $605 to the Children's Cancer Center. The money was raised by selling paintings that were done jointly with CMA dolphins and kids from the Children's Cancer Center. This past July, Winter the dolphin worked with kids... (Source)
- Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:06 PM PDT - (The Herald) - Bulk carrier runs aground
Reuters. CAPE TOWN. Turkish bulk carrier MV SELI 1, carrying a 30 000 tonne coal cargo, ran aground with no reported injuries at Dolphin beach near Cape Town, city officials said on Tuesday. (Source)
- Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:05 PM PDT - (MSNBC) - Don't be lured into feeding wild dolphins!
SARASOTA BAY, Fla. ' Off of Florida's Gulf Coast, lives perhaps the most unusual wild dolphin: "Beggar." It's a nickname earned years ago when this highly intelligent bottle-nosed dolphin learned there's more than one way to satiate his appetite. (Source)
- Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:50 PM PDT - (Brisbane Times) - Dolphin deaths not 'unusually high'
Animals may be dying in Moreton Bay because of environmental reasons, says Govt. (Source)
- Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:27 AM PDT - (Stuff) - Moko the dolphin exploring East Coast
Moko the friendly dolphin seems to be happily exploring the East Coast. (Source)
- Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:26 AM PDT - (The Age) - Dolphin, dugong deaths not unusual: govt
A recent spate of marine animal deaths in Moreton Bay is not unusual, environmental officials say. (Source)
- Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:51 AM PDT - (The Courier Mail) - Spate of dolphin, dugong deaths 'normal'
ENVIRONMENTAL authorities say a recent spate of marine animal deaths in Moreton Bay is not unusual. (Source)
- Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:53 PM PDT - (CNews) - Japanese town setting dolphins free
TOKYO - The Japanese town chronicled in the award-winning film "The Cove" for its annual dolphin hunt that turns coastal waters red with blood has suspended killing the animals - at least for this week's catch - following an international outcry. (Source)
- Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:55 PM PDT - (KSDK St. Louis) - CAPTION THIS: Painting dolphin
CAPTION THIS: Painting dolphin (Source)
- Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:32 PM PDT - (GreenMuze) - Dolphin Hunt On Again
Although dolphins and whales had a brief reprieve from the annual dolphin hunt and slaughter in Taiji, Japan, the hunt is back on. Yesterday, in the early part of the morning, Japanese fisherman rounded-up an estimated 50 pilot whales and 100 bottlenose dolphins. (Source)
- Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:11 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Dolphin-hunt village sets catch free
THE Japanese town that the award-winning film The Cove chronicled for its annual dolphin hunt has set some of its first catch free. An official at the Taiji fisheries associat (Source)
- Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:42 PM PDT - (Perth Now) - Taiji stops dolphin kill
BROOME'S Japanese sister-city Taiji has gone ahead with its controversial dolphin hunt - but says it will stop short of killing the animals. (Source)
- Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:46 PM PDT - (Char-Koosta News) - Doggy Dash 2009 set for Saturday, September 19
POLSON ' The Mission Valley Animal Shelter has announced that its Doggy Dash 2009 will be held this year on Saturday, September 19, at the Travis Dolphin Dog Park, rain or shine. Co-sponsors of the event are Community Banks-Montana and Total Screen Design. (Source)
- Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:09 AM PDT - (redOrbit) - Japanese Town Continues Annual Dolphin Hunt Despite Protesters
Local officials of a Japanese coastal town said on Thursday they have gone ahead with their controversial dolphin hunt as animal-rights activists continue to protest them, AFP reported.Wakayama prefectural official Yasushi Shimamura said fishermen in Taiji caught about 100 bottlenose dolphins and 50 pilot whales on Wednesday, in their first catch since the fishery season started on September 1... (Source)
- Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:51 AM PDT - (US News & World Report) - Japanese Town in 'The Cove' Setting Dolphins Free
The town of Taiji, known for its annual dolphin hunt, has suspended killing the animals. (Source)
- Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:38 PM PDT - (Irish Examiner) - High-flying Dolphin braced for cup backlash from Garryowen
DOLPHIN will be looking to maintain their blistering start to the season when they visit Dooradoyle to take on Garryowen in the tie of the ODM Munster Senior Cup first round today (2.30pm). (Source)
- Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:36 PM PDT - (The Epoch Times) - The Extinction of Baiji: China's White Dolphin
The mighty Yangze river. China's most extensive waterway was the perfect habitat for a special white dolphin. (Source)
- Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:36 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - "Cove" Town Suspends Dolphin Slaughter
The Japanese town made infamous by the movie The Cove has temporarily suspended its hunt. The annual Taiji hunt claims around 2,000 dolphins, killed by hand after being herded into a shallow cove. Video. (Source)
- Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:34 AM PDT - (China Daily) - Japanese town starts dolphin hunt under global spotlight
TAIJI: To animal rights activists it's a cruel and bloody slaughter; for Japanese it's a long tradition: this week fishermen in a picturesque coastal town embarked on their annual dolphin hunt. (Source)
- Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:35 AM PDT - (Sin Chew Jit Poh) - US environmentalist Ric O'Barry has filmed dolphin hunting at the Japanese town of Taiji as an eco-documentary called
The Cove , which has started screening in the US. Photo courtesy: AFP. (Source)
- Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:16 AM PDT - (Boston Herald) - Stranded dolphin rescued in Wellfleet
Rescuers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare Marine Mammal Rescue Team pulled a stranded male Atlantic white-sided dolphin from the mud flats at Chipman's... (Source)
- Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:03 AM PDT - (The Polar Conservation Organisation) - Annual Japanese dolphin hunt
From various news articles and press releases: Despite protests from animal rights activists the Japanese coastal town of Taiji has gone ahead with its annual dolphin hunt. (Source)
- Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:50 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Moko the friendly dolphin goes missing
Moko, the famous bottlenose dolphin, has gone swimabout. The dolphin has not been seen since Friday. Moko departed from Tolaga Bay, north of Gisborne, after getting a couple of days of close attention from lots of people. (Source)
- Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:11 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Moko the friendly dolphin missing
Moko, the famous bottlenose dolphin, has gone swimabout.The dolphin has not been seen since Friday.Moko departed from Tolaga Bay, north of Gisborne, after getting a couple of days of close attention from lots of people.People... (Source)
- Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:05 PM PDT - (NZCity) - Where is Moko?
13 September 2009 Moko, the famous bottlenose dolphin, has gone swimabout. The dolphin has not been seen since Friday. Moko departed from Tolaga Bay, north of Gisborne, after getting a couple of days of close attention from lots of people. (Source)
- Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:50 AM PDT - (Business Standard India) - Learning through play
What we perceive as dolphin "tricks' may just be the natural behaviour of this fascinating mammal. It was a hot, bright morning in Dubai, and we were in its Dolphinarium, watching the dolphin show. (Source)
- Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:01 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - U.S. film puts Japanese town on defensive for dolphin slaughter
'The Cove' offers a rare look at the kills in Taiji, which sought to keep them off limits. Some residents are unmoved by global outrage over the bloody practice. 'We are who we are,' one says. Keiko Hirao sits on pebbly Whale Beach in the late morning sun, taking in this town's main summertime attraction -- two playful dolphins swimming alongside tourists in a picturesque cove. (Source)
- Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:19 AM PDT - (Toronto Sun) - By George, he's got it
Dolphin noises? Tales of dead goats? Yes, these were among the highlights of a star-packed TIFF news conference yesterday for The Men Who Stare At Goats, a black comedy about paranormal military activities. (Source)
- Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:39 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Japanese Dolphin Slaughter Exposed in Film
More Taiji fishermen release rather than kill some dolphins this year. (Source)
- Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:13 PM PDT - (1up.com) - Scribblenauts' Dictionary Totals 22,802 Words?
"Electra Dolphin"? It's in there. "Municipal Building"? In there. "Rooster Helmet"? Oh, it's so in there, along with another 22,799 words, apparently. CrunchGear reports ( via Joystiq) that someone has obtained a copy of Scribblenauts early, and hacked into the game to extract the full list of words that will create an item. And while the list is still unconfirmed, the staggering size of it... (Source)
- Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:19 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Greens bid to make seas a sanctuary
MINISTERS are considering a plan to turn Scotland's seas into an international whale and dolphin sanctuary, it has been revealed. The proposal has been put forward by the (Source)
- Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:39 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - U.S. film puts Japanese town on defensive for dolphin slaughter
'The Cove' offers a rare look at the kills in Taiji, which sought to keep them off limits. Some residents are unmoved by global outrage over the bloody practice. 'We are who we are,' one says. (Source)
- Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:25 AM PDT - (AllAfrica.com) - Southern Africa : SADC Stand-By Troops Start Dolphin Exercises' 'Real Test'
Loahtla ' Soldiers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) known as Stand-by Brigade entered early Saturday the "real test" of the Dolphin Phase III Military Exercises. (Source)
- Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:48 PM PDT - (Mail and Guardian) - Your M&G Online
Remember me? Taiji's annual cull of bottlenose dolphins and pilot whales continues despite growing international condemnation. Despite protests from environmental organisations, Japanese fishermen are currently conducting an annual dolphin hunt that kills thousands of the aquatic mammals. (Source)
- Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:11 PM PDT - (CNews) - Japanese town setting dolphins free
TOKYO - The Japanese town chronicled in the award-winning film "The Cove" for its annual dolphin hunt that turns coastal waters red with blood has suspended killing the animals - at least for this week's catch - following an international outcry. (Source)
- Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:04 PM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Dead dolphin, alligator found on Hollywood beach
A dead bottlenose dolphin that was bitten by a shark and a decomposed alligator possibly dumped in a canal were found on a mile-long stretch of Hollywood beach this morning. (Source)
- Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:10 PM PDT - (7 News Miami) - Officials: Dead dolphin found on South Fla. beach
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities are investigating a dead bottlenose dolphin found on Hollywood beach. Officials say the dolphin had wounds that appeared to be from a shark bite. The 7-foot dolphin was found about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. (Source)
- Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:24 AM PDT - (WPTV West Palm Beach) - Dead dolphin washes ashore in Broward
The dolphin had wounds that appeared to be from a shark bite, said Hollywood Beach Safety officials. (Source)
- Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:44 AM PDT - (Sussex Express) - Lewes group supports dolphin film
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- Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:29 AM PDT - (Scottish Green Party) - Greens Aim for Whale and Dolphin Sanctuary
Tue., September 15, 2009. 11:17. (Source)
- Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:33 AM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Japan's dolphin hunters set to work in the face of international outcry
Japan's dolphin hunters set to work in the face of international outcry (Source)
- Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:32 AM PDT - (Mail and Guardian) - Dolphin slaughter in Japan turns sea red
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. The tarpaulin covers have been meticulously erected, but they can't completely mask the brutality of the slaughter unfolding below. (Source)
- Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:00 PM PDT - (News & Messenger) - Neighborhood news: Octoberfest comes to Dolphin Beach
Montclair residents and their guest are invited to Dolphin Beach on Saturday from 2 to 9:30 p.m. to celebrate Oktoberfest 2009. (Source)
- Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:33 PM PDT - (Newsday) - Local customers boost Dolphin Bookshop through recession
At The Dolphin Bookshop one May afternoon, longtime customer Dorothy Rule was stunned by bookstore owner Patti Vunk's reaction after hearing that one of Rule's daughter's friends had requested a Barnes & Noble gift certificate for her birthday. "If you shop there, we won't be here much longer," exclaimed a pale and teary-eyed Vunk. It was Vunk's breaking point. Between competition from Barnes... (Source)
- Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:17 PM PDT - (The Japan Times) - Festival to screen Taiji dolphin-slaughter film
Bowing to international pressure, the Tokyo International Film Festival announced Wednesday it will screen the controversial award-winning American documentary about the annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, at the nine-day event in October. The decision to screen "The Cove," which has already soured relations between Taiji and the town of Broome, its sister city in Australia... (Source)
- Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:11 AM PDT - (Florida Keys Keynoter) - Dolphin volleyball gets roughed up
The Marathon High School volleyball team took what coach Anthony Green called a "sound beating" Monday, losing three straight games against Palmer Trinity School in its most anticipated match so far this season. (Source)
- Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:03 AM PDT - (CNews) - Tokyo film fest to show dolphin-killing movie
The Tokyo International Film Festival will show "The Cove," a documentary that depicts the slaughter of dolphins in Japan. But the decision was so last-minute the movie didn't make it into the official press package. (Source)
- Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:41 AM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - The Cove To Be Shown At Tokyo International Film Festival
In this Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 photo, Marine Mammal Specialist Richard O'Barry, left, points as he talks to his son Lincoln on a beach near the Cove where dolphin-slaying took place in Taiji, western Japan. (Source)
- Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:45 AM PDT - (Developer.com) - Non-Blocking I/O Made Possible in Java
In this article we will review non-blocking IO, a feature of java.nio (New I/O) package that is a part of Java v1.4, v1.5 and v1.6 and introduce the java.nio.file (NIO.2) package. NIO.2 will be included in the upcoming Java SE7 ("Dolphin") release. (Source)
- Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:43 PM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Flaming lips: The band who put Justin Timberlake in a dolphin suit want to stay weird
Flaming lips: The band who put Justin Timberlake in a dolphin suit want to stay weird (Source)
- Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:51 PM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - Celebrating Dolphins (PHOTOS)
We were feeling the love for dolphins this week -- In honor of plans for The Cove to show at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October, check out some awesomely adorable dolphin images. Don't forget to vote on your favorite. (Source)
- Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:09 AM PDT - (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)
TOKYO - The Tokyo International Film Festival will show "The Cove," a documentary that depicts the slaughter of dolphins in Japan. But the decision was so last-minute the movie didn't make it into the official press package. (Source)
- Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:00 AM PDT - (EETimes.fr) - EnOcean unveils developer's kit for Dolphin platform
EnOcean GmbH has introduced its EDK 300 developer's kit for the new bidirectional Dolphin platform. (Source)
- Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:32 PM PDT - (GreenMuze) - The Cove Screens in Tokyo
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has agreed to show The Cove , the shocking film about dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. The festival had previously rejected the film. TIFF director Tatsumi Yoda said the festival had decided to include the film due to worldwide public interest, but declined to explain further. (Source)
- Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:18 PM PDT - (Deseret News) - 'The Cove' director risks arrest to come to Tokyo
The director of an award-winning documentary about Japan's dolphin slaughter said Friday that he plans to attend the... (Source)
- Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:05 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Fish deaths a mystery
Pilchards that washed up during a month of fish, dolphin and dog deaths did not die of the virus initially blamed for their deaths. (Source)
- Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:44 AM PDT - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Director of dolphin-hunt film faces arrest at Tokyo screening
TOKYO ' The director of an award-winning documentary about Japan's dolphin slaughter said Friday that he plans to attend the screening of "The Cove" at the Tokyo film festival even though he could be arrested. (Source)
- Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:25 AM PDT - (KATC 3 Lafayette) - 'The Cove' director risks arrest to come to Tokyo
The director of an award-winning documentary about Japan's dolphin slaughter said Friday that he plans to attend the screening of "The Cove" at the Tokyo film festival eventhough he could be arrested. (Source)
- Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:34 PM PDT - (Alameda Journal) - 'The Cove' director risks arrest to come to Tokyo
TOKYO'The director of an award-winning documentary about Japan's dolphin slaughter said Friday that he plans to attend the screening of "The Cove" at the Tokyo film festival even though he could be arrested. (Source)
- Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:52 AM PDT - (The Dundee Messenger) - The Dundee Messenger
WWF Hong Kong began a dolphin conservation program in the early 1990s when initial findings indica... Hong Kong is spectacular in the evening, one of the best ways to view the City is to take a stroll... (Source)
- Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:49 AM PDT - (Jefferson City News Tribune) - 'The Cove' director risks arrest to come to Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) -- The director of an award-winning documentary about Japan's dolphin slaughter said Friday that he plans to attend the screening of "The Cove" at the Tokyo film festival even though he could be arrested. (Source)
- Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:13 AM PDT - (Japan Today) - Entertainment 'º 'The Cove' director risks arrest to come to Tokyo
The director of an award-winning documentary about Japan's dolphin slaughter he plans to attend the screening of "The Cove" at the Tokyo film festival even'¦ (Source)
- Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:50 PM PDT - (Brisbane Times) - Dolphin's head 'hacked off as souvenir'
Decapitated female bottlenose found washed up on rocks may have fallen victim to trophy hunters. (Source)
- Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:23 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Dolphin tests negative for rat poison
Independent laboratory tests on dolphins that died recently in the Hauraki Gulf have come back negative for both brodifacoum (rat poison) and tetrodotoxin ' the toxin found in sea slugs that was responsible for recent dog deaths. (Source)
- Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:54 AM PDT - (Harmony Central) - Nik Huber Guitars Releases Twangmeister
Yes, he can! Nik Huber has successfully crossed his Dolphin model with a T-style guitar, thus announcing the birth of the Twangmeister! (Source)
- Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:04 AM PDT - (FOX 43 TV Hampton Roads) - Turtle, dolphin wash ashore
The Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response team was called in to retrieve the bodies of a dead dolphin and turtle that washed up on shore early Monday morning in Sandridge. (Source)
- Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:19 AM PDT - (Farmers Weekly Interactive) - Harvest Highlights
Bean yields in Shropshire have been good, but pea quality is mixed, according to Stuart Dolphin at Wrekin Grain. (Source)
- Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:52 AM PDT - (The Virginian-Pilot) - Dead dolphin, turtle wash up in Sandbridge
VIRGINIA BEACH The Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team went to retrieve the bodies of a dolphin and turtle that washed up on shore early this morning at Sandbridge. A necropsy will be performed on the dolphin and turtle to determine the cause of death, said Joan Barns, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center. (Source)
- Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:02 AM PDT - (Stuff) - Dolphin death cause still unknown
Recent dolphin deaths in the Hauraki Gulf were not related to the deaths of several dogs from toxic sea slugs, but their cause is still unknown, the Department of Conservation (DOC) says. (Source)
- Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:34 PM PDT - (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Virginia is for dolphin lovers
BC-UST-DOLPHINS:NN -- travel (950 words) Virginia is for dolphin lovers (PHOTOS) By Kathy Van Mullekom Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) (MCT) NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Source)
- Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:06 PM PDT - (The Japan Times) - Details on how Japan's dolphin catches work
Dolphin slaughters in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, have drawn strong protests from animal rights groups, their supporters and foreign media over what they call the brutality of the traditional hunt. In addition, animal activists are warning of the potentially dangerously high levels of methyl mercury in dolphin meat. Methyl mercury was behind deadly Minamata disease in Japan in the 1950s and '60s... (Source)
- Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:05 PM PDT - (The Japan Times) - Mercury danger in dolphin meat
SAPPORO ' The annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, as documented in the film "The Cove" has sparked an emotional international debate, with animal rights activists decrying the capture and slaughter as unnecessary and cruel, and those in Japan who defend the slaughter as both legally permissible under international treaties and an ancient tradition. But for Tetsuya Endo, a... (Source)
- Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:17 AM PDT - (The Advocate) - GRUESOME BEACH FIND
A LARGE bottlenose dolphin with a rope tied to its tail has been beheaded on a beach near Devonport and the head possibly kept as a trophy. (Source)
- Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:30 AM PDT - (Bluffton Today) - Dolphin lovers needed to count the critters
The Dolphin Project, which has been studying dolphins in Calibogue Sound and off the Georgia Coast for more than 20 years, is invites anyone interested in learning more about the group to its quarterly dinner Oct. 17.. (Source)
- Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:14 PM PDT - (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Dolphin deaths remain a mystery
Tests on eight dolphins which died in Auckland over a three week period have come back negative for algal toxins. (Source)
- Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:38 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Dolphin tests negative for domoic acid
Independent laboratory tests on dolphins that died recently in the Hauraki Gulf have come back negative for domoic acid ' an algal toxin known to be a common cause of dolphin deaths. Investigations into dolphin deaths were sparked after eight dolphins... (Source)
- Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:28 PM PDT - (Clearwater Gazette) - Clearwater Marine Aquarium to Give Away Free Holiday Party for Local Company Event to Include Private Dolphin Show!
CLEARWATER - To celebrate its new event hosting capabilities, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium is giving away a holiday party this year for one local lucky company. (Source)
- Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:13 PM PDT - (The Post and Courier) - State offering dolphin plates
South Carolinians now can purchase a new dolphin license plate at all S.C. DMV offices. All funds from plate purchases will go to EarthEcho International programs that help protect ocean environments, freshwater systems and wild dolphins. Philippe Cousteau, the grandson of famous... (Source)
- Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:07 PM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Getting a leg up on whale and dolphin evolution
When the ancestors of living cetaceans -whales, dolphins and porpoises -first dipped their toes into water, a series of evolutionary changes were sparked that ultimately nestled these swimming mammals into the larger hoofed animal group. But what happened first, a change from a plant-based diet to a carnivorous diet, or the loss of their ability to walk? (Source)
- Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:52 AM PDT - (KYIV Post) - Two dolphin shows open for visitors
Yaroslav Debelyi A highlight of the dolphin show at the Kyiv Dolphinarium. Kyivans no longer need to travel to seaside resorts to see the cute dolphins, since not just one but two dolphinaria are now holding regular shows in the city. (Source)
- Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:15 AM PDT - (TVNZ) - Cause of dolphin deaths in Hauraki Gulf remains a mystery
Scientists say they may never know what caused the death of dolphins recently in the Hauraki Gulf (Source)
- Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:37 AM PDT - (Stuff) - Dolphin deaths remain a mystery
The deaths of eight dolphins in the Hauraki Gulf look set to remain a mystery, but they do not appear to be linked to dog deaths on Auckland beaches. (Source)
- Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:28 PM PDT - (Science Daily) - Getting A Leg Up On Whale And Dolphin Evolution: New Comprehensive Analysis Sheds Light On The Origin Of Cetaceans
A comprehensive study that builds on previous phylogenetic research on cetaceans and that combines morphology, genetics, and behavior confirms that the closest living relative is the hippo and demonstrates that the closest fossil relative is Indohyus. These evolutionary relationships imply that stem whales adapted to water first, and then to carnivory. (Source)
- Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:32 PM PDT - (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus) - Film Capsules: Capsule reviews of local films
THE COVE 3½ stars. A gripping thriller about dolphin trafficking, 'The Cove' is an eco-mentary that's as passionate and persuasive an argument for change as 'An Inconvenient Truth.' 1 hr. 32 PG-13 (disturbing content) ' Carrie Rickey... - By CARRIE RICKEY and STEVEN REA The Philadelphia Inquirer (Source)
- Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:30 PM PDT - (SouthFlorida.com) - Death of dolphin off Hollywood beach will remain a mystery
Marine mammal was already dead when shark attacked The bottlenose dolphin that washed up on Hollywood beach earlier this month was dead before it was attacked by a shark, marine officials said today, but what killed it might never be known. (Source)
- Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:18 AM PDT - (redOrbit) - Comprehensive Analysis Sheds Light On The Origin Of Cetaceans
Image 1: The Eocene "walking whale"(Ambulocetus natans) is a close relative to the Cetacean. Credit: Carl BuellImage 2: The Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Leucopleurus [Lagenorhynchus] acutus) is a close relative to the Cetacean. Credit: Carl BuellImage 3: The pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) is a close relative to the Cetacean. Credit: Carl Buell (Source)
- Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:03 AM PDT - (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus) - 'The Cove': From Flipper's trainer to dolphin defender
When the director Louie Psihoyos slipped into the little coastal town of Taiji, Japan, it was under cover of documenting the degradation of ocean reefs. Once there, however, he proceeded to mount one of the most audacious and perilous operations in the history of the conservation movement.... - By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS The New York Times (Source)
- Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:20 PM PDT - (Zawya) - Atlantis eyes region, India for revenue growth
Dubai: Atlantis Dubai celebrated its first birthday on Thursday, complete with fireworks, dolphin displays, night rides on water slides and a chocolate cake. (Source)
- Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:04 PM PDT - (The Japan Times) - 'Cove' debut draws mixed reactions
"The Cove," a film about dolphin slaughters in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, drew a mixed response from an audience of 150 that included foreign journalists in Tokyo on Friday evening, the first time the award-winning movie has been screened in Japan. The 92-minute film, which was first screened in Los Angeles July 31 and is now being shown in other parts of the United States, Australia and some... (Source)
- Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:16 PM PDT - (The Gazette) - Postgame Iowa photos, quotes on radio, TV
Kirk Ferentz with Gary Dolphin On Clayborn punt block I don't know if I've ever seen a play like Adrian made. That was just a thing of beauty. He never hesitated from what I can tell. (Source)
- Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:12 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - Planet Ark
Chor Sokunthea Photo: An Irrawaddy dolphin, also known as the Mekong dolphin, swims in the river at Kampi village in Kratie province, 230 km (143 miles) northeast of Cambodia, March 25, 2007. (Source)
- Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:10 PM PDT - (7 News Miami) - No cause of death for dolphin that washed ashore
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) -- Officals say they may never know what killed a bottlenose dolphin that washed up on South Florida beach this month. (Source)
- Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:23 AM PDT - (Zoo and Aquarium Visitor) - Clearwater Marine Aquarium Book Release "Winters Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again"
This Book is the Inspirational True Story of Winter, the Dolphin By Jenni Hatter Clearwater, FL - It's an exciting time for the Clearwater Marine Aquarium as Scholastic prepares to release Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again (Scholastic Press; $16.99; October 2009). The book is the inspirational true story of Winter, the dolphin who has become an inspiration to people of... (Source)
- Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:52 AM PDT - (WCTV Tallahassee) - Dead Dolphin
No cause of death for dolphin that washed ashore. (Source)
- Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:00 AM PDT - (News.com.au) - Isabel Lucas' biggest climb
THE next step for dolphin-loving, whale-saving, hybrid car-driving vegetarian Isabel Lucas will be an epic climb up Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. (Source)
- Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:22 AM PDT - (CBS4 Miami) - Dolphin's Death Remains A Mystery
What killed a seven foot bottlenose dolphin that washed ashore on a South Florida beach earlier this month remains a mystery. Marine researchers say the dolphin, which had a number of shark bite marks on it, appears to have died before it was attacked. (Source)
- Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:12 AM PDT - (The Scranton Times-Tribune) - Orca status isn't easy to evaluate
Q: How are populations of the world's orca whales faring these days? Are we still in danger of losing them all in the wild? A: The largest member of the dolphin family and a major draw at marine parks, orcas (also known as "killer whales") are highly in (Source)
- Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:55 PM PDT - (Sierra Sun) - Truckee's Whitewater Down River Race and Scavenger Hunt to aid Kenya's women and children
OLYMPIC VALLEY - IRIE Rafting and Lake Tahoe Central Adventures are proud to sponsor the Second annual Fish Food Fundraiser to raise monies for Dolphin Anti-Rape and AIDS Control Outreach. (Source)
- Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:47 PM PDT - (NBC40 South Jersey) - SIGHTSEEING BOAT RETURNS SAFELY DESPITE DAMAGE OFF COAST
ATLANTIC CITY--A routine trip turned out to be anything but ordinary when A 60 foot dolphin sightseeing boat returned to its dock Monday afternoon. The "Cruisin' 1" returned to Gardner's Basin with a large crack along the front of the boat above the water line. (Source)
- Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:15 PM PDT - (The Fort Collins Coloradoan) - Director risks arrest for debut
TOKYO - The director of an award-winning documentary about Japan's dolphin slaughter said Friday that he plans to attend the screening of "The Cove" at the Tokyo film festival even though he could be arrested. (Source)
- Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:06 AM PDT - (US News & World Report) - Getting a Leg Up on Whale and Dolphin Evolution
New comprehensive analysis sheds light on the origin of cetaceans. (Source)
- Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:56 AM PDT - (Local 10 Miami) - No Cause Of Death For Dolphin That Washed Ashore
Officals say they may never know what killed a bottlenose dolphin that washed up on south Florida beach this month. (Source)
- Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:12 AM PDT - (Daily Mirror) - JAWS BLIMEY
A 12ft thresher shark weighing 440lb was found on Hayle beach in Cornwall by surfers who initially mistook it for a dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:46 PM PDT - (Northern Star) - NZ on alert as quake shakes Samoa
AT least five people are reported to have been killed after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit Samoa on Tuesday, the New Zealand deputy high commissioner to Apia David Dolphin said. (Source)
- Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:27 PM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - Boat loses chunk of bow in rough seas
ATLANTIC CITY ' Passengers aboard a dolphin-sighting boat along the Jersey shore put on lifejackets after rough seas tore a chunk out of the front of the vessel. (Source)
- Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:24 PM PDT - (Times Online) - Tide is turning for endangered Ganges River Dolphin
The outboard motor splutters to a halt and the crew holds its collective breath, all eyes fixed on the concentric ripples extending across the river. (Source)
- Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:34 AM PDT - (URLwire) - WhalewatchingTV.com Offers Live Whale Watching on Web
whalewatchingtv.com is the only web site in the world with a live video broadcast where you can watch huge dolphin herds and see blue whales live online, the largest animal that ever lived, swimming out on the open ocean, right from your computer. (Source)
- Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:29 AM PDT - (Gold Coast News) - Kristyl wants to clear the air with a win
KRISTYL Smith may be feeling the effects of the recent dust storms that clouded the Gold Coast skies but it will not detract her hunger heading into the Dolphin Ocean Classic on Saturday. (Source)
- Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:26 AM PDT - (KPBS San Diego) - Young Cancer Survivors Get A Slippery Treat
SAN DIEGO ' Some cancer patients from Rady Children's Hospital got a nice break yesterday. They got to play with dolphins at Sea World. The kids were outfitted in special Sea World wetsuits as they waded in the dolphin tank. They were guided by two trainers, one of them a cancer survivor herself. (Source)
- Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:04 PM PDT - (Gulf Breeze News) - Did you know?
Gulf Islands National Seashore is the largest national park in the United States containing a seashore ' stretching 160 miles from Okaloosa County to Mississippi. Two-thirds of Gulf Islands National Seashore is under water. The largest, most common, mammal in this underwater realm is the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. (Source)
- Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:52 PM PDT - (Pittsburgh City Paper) - The Cove | Documentary that illuminates the dark underside of the dolphin biz
Ric O'Barry trained dolphins for the hit 1960s TV show Flipper. Since then, he's become a highly visible fighter for dolphin rights, advocating for their release from theme parks and swim-with programs, and working to prevent their needless slaughter. One such site of concern is Taiji, a picturesque fishing village in Japan, the source of most of the world's "working" dolphins. There, such... (Source)
- Wed, 01 Oct 2008 3:14 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Planning underway to stop dolphin strandings
A Queensland authority on marine life says at least five dolphins have been trapped in a northern New South Wales lake in recent years. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Oct 2008 3:30 PM PDT - (Northern Star) - Latest rescue effort frees dolphins at Ballina
Trevor Long, of Sea World, and the rescue crew lift the mother dolphin from Prospect Lake. CHEERS erupted yesterday when a mother bottlenose dolphin and her calf, trapped for two weeks in Ballina's Prospect Lake, were set free into the Richmond River. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Oct 2008 3:14 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Planning underway to stop dolphin strandings
A Queensland authority on marine life says at least five dolphins have been trapped in a northern New South Wales lake in recent years. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Oct 2008 6:01 PM PDT - (KidScreen Magazine) - One-liners: Noteworthy news nuggets
• Girls publishing franchise Rainbow Magic has hit the 20-million unit sales mark, with programs selling in 30 territories. • Dolphin Entertainment has sold the first two movies in it's Roxy Hunter mystery franchise to Mediaset's Italia Uno (Italy), Venevision (Venezula), Canal 11 (Honduras) and Canal 19 and 2 (Nicaragua). (Source)
- Wed, 01 Oct 2008 3:30 PM PDT - (Northern Star) - Latest rescue effort frees dolphins at Ballina
Trevor Long, of Sea World, and the rescue crew lift the mother dolphin from Prospect Lake. CHEERS erupted yesterday when a mother bottlenose dolphin and her calf, trapped for two weeks in Ballina's Prospect Lake, were set free into the Richmond River. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:54 AM PDT - (Claremont Port Side - Claremont, CA, USA)
Other countries, like Japan, have found loopholes in IWC rules to continue whaling under 'scientific research' permits. Japan is now killing nearly 1000... (Source)
- Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:54 AM PDT - (SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford, MA, USA)
Guitarist John Stein, whose new CD "Encounterpoint," was recently released by Whaling City Sound, will perform at a release party tonight at Scullers Jazz... (Source)
- Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:54 AM PDT - (Ethical Travel News - Berkeley, CA, USA)
In recent years, nations such as Norway and Iceland have resumed commercial whaling while Japan continues to hunt whales under the guise of 'research.' (Source)
- Thu, 02 Oct 2008 6:42 AM PDT - (The Patriot Ledger) - A Whale Affair comes to Marshfield
The Isaac Winslow House will host, “A Whale Affair: An Art Auction Fundraiser for the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.” The event begins at 7 p.m. tonight. (Source)
- Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:05 AM PDT - (The Dominion Post - Wellington, New Zealand)
The class project also touched on Japan's annual whaling campaign in the Southern Ocean. "But it's quite brutal, so I was very careful about what we... (Source)
- Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:05 AM PDT - (Busselton Dunsborough Mail - Western Australia, Australia)
This encouraged Japan to replace meat with fish and seafood. On top of this, the mayor insisted that 'Fundamentally, Japan's whaling practices are for the... (Source)
- Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:42 AM PDT - (Defamer) - Russell Crowe Cops The Latest Mix Tape! [A Call To The Bullpen]
Boomp3.com Hip Hop aficionado and dolphin short enthusiast Russell Crowe took to the rough and tumble streets of Beverly Hills to pick up the latest mix CD from his favorite rapper, Supa Soaker... (Source)
- Fri, 03 Oct 2008 6:38 AM PDT - (Marshfield Mariner) - Fundraiser to benefit conservation society
Local artists will team up with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society on Thursday, Oct. 2, for an art auction fundraiser to benefit the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:14 AM PDT - (The Spoof (satire) - UK)
In Japan and Norway, the whaling industry has reported that sperm whales are nowhere to be found. Denying overhunting, the whaling industry blamed global... (Source)
- Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:04 AM PDT - (BBC News - UK)
On the hunting side, Norway and the UK used to hunt the northern bottlenose whale, and currently Japan has a hunt of Baird's beaked whale, the largest of... (Source)
- Sun, 05 Oct 2008 4:22 PM PDT - (Independent) - Pandora: Samantha's street cred a little tricky
Samantha Cameron's great claim to street credibility – other than the dolphin tattoo which adorns her ankle – is that she once hung out with the British rapper Tricky. (Source)
- Mon, 06 Oct 2008 5:18 AM PDT - (Scientific American) - One Quarter of World's Mammals Face Extinction
The baiji dolphin is functionally extinct, orangutans are disappearing and even some species of bats--the most numerous of mammals--are dying out. A new survey of the world's 5,487 mammal species--from rodents to humans--reveals that one in four are facing imminent extinction. (Source)
- Mon, 06 Oct 2008 6:44 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - More Mammals Seeing Red
Barcelona, Spain - Marine mammals, such as the Narwhal and Irawaddy dolphin, and land mammals, such as tree kangaroos were confirmed to be closer to extinction by IUCNs updated Red List of Threatened Species. The Red List ranks species according to their population status and threat levels. It shows the effects that habitat loss and degradation, over-exploitation, pollutants and climate change... (Source)
- Mon, 06 Oct 2008 3:50 AM PDT - (CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth)
For a long time, McKenna McGough -- a 9-year-old Dallas girl -- refused to wear her hearing aid. That was, until she met Winter, a amputee dolphin who learned to use a prosthetic tail. (Source)
- Mon, 06 Oct 2008 6:51 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Test Pattern: Trace family names, identify accents
How about five fun links to start off your week? Trace your family surnames, test your color IQ, play dolphin Olympics, check out where album-cover photos were taken, and guess some world accents. (Source)
- Mon, 06 Oct 2008 5:18 AM PDT - (Scientific American) - One Quarter of World's Mammals Face Extinction
The baiji dolphin is functionally extinct, orangutans are disappearing and even some species of bats--the most numerous of mammals--are dying out. A new survey of the world's 5,487 mammal species--from rodents to humans--reveals that one in four are facing imminent extinction. (Source)
- Mon, 06 Oct 2008 6:44 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - More Mammals Seeing Red
Barcelona, Spain — Marine mammals, such as the Narwhal and Irawaddy dolphin, and land mammals, such as tree kangaroos were confirmed to be closer to extinction by IUCN’s updated Red List of Threatened Species. The Red List ranks species according to their population status and threat levels. It shows the effects that habitat loss and degradation, over-exploitation, pollutants and climate change... (Source)
- Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:41 AM PDT - (Angus Reid Global Monitor - Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Thinking about the Australian government's efforts to stop Japanese whaling, please say which of the following statements comes closest to your own view. (Source)
- Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:25 AM PDT - (Independent - London, England, UK)
There are thought to be about 80000 humpbacks alive now and even Japan, which, despite international outrage, has resumed whaling in the Arctic... (Source)
- Wed, 08 Oct 2008 5:32 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - 2nd dead dolphin from wayward pod found in NJ
A second dead dolphin has been found in a New Jersey river that has been home lately to a wayward pod of the animals. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Oct 2008 2:03 PM PDT - (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - 2d dolphin found dead in Navesink River
BRIGANTINE, N.J. - A dolphin was found dead today in the Navesink River, the second to die there in the last two weeks. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:45 AM PDT - (Christian Science Monitor - Boston, MA, USA)
Scientists are beginning to piece together correlations between the often top-secret use of military sonars and mass whale strandings, says Chris Parsons... (Source)
- Thu, 09 Oct 2008 3:23 PM PDT - (UPI) - Airborne dolphin knocks woman out
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- An Ohio woman visiting Florida was knocked unconscious Thursday by a dolphin that jumped into a boat on the Intracoastal Waterway, her family said. (Source)
- Thu, 09 Oct 2008 2:26 PM PDT - (Fox News) - Boater Hospitalized After Dolphin Leaps Into Boat,
A boater is hospitalized after being knocked unconscious by a leaping dolphin along the Atlantic coast of central Florida. (Source)
- Thu, 09 Oct 2008 8:28 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Leaping dolphin gives Fla. boaters cuts, bruises
A woman is recovering in Florida after a dolphin hit her when it leaped aboard the boat she was in. (Source)
- Thu, 09 Oct 2008 7:36 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Leaping dolphin knocks woman unconscious in Fla.
A woman was hospitalized in Florida after a dolphin leaped aboard the boat she was in, knocking her unconscious. (Source)
- Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:45 AM PDT - (Scotsman - United Kingdom)
"It is incredible to look a whale in its eye when its head emerges from the waves to check us out Ð amazing." Hicker said the key to capturing a good... (Source)
- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 3:09 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Stranded sick dolphin is put down
A dolphin found stranded on a West Cornwall beach is destroyed after it is found to be unwell. (Source)
- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 3:30 PM PDT - (WFTV 9 Orlando) - Victims Of Jumping Dolphin Released From Hospital
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- The Ohio husband and wife hit by a jumping dolphin in Volusia County were both out of the hospital and recovering Friday evening. (Source)
- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 3:43 AM PDT - (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) - Ohio woman hit by leaping dolphin
EDGEWATER, Fla. -- A Mansfield woman is recovering after being struck by a leaping dolphin along the Atlantic coast of central Florida. The Coast Guard says witnesses called 9-1-1 Thursday morning after seeing the dolphin jump out of the... (Source)
- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 8:26 AM PDT - (Springfield News-Sun) - Ohio woman hit by leaping dolphin
An Ohio woman is recovering after being struck by a leaping dolphin along the Atlantic coast of central Florida. (Source)
- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 9:02 PM PDT - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Leaping dolphin gives Fla. boaters cuts, bruises
BC-ODD--Leaping Dolphin, 1st Ld-Writethru,0133 Leaping dolphin gives Fla. boaters cuts, bruises Eds: Corrects that woman not knocked unconscious. APNewsNow. (Source)
- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 8:36 PM PDT - (Virtual Form Guide) - Dolphin Dilemma
To run or not to run. That's the "dilemma" on the hands of Dolphin Jo's connections after he scored a strong win in the Group Two Winning Edge Presentations Handicap (2400m) at Caulfield today. (Source)
- Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:52 AM PDT - (Advocate - New Bedford, MA, USA)
... presentations about world-class whaling collections at museums in the Netherlands, Antarctica and Japan as well as the showing of the "Modern Whaling"... (Source)
- Sat, 11 Oct 2008 7:07 AM PDT - (Park Hills Daily Journal) - Leaping dolphin gives Fla. boaters cuts, bruises
EDGEWATER, Fla. (AP) — A woman is recovering in Florida after a dolphin hit her when it leaped aboard the boat she was in. (Source)
- Sat, 11 Oct 2008 5:59 AM PDT - (New Kerala) - Meet the bottlenose dolphin that packs a meaner punch than Mike Tyson!
London, Oct 11 : A boat ride turned out to be a painful experience for an elderly couple, Norman and Barbara Howard, when a bottlenose dolphin leapt up high in the air and landed in the boat they were sailing in. (Source)
- Sat, 11 Oct 2008 6:04 PM PDT - (The West Australian) - Dolphin Point event remembers Bali dead
Hundreds gathered on Sydney's coast to mark the anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people, including 88 Australians. Twenty of the dead were from Sydney's eastern suburbs of Coogee, Maroubra, Malabar and Matraville. (Source)
- Sat, 11 Oct 2008 5:58 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Dolphin Point event remembers Bali dead
Hundreds gathered on Sydney's coast to mark the anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people, including 88 Australians. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Oct 2008 5:58 PM PDT - (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)
A little boy's infatuation with a stuffed toy dolphin leads to a magical moment when he gets the chance to meet the real life dolphin. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Oct 2008 8:20 AM PDT - (KAKE) - (Full Story)
A woman is recovering in Florida after a dolphin hit her when it leaped aboard the boat she was in. (Full Story) A Long Island, N.Y., family thought they got a good deal when they found a rental house for $1,000 a month — until the owner showed up and asked what they were doing there. (Source)
- Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00 PM PDT - (BG News) - Dolphin flips out on Ohio woman
EDGEWATER, Fla. (AP) - A woman is recovering in Florida after a dolphin hit her when it leaped aboard the boat she was in. The Coast Guard says witnesses called 911 Thursday after seeing the dolphin jump from the Intracoastal Waterway and hit Barbara Howard of Mansfield, Ohio. (Source)
- Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:21 AM PDT - (Monsters and Critics.com - USA)
Japan's government justifies the cull as part of the country's whaling tradition and food culture. Activists, on the other hand, argue that only about 1 per... (Source)
- Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:21 AM PDT - (Marketing Vox News - USA)
In an ongoing legal battle with Japan over whaling in the Antarctic, Australia has launched an eco-minded YouTube campaign targeting Japanese children.... (Source)
- Tue, 14 Oct 2008 2:55 AM PDT - (AME Info) - Hi-speed internet access for Dolphin Complex in Oman
State of the art secure hi-speed wireless internet access (HSIA) has been installed in the 19 new buildings of Phase Two of the Dolphin Residential Complex. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Oct 2008 9:29 PM PDT - (GMA News) - Dead dolphin found off Boracay
BORACAY ISLAND, Philippines - Philippine Coast Guard officials have initiated an investigation into the discovery of a large dolphin which was found dead and floating near the resort island's shores. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:21 PM PDT - (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - kidPicks with Philip Potempa
BOOKS "Kaleidopops: Oceans," by Ruth Martin Silver Dolphin Books $15.95 Ages 5 and up The beauty and adventure of the ocean world is brought to vivid and vibrant life with colorful "lenticular" (raised, textured plastic) pop-up creatures that populate the planet's waters. Dozens of fascinating sea creatures are explained and explored in this 16-page hardcover book. From giant squid that glow in... (Source)
- Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:13 AM PDT - (The Australian - Sydney, Australia)
Japan and other whaling nations say that by culling whales, they are helping preserve dwindling fish stocks. In talks at the World Conservation Congress... (Source)
- Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:13 AM PDT - (BBC News - UK)
Although it passed with a majority of about three governments in favour to every one against, the anti-whaling bloc will not be able to say that Japan... (Source)
- Wed, 15 Oct 2008 1:37 PM PDT - (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
Safari World's plan to import bottlenose dolphins from the Solomon Islands has been opposed by an animal rights group. The Save Japan Dolphins Coalition recently sent a letter to the Department of Fisheries, lobbying the agency not to grant the zoo an import licence. (Source)
- Wed, 15 Oct 2008 1:16 PM PDT - (Las Vegas Sun) - Mirage dolphin gets name in employee contest
The Mirage’s newest addition now has a name. (Source)
- Wed, 15 Oct 2008 3:25 AM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - Dolphins seem to be leaving N.J. rivers
Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerA dolphin swims in the Navesink River near where it meets the Shrewsbury River, June. Bottlenose dolphins have been sighted in the Shrewsbury River in recent days, possibly indicating that they may be heading toward the open sea... (Source)
- Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:22 PM PDT - (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - kidPicks with Philip Potempa
BOOKS "Kaleidopops: Oceans," by Ruth Martin Silver Dolphin Books $15.95 Ages 5 and up The beauty and adventure of the ocean world is brought to vivid and vibrant life with colorful "lenticular" (raised, textured plastic) pop-up creatures that populate the planet's waters. Dozens of fascinating sea creatures are explained and explored in this 16-page hardcover book. From giant squid that glow in... (Source)
- Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:16 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
"It's a ridiculous sculpture about the ridiculousness of Japanese whaling." The Sydney artist Marguerite Derricourt looked closer to home for inspiration... (Source)
- Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:16 AM PDT - (The Spartan Daily - San Jose, CA, USA)
Taiji, a small coastal town in Japan, is well known for its tradition of not only whaling but also hunting dolphins. In 2004, BBC reported on an experience... (Source)
- Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:16 AM PDT - (Environment News Service - USA)
... a fragile consensus on whaling that was being forged between conservation groups, anti-whaling nations and whaling nations Japan and Norway fell apart.... (Source)
- Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:16 AM PDT - (The Japan Times - Japan)
I also believe that, had conservation lobbying organizations played different cards back in the 1980s, Japan's whaling days would now be long over.... (Source)
- Thu, 16 Oct 2008 5:43 AM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - Dolphin meat bad for the health, say Japanese scientists
Japanese diners tucking into dolphin meat put their health at risk as well as courting international condemnation (Source)
- Thu, 16 Oct 2008 2:47 PM PDT - (Stawell Times-News) - Dolphin to do it his way
The next twenty-four hours are going to be nerve racking to say the least for Stawell trainers Terry and Karina O'Sullivan, as they prepare for their first ever Caulfield Cup campaign tomorrow. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Oct 2008 0:22 AM PDT - (The Daily Item) - Contractor arrested on the job breaking into house
REVERE - More than a dozen Revere and State police officers stormed a home on Dolphin Avenue Wednesday when an allegedly strung-out contractor took a break from his work to try and rob the neighbors. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:19 PM PDT - (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - kidPicks with Philip Potempa
BOOKS "Kaleidopops: Oceans," by Ruth Martin Silver Dolphin Books $15.95 Ages 5 and up The beauty and adventure of the ocean world is brought to vivid and vibrant life with colorful "lenticular" (raised, textured plastic) pop-up creatures that populate the planet's waters. Dozens of fascinating sea creatures are explained and explored in this 16-page hardcover book. From giant squid that glow in... (Source)
- Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:17 AM PDT - (guardian.co.uk - UK)
A new study by two Japanese universities found that residents of Taiji, a whaling town on the Pacific coast, who frequently ate the meat of pilot whale - a... (Source)
- Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:17 AM PDT - (EcoWorldly - San Francisco, USA)
After Japan's representative announced at the end of the week-long meeting that 'we were witnessing the death of the International Whaling Commission,' it... (Source)
- Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:17 AM PDT - (Cape Times - Cape Town, South Africa)
The government says the cull is part of Japan's whaling tradition and food culture. Activists say only about 1% of Japanese eat whale meat, and only a small... (Source)
- Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:17 AM PDT - (The Asian Pacific Post - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
At Taiji, a whaling town 700 kilometres south of Tokyo, waves lap against the rocks of a popular national park. But in a secluded lagoon nearby, Japanese... (Source)
- Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:09 AM PDT - (Florida Today) - Dolphin flips for new tail
Well wishers are flocking to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium to wish a special dolphin there a happy birthday this weekend. Winter the dolphin was rescued by marine biologists two nears ago from the Gulf of Mexico after a crippling injury left her near dead. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Oct 2008 3:39 AM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - Mercury warning for Japanese diners who eat dolphin meat
Study finds consumption of controversial meat leads to levels ten times higher than national average (Source)
- Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:44 AM PDT - (Newport News-Times) - Port earns clean marina designation
During the Sept. 23 session of the Port of Newport's board of commissioners, Glenn Dolphin from the Oregon State Marine Board presented Clean Marina certification to the Port for meeting the Clean Marina Program criteria at its recreational marina in South Beach. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Oct 2008 3:00 AM PDT - (FoodOnline) - Raise Quality And Lower Costs With Uni-Guide
The Uni-guide-formerly Dolphin Guide-has come a long way since its creation in 1995. Armed with a lightweight aluminum structure, versatile applications, and a redesigned production process to lower costs, the PBC Linear Uni-guide provides the perfect solution to many different applications (Source)
- Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:55 AM PDT - (OSNews) - Krusader: One File Manager to Rule Them All
"Krusader is a massively powerful and feature-packed twin panel file manager. If you dislike bloat and prefer minimalist windows managers like XFCE or Fluxbox, the good news is that Krusader will run without KDE, provided you have the necessary libraries installed. If Dolphin isn't cutting the mustard Krusader might just be what you've been looking for." Here is the download page for Krusader... (Source)
- Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:48 PM PDT - (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - kidPicks with Philip Potempa
BOOKS "Kaleidopops: Oceans," by Ruth Martin Silver Dolphin Books $15.95 Ages 5 and up The beauty and adventure of the ocean world is brought to vivid and vibrant life with colorful "lenticular" (raised, textured plastic) pop-up creatures that populate the planet's waters. Dozens of fascinating sea creatures are explained and explored in this 16-page hardcover book. From giant squid that glow in... (Source)
- Sat, 18 Oct 2008 6:10 PM PDT - (The Fresno Bee) - Dolphin rescued off La Jolla coast dies
A dolphin calf found in kelp beds off the La Jolla coast has died while being transported to the animal rescue center at SeaWorld. Read comments (Source)
- Sat, 18 Oct 2008 6:08 PM PDT - (KESQ Palm Springs) - Dolphin rescued off La Jolla coast dies
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) - A dolphin calf found in kelp beds off the La Jolla coast has died while being transported to the animal rescue center at SeaWorld. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Oct 2008 1:16 AM PDT - (TVNZ) - Endangered dolphins disappearing
New research from the University of Otago confirms that two of the world's most endangered dolphin species are disappearing at rapid rates. (Source)
- Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:43 PM PDT - (North County Times) - Dolphin rescued off La Jolla coast dies
SAN DIEGO (AP) ---- A dolphin calf found in kelp beds off the La Jolla coast died while being transported to the animal rescue center at SeaWorld on Saturday. (Source)
- Sun, 19 Oct 2008 6:54 AM PDT - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Dolphin calf rescued from kelp off La Jolla later dies
A dolphin calf caught in kelp beds off La Jolla died while being taken to the animal-rescue center at SeaWorld yesterday. San Diego lifeguards received a call from a boater in the morning about a whale in distress. (Source)
- Sun, 19 Oct 2008 6:02 AM PDT - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Dolphin rescued off La Jolla coast dies
A dolphin calf found in kelp beds off the La Jolla coast has died while being transported to the animal rescue center at SeaWorld. (Source)
- Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:04 PM PDT - (New Kerala) - Fishing nets could wipe out dolphin populations
Washington, Oct 20 : Fishing nets often trap so many dolphins around the world that their numbers are falling below levels where they can maintain their populations, as shown most recently by a study in New Zealand. (Source)
- Sun, 19 Oct 2008 11:28 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
THE RUDD Government's new special envoy on whaling, the former Sydney Olympics chief Sandy Hollway, will try to persuade Japan to curtail its Antarctic... (Source)
- Mon, 20 Oct 2008 7:24 AM PDT - (Florida Today) - Dolphin deaths double; algae suspected
Fifty bottlenose dolphins died in the Indian River Lagoon in just over five months, about twice the usual rate. Nobody knows why, only that red tide is unlikely. Another toxic algae is a lead suspect, but not thought the sole culprit. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:41 AM PDT - (Newport News-Times) - Port earns clean marina designation
During the Sept. 23 session of the Port of Newport's board of commissioners, Glenn Dolphin from the Oregon State Marine Board presented Clean Marina certification to the Port for meeting the Clean Marina Program criteria at its recreational marina in South Beach. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:16 PM PDT - (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - kidPicks with Philip Potempa
BOOKS "Kaleidopops: Oceans," by Ruth Martin Silver Dolphin Books $15.95 Ages 5 and up The beauty and adventure of the ocean world is brought to vivid and vibrant life with colorful "lenticular" (raised, textured plastic) pop-up creatures that populate the planet's waters. Dozens of fascinating sea creatures are explained and explored in this 16-page hardcover book. From giant squid that glow in... (Source)
- Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:31 PM PDT - (Ninemsn - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Japanese whalers are planning to go ahead with their annual so-called scientific hunt in the Southern Ocean off Antarctica with a kill quota of nearly 1000... (Source)
- Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:31 PM PDT - (Bloomberg - USA)
'We intend to once again intervene against illegal Japanese whaling and once again we intend to save the lives of as many whales as we can with the... (Source)
- Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:31 PM PDT - (The Australian - Sydney, Australia)
Australia will host an international workshop early next year to plan a renewed campaign against Japanese whaling. "This partnership will be open to all... (Source)
- Tue, 21 Oct 2008 6:24 AM PDT - (EurekAlert!) - Study sheds new light on dolphin coordination during predation
( Oregon State University ) Spinner dolphins have long been known for their teamwork in capturing prey but a new study using high-tech acoustics has found that their synchronization is even more complex than scientists realized and likely evolved as a strategy to maximize their energy intake. (Source)
- Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:11 PM PDT - (Radio Australia - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Environment Minister Peter Garrett says Mr Hollway will promote the government's objective of ending Japan's whaling program, and improving the conservation... (Source)
- Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:03 AM PDT - (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - Dolphin found on Emerald Beach had no obvious injuries
Mammal washed up Tuesday is buried (Source)
- Wed, 22 Oct 2008 3:50 PM PDT - (Yorkshire Post Today) - Tattoo you: Adam sells advertising space on his arm
TATTOOS come in all shapes and sizes, from 'love' and 'hate' on a hardman's knuckles to a tastefully rendered dolphin on a nature-lover's shoulder blade. (22/10/2008 15:29:07) (Source)
- Wed, 22 Oct 2008 8:31 PM PDT - (The Kansas City Star) - Dolphin gallery opens its lovely new home to some stellar KC artists
The new Dolphin gallery in the West Bottoms is large, upscale and equal to any major art space in any major city. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:04 PM PDT - (The Charleston Gazette) - Beirut -- 25 years later
First Lt. Glenn Dolphin sat up in his rack - Marine Corps slang for a bunk - in the bay of an old firehouse at Beirut International Airport, stretched, and contemplated whether to take a buddy up on an offer for an early morning workout at the base gym.In... (Source)
- Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:29 PM PDT - (Radio Australia - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
I expect that Mr Holloway will continue the discussions that he's begun with senior officials in Japan," he said. "We're really saying that there's a third... (Source)
- Thu, 23 Oct 2008 7:34 AM PDT - (Bromsgrove Standard) - Residents 'impressed by store plans'
BROMSGROVIANS took the opportunity to find out more about Sainsbury's proposals at a two-day workshop at the Dolphin Centre last weekend. (Source)
- Thu, 23 Oct 2008 5:24 AM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Japan's whaling town residents have dangerously high levels of mercury
TAIJI, Japan (23 Oct 2008) — Japanese diners who enjoy tucking into dolphin meat are putting their health at risk, as well as courting international condemnation. (Source)
- Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:18 PM PDT - (NuWire Investor - Bellevue, WA, USA)
At least Japan with their mutual penchant for whale meat, isolationism and living around active volcanoes is a far better bedfellow for Iceland than Russia.... (Source)
- Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:18 PM PDT - (The Sun - London, UK)
But separate Sun reader Tommy Holgate from his Xbox 360 and not only will you witness more blubber than on a Japanese whaling trip but - in Tommy's view... (Source)
- Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:18 PM PDT - (MarketWatch - USA)
... calls for the Bush administration to defend whales at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and take action against the whaling countries of Japan... (Source)
- Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:18 PM PDT - (ABC Online - Australia)
At a conservation meeting in Barcelona, Japan and Norway had agreed to back a motion that said that one of their key arguments for hunting whales was not... (Source)
- Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:18 PM PDT - (About - News Issues
When the discovery of oil spelled doom for the whaling industry, agriculture became the dominant industry in the Lahaina area. Immigrants from China, Japan... (Source)
- Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:18 PM PDT - (The Japan Times - Japan)
Unfortunately, while Japan's whaling interests pay lip service to such regulation, they have long refused to accept the strong compliance rules that... (Source)
- Fri, 24 Oct 2008 9:07 AM PDT - (South Shore News & Tribune) - Spooky Story Night Promises Frightful Fun
Apollo Beach Elementary, 501 Apollo Beach Blvd., will host its Spooky Story Night from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Besides the spooky storytelling, the Dolphin Dad's will be selling "meal deals," which includes hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and a soda, for a modest fee. (Source)
- Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:17 PM PDT - (The West Australian - Perth, Western Australia, Australia)
They claimed the emblem would give 'reference to the ecological imperialism that the Japanese whalers are committing against the whales of the Southern... (Source)
- Sat, 25 Oct 2008 2:38 AM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - NOAA: No evacuation attempt for wayward dolphins
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Friday afternoon that it will not attempt to evacuate the 12 remaining dolphins in two Monmouth County rivers, but instead will monitor the dolphin's activity, health and environment. (Source)
- Sat, 25 Oct 2008 9:47 PM PDT - (The Times and Democrat) - Taste of Orangeburg starts at noon today
Chicken teriyaki, smoked turkey legs, charbroiled steak kabobs, dolphin chunks, sausage dogs. (Source)
- Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:19 PM PDT - (Auction Central News - New York, NY, USA)
Robert E. Lee, discussing states' rights, and Americana has offerings that include a whaling ship log book from 1838 and a large collection of Masonic and... (Source)
- Mon, 27 Oct 2008 3:17 PM PDT - (Stawell Times-News) - Cup a no go for Jo
Terry and Karina O'Sullivan's hopes of a third consecutive Melbourne Cup start have been shattered following the discovery of a tendon injury to Dolphin Jo. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Oct 2008 8:10 AM PDT - (The Kent Messenger) - All News... Future in doubt for historic museum
Police forensics teams were today picking over the remains of a major Kent museum - destroyed in a suspected arson. The Dolphin Sailing Barge Museum in Sittingbourne was a popular heritage centre, which contained hundreds of artefacts, photographs, maps and documents. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Oct 2008 2:49 AM PDT - (The West Australian) - WA News
Monkey Mia’s newest dolphin has been named Fin. Shark Bay Primary School students were given the opportunity to name the calf born to Nicky, the matricarch of the Monkey Mia beach dolphin group, with Year Four student Chad Ward declared the winner. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:34 PM PDT - (Just Jared - New York, NY, USA)
The goal is to stop all commercial whaling and lethal scientific research whaling by Japan, Norway, Iceland, and to enforce the current global whaling... (Source)
- Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:34 PM PDT - (MarketWatch - USA)
The pilot whale symbolizes the tens of thousands of whales and dolphins killed each year by Japanese fishermen and the event commemorates the one-year... (Source)
- Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:34 PM PDT - (The Australian - Sydney, Australia)
The Government set aside $1.3 million for the Oceanic Viking and $700000 on aerial monitoring to gather evidence against Japanese whalers in the Southern... (Source)
- Tue, 28 Oct 2008 2:12 PM PDT - (The Japan Times) - Dolphin activist keeps up fight against slaughter
OSAKA — Renowned American dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry has dedicated his life to freeing captured dolphins worldwide. In a new documentary, he hopes to educate both Japanese and international audiences about the slaughter of the mammals in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, and the hazards of eating dolphin meat with high levels of mercury. O'Barry gained fame as the trainer of captured dolphins for the... (Source)
- Tue, 28 Oct 2008 9:25 AM PDT - (Gawker) - Michael Phelps And The Nerdy Endorsement Trap [Advice]
Dolphin-like Olympic champ Michael Phelps is like that dude in the poem who has come to two roads that diverge in the woods. Except Michael Phelps has far more money at stake than that guy. Now that... (Source)
- Tue, 28 Oct 2008 7:29 AM PDT - (The Log Cabin Democrat) - Aquakids place high in Jacksonville meet
The Aquakids finished second in the girls division and third in the boys division last weekend in the Dolphin Invitational youth swim meet at Jacksonville. (Source)
- Tue, 28 Oct 2008 7:47 AM PDT - (South Shore News & Tribune) - Spooky Story Night Promises Frightful Fun
Apollo Beach Elementary, 501 Apollo Beach Blvd., will host its Spooky Story Night from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Besides the spooky storytelling, the Dolphin Dad's will be selling "meal deals," which includes hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and a soda, for a modest fee. (Source)
- Tue, 28 Oct 2008 3:51 AM PDT - (Financial.de) - DJ ots.CorporateNews: KfW-IPEX-Bank / KfW IPEX-Bank and Fortis Bank to finance Volkswerft …
Frankfurt am Main (ots) - KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH, acting as lead arranger and agent, is to finance six 2,500 TEU container ships being built by Volkswerft Stralsund GmbH for White Dolphin Shipping Ltd., (Source)
- Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:39 PM PDT - (BYM News) - Gibraltar, Spain)
The Oriental Bluebird, re-supply and transport ship of Japan's whaling fleet, has been de-flagged and fined, following a legal ruling by Panamanian... (Source)
- Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:39 PM PDT - (Greenpeace International - Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Panama -- Yet another nail has been put in the coffin of Japan's dying whaling industry. We've managed to get the Oriental Bluebird, re-supply and transport... (Source)
- Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:39 PM PDT - (Ecorazzi - Ithaca, NY, USA)
The goal is to is to stop all commercial whaling and lethal scientific research whaling by Japan, Norway, Iceland, and to enforce the current global whaling... (Source)
- Wed, 29 Oct 2008 4:59 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - Mexico Launches Trade Dispute With US Over Tuna
GENEVA - Mexico has launched a dispute with the United States at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over US rules which Mexico says prevent its tuna from being labelled "dolphin-safe," a WTO document shows. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Oct 2008 2:34 AM PDT - (Yachting and Boating World) - Barge museum gutted by fire
A fire which completely gutted the Dolphin Sailing Barge Museum has bought heartache to those who have worked for decades to preserve Swale's maritime heritage. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:51 PM PDT - (Ekolist.cz - Praha, Czech Republic)
AMSTERDAM (Greenpeace International) - The Oriental Bluebird, re-supply and transport ship of Japan's whaling fleet, has been de-flagged and fined... (Source)
- Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:51 PM PDT - (E! Online - USA)
"Our goal is to get 1 million of you to sign up by the June 2009 meeting of the International Whaling Commission, where I will personally deliver the... (Source)
- Thu, 30 Oct 2008 3:52 AM PDT - (New York Times) - Dolphin Entertainmanet Swims Off With Film Financing
Film production outfit Dolphin Entertainment has secured more than $100 million in financing from Citigroup affiliate Continental Entertainment Capital , to fund six movies targeted at adolescents. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Oct 2008 8:20 AM PDT - (gamesindustry.biz) - 14:00 (BST), 30/10/2008 My Pet Dolphin 2 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Early morning commuters in central...
– Early morning commuters in central London had an aquatic surprise this morning, after finding that the iconic dolphin fountains in Trafalgar Square had been surrounded by a pod of inflatable dolphins. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Oct 2008 2:46 PM PDT - (Stuff) - Teen in a tantrum sulks into Taranaki port
Opotoki had Opo, TV had Flipper and now New Plymouth has Hamish the moody adolescent dolphin. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:07 PM PDT - (Greenpeace UK - London, UK)
The Japanese whaling fleet's key supply vessel, Oriental Bluebird, has been de-flagged and fined following a legal ruling by Panamanian authorities... (Source)
- Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:07 PM PDT - (Best Syndication - Pinon Hills, CA, USA)
In addition to this she is also asking for one million signatures for a petition to stop commercial whaling and to enforce a halt for worldwide whale... (Source)
- Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:50 PM PDT - (Fiji Daily Post - Vatuwaqa, Fiji)
Leading environmental activist, Greenpeace, in a press statement hailed the ruling saying that the Oriental Blue used to refuel Japanese whaling fleet in... (Source)
- Sat, 01 Nov 2008 3:43 PM PDT - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Aquarium discovers lack of drain to empty pools
CHICAGO -- As Shedd Aquarium officials prepared to re-line its giant indoor whale and dolphin pools several weeks ago, they were confronted with a problem -- there was no drain at the bottom. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:57 AM PDT - (Courier Mail - Australia)
ECO-warfare is expected to erupt in the Southern Ocean within weeks as militant conservationists renew their campaign to stop Japanese whalers.... (Source)
- Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:57 AM PDT - (South Coast Today - New Bedford, MA, USA)
A historic replica village like Plimouth Plantation or Old Sturbridge Village, one representing New Bedford's halcyon days of whaling, is something... (Source)
- Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:03 PM PDT - (The Rafu Shimpo - Los Angeles, CA, USA)
We made this park our final destination due to Sandy Lydon's suggestion to check out the Whalers Cabin and the Whaling Station Museum situated inside the... (Source)
- Tue, 04 Nov 2008 2:13 PM PST - (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald) - Daily Herald
DOLPHIN, Va. — Herman Glenn Meadows, 83, of Dolphin, Va., formerly of Edenton and Roanoke Rapids, passed away, Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. (Source)
- Tue, 04 Nov 2008 8:23 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Beached dolphin dies
Rescuers lose fight to save injured dolphin beached on the south coast. (Source)
- Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:05 PM PDT - (Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom)
By Danielle Demetriou in Tokyo The environmental group Greenpeace will not pursue Japan's annual whaling expedition in the Antarctic Ocean when it sets off... (Source)
- Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:05 PM PDT - (AFP) - Greenpeace says it will not chase Japanese whalers
Environmentalists and most Western nations strongly oppose Japan's whaling. The country kills hundreds of whales a year in the name of research... (Source)
- Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:05 PM PDT - (The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
"Greenpeace believes the decisive battle to end whaling in the Southern Ocean is in Japan itself, and that's where we want to focus our efforts," Greenpeace... (Source)
- Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:05 PM PDT - (AFP) - Greenpeace says it will not chase Japanese whalers
TOKYO (AFP) -- Environmental group Greenpeace said Tuesday it will not chase Japan's controversial whaling expedition in the Antarctic Ocean this year as it... (Source)
- Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:05 PM PDT - (NEWS.com.au - Australia)
ENVIRONMENTAL group Greenpeace says it will not chase Japan's whaling expedition in the Antarctic Ocean this year as it fights to clear two activists being... (Source)
- Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:05 PM PDT - (Greenpeace International - Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Now, we are fighting to end whaling harder than ever. As a direct result of our work in Japan, whaling is under increasing scrutiny in the Japanese media.... (Source)
- Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:05 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Greenpeace said today it had decided against sending a ship to chase the Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic this summer, and will instead concentrate... (Source)
- Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:05 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - New Zealand)
Tokyo, Japan, 4 November 2008 Ð Greenpeace announced today the next phase of its campaign to end lethal whaling by ramping up its activities in Japan.... (Source)
- Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:41 AM PST - (BBC News) - Stranded beach dolphin put down
A dolphin found stranded on rocks on a Tyneside beach is put down by a vet after a failed rescue operation. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:10 AM PST - (Adelaide Now) - Dolphin dies after beaching itself
A DOLPHIN has died after beaching itself north of Wollongong. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Nov 2008 2:49 PM PST - (The New Zealand Herald) - Dolphin dies after beaching itself in NSW
SYDNEY - A dolphin has died after beaching itself north of Wollongong. Police were called to an area about 250m east of the Bellambi boat ramp car park at Bellambi at 5.45am yesterday after passers-by discovered the distressed mammal stranded on the shoreline. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Nov 2008 2:51 PM PST - (WAVY 10) - Dolphin found washed up on Va. Beach Oceanfront
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY.com) -- Local biologists are trying to figure out why a dolphin washed up at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront this morning. Someone walking along the beach found the dead animal around 34th Street. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:49 AM PST - (CattleNetwork.com) - Mexico Seeks Trade Talks With US On Dolphin-Safe Tuna
MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones) -- Mexico is asking for talks with the U.S. to get "dolphin-safe" labels for its tuna fish, but experts say U.S. tuna companies might not buy it anyway because of the fishing techniques Mexico uses. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:18 AM PST - (Illawarra Mercury) - Cancer ends life of dolphin beached at Bellambi
A rare form of cancer has claimed the life of a dolphin after a dramatic rescue attempt at Bellambi yesterday morning. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Nov 2008 4:09 PM PST - (Boston Globe) - Twin sisters are twin suspects in NH
Twin sisters are twin suspects in a string car break-ins in Merrimack, N.H. Police said Lindsay and Tiffany Dolphin, who are 18, took several thousand dollars in property from unlocked cars at the Birches Condominium Development on Sunday, Oct. 26. The stolen items included GPS units, car stereos and radar detectors. Police said some of the items have recently appeared... (Source)
- Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:08 PM PDT - (New Scientist - UK)
Greenpeace have followed Japanese whalers to the Southern Ocean for nine years. They say their decision not to go this year is not conceeding defeat... (Source)
- Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:08 PM PDT - (The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
An anti-whaling group has vowed to go it alone in the battle to prevent Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean this season. The pledge by Sea Shepherd comes... (Source)
- Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:08 PM PDT - (Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco, CA, USA)
This means that the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society will be alone in its high seas opposition to illegal Japanese whaling operations when the whaling... (Source)
- Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:08 PM PDT - (WA Business News - Northbridge, Western Australia, Australia)
Greenpeace won't send ship to Antarctic this summer to confront Japan's whaling fleet. A Virgin Blue pilot who tested positive for traces of explosives and... (Source)
- Thu, 06 Nov 2008 5:07 AM PST - (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Dead dolphin washes ashore in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH -- Biologists hope a necropsy will tell them the cause of death of a dolphin that washed up in Virginia Beach. The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center's stranding response team took the animal's body away from the beach yesterday morning. -- The Associated Press (Source)
- Thu, 06 Nov 2008 8:44 AM PST - (WRIC 8 News Richmond) - Dead Dolphin Washes Up In Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Biologists hope a necropsy will tell them why a dolphin that washed up in Virginia Beach died. The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center's stranding response team took (Source)
- Thu, 06 Nov 2008 3:48 AM PST - (The Virginian-Pilot) - Necropsy expected for dolphin found on Virginia Beach shore
VIRGINIA BEACH Biologists hope a necropsy will tell them why a dolphin that washed up in Virginia Beach died. The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center's stranding response team took the animal's body away from the beach Wednesday morning. (Source)
- Thu, 06 Nov 2008 3:45 AM PST - (CBS 6 Richmond) - Dead Dolphin Washes up in Virginia Beach (6:38am)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Biologists hope a necropsy will tell them why a dolphin that washed up in Virginia Beach died. The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center's stranding response team took the animal's body away from the beach Wednesday morning. They say they'll perform a necropsy. (Source)
- Thu, 06 Nov 2008 3:44 AM PST - (WRIC 8 News Richmond) - Dead dolphin washes up in Virginia Beach
Associated Press - November 6, 2008 6:35 AM ET -- VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Biologists hope a necropsy will tell them why a dolphin that washed up in Virginia Beach died. (Source)
- Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:19 PM PST - (Games Radar) - Ecco the Dolphin
Begin the game and move Ecco left and right. Press Start to pause the game while Ecco is turning. You have to pause it when Ecco is directly facing you. (Source)
- Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:23 PM PST - (St. Petersburg Times) - Scientists Fear Wave of Animal Extinctions
OSLO — The Yangtze River dolphin, the Christmas Island shrew and the Venezuelan skunk frog are all victims in an alarming flood of extinctions, but how do scientists decide when such “possibly extinct” creatures no longer exist? (Source)
- Thu, 06 Nov 2008 9:40 PM PST - (Whyalla News) - Dolphin watch successful
Whyalla High School Coast and Marine Education students have joined the Dolphin Watch program part of the Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS). (Source)
- Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:04 PM PDT - (The Standard - Warrnambool
"I took the initiative at the candidates' forum because whaling season is fast approaching. Warrnambool has a sister-city relationship with Miura in Japan.... (Source)
- Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:04 PM PDT - (Courier Mail - Australia)
By Glenis Green STEVE Irwin wanted to design a huge can-opener to take on Japanese whaling boats in a bid to save the humpbacks, his widow Terri Irwin said.... (Source)
- Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:04 PM PDT - (Plenty Magazine - New York, NY, USA)
Japan is in violation of killing whales in a whale sanctuary established by the International Whaling Commission [IWC]. They're targeting endangered whales... (Source)
- Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:04 PM PDT - (Newsday - Long Island, NY, USA)
THE DEAL Seven-part reality series about a marine conservation group's daring, three-month mission to stop Japanese whaling operations.... (Source)
- Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:04 PM PDT - (National Post - Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
There, they spent three months pursuing, hounding, harassing -- and being harassed by -- Japanese whalers determined to fill their "research'' quotas.... (Source)
- Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:04 PM PDT - (The Japan Times - Japan)
2 letter, "Bogus arguments about whaling." The Institute of Cetacean Research, with which Goodman is affiliated, is a "unique organization in Japan... (Source)
- Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:58 PM PST - (Outlook India) - Taraporewala aquarium to get dolphin pool, more FSI
The Taraporewala aquarium along Mumbai's Marine Drive is being modernised, with the Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh according approval for increasing FSI to four from the present 1.33. (Source)
- Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:07 PM PDT - (eFluxMedia - USA)
For Japan, whaling is a cherished cultural tradition. In 1986 it abandoned commercial whaling due to an international moratorium. (Source)
- Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:07 PM PDT - (USA Today - USA)
The seven-episode series focuses on the eco-warriors of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on a three-month crusade against Japanese whalers on their... (Source)
- Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:07 PM PDT - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States)
Japanese ships emblazoned with the English word "research" are "targeting endangered species in a whale sanctuary in violation of that moratorium," Walker... (Source)
- Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:07 PM PDT - (Los Angeles Times - CA, USA)
The network added: "The Society's fight to eradicate Japanese whaling on the high seas -- here international laws are interpreted by different countries and... (Source)
- Sat, 08 Nov 2008 1:59 AM PST - (rediff.com) - PM to hold talks with Gulf nations on sourcing natural gas
Singh's discussions with the heads of state in Oman and Qatar are likely to be on sourcing feedstock for the joint venture fertiliser company in Oman as also liquefied natural gas for use back home, officials said. Talks in Muscat, the prime minister's first stop, may see India seeking a share of gas that Oman has begun to receive from Qatar through the Dolphin project, to fire Oman-India... (Source)
- Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:02 PM PDT - (Environment News Service - USA)
"We intend to sink the Japanese fleet economically," said Watson. "Our strategy is to prevent whales from being killed, to force the Japanese whalers to... (Source)
- Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:02 PM PDT - (ABC Online - Australia)
The Australian Government is calling for restraint as Japanese whalers and protesters prepare for a confrontation in the Southern Ocean.... (Source)
- Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:02 PM PDT - (ABC Online - Australia)
Then last summer the captain of the Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson, says someone aboard a Japanese whaling ship shot him. FELICITY OGILVIE: Paul Watson has a... (Source)
- Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:02 PM PDT - (Mother Jones - San Francisco, CA, USA)
MJ: Is it true that during the filming of Whale Wars you were shot by someone on a Japanese whaling ship? PW: They did fire shots.... (Source)
- Sun, 09 Nov 2008 7:01 AM PST - (Globes Online) - Court upholds Dolphin Reef dismantling
Eilat's Dolphin Reef was built without a license. (Source)
- Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:06 PM PDT - (Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand)
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says their ship Steve Irwin will leave from Brisbane shortly while in Japan its whaling fleet is about to depart on... (Source)
- Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:06 PM PDT - (Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom)
This week, Japan's controversial whaling fleet was in the final throes of its preparations for its annual five-month mission into the waters of the... (Source)
- Mon, 10 Nov 2008 5:56 PM PST - (WBAL-TV Baltimore) - Name The National Aquarium's New Dolphin!
The National Aquarium in Baltimore is looking for your help naming the aquarium's new dolphin. Click inside for details. (Source)
- Mon, 10 Nov 2008 1:30 AM PST - (China Economic Net) - Yangtze River dolphin one step from extinction
The Yangtze River dolphin, the Christmas Island shrew and the Venezuelan skunk frog are all victims in an alarming flood of extinctions, but how do scientists decide when such "possibly extinct" creatures no longer exist? (Source)
- Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:59 PM PDT - (ABC Online - Australia)
Decision to be made...last year, the Government sent a customs ship to monitor Japanese whalers. (AAP) The Federal Government has not decided whether to... (Source)
- Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:59 PM PDT - (ABC Online - Australia)
Sea Shepherd activists have rammed Japanese whaling ships, thrown butyric acid onto their decks and even jumped on board. (AAP: Sea Shepherd Conservation... (Source)
- Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:59 PM PDT - (Fiji Times - Suva, Fiji)
In 2005, the Solomon Islands much against the expectations of Australia and New Zealand, who were campaigning for whale conservation, voted along with Japan... (Source)
- Tue, 11 Nov 2008 1:16 PM PST - (Baltimore Sun) - Aquarium invites public to pick name for dolphin baby
The National Aquarium in Baltimore is calling on dolphin fans to vote for one of five names with regional connections for a 3-month-old female calf. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Nov 2008 1:22 PM PST - (WBAL-TV Baltimore) - Name The National Aquarium's New Dolphin!
The National Aquarium in Baltimore is looking for your help naming the aquarium's new dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Nov 2008 1:14 PM PST - (WTOP Radio Network) - Voters can choose name of aquarium's dolphin calf
The winning name will be announced Nov. 22. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Nov 2008 3:16 AM PST - (Chichester Observer) - Delight for Dolphin and Anchor
Premium Article ! Your account has been frozen . For your available options click the below button. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Nov 2008 7:18 AM PST - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) - The National Aquarium Invites the Public to Name the New Dolphin Calf!
Text message and online voting begins November 11 (Source)
- Tue, 11 Nov 2008 3:54 AM PST - (Manxnet) - Manx Whale & Dolphin Watch
Continuing research is revealing the importance of Manx waters for significant numbers and species of whales and dolphins. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Nov 2008 1:21 PM PST - (The Star-Ledger) - Feds try to listen to what dolphins in N.J. rivers hear
Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerIn this June photo, a pod of dolphin swim in the Navesink River near where it meets the Shrewsbury River. In an effort to hear what two pods of wayward dolphins hear, federal scientists placed underwater microphones in... (Source)
- Tue, 11 Nov 2008 2:18 AM PST - (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - Outlet mall delay sought
This latest delay comes after mall developer Dolphin Ventures had problems securing financing for the project (Source)
- Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:12 PM PDT - (LIVENEWS.com.au - Sydney, NSW, Australia)
Australia's anti-whaling crusade appears to have been harpooned with fewer ships to take on the Japanese whalers this summer. Japanese whaling vessels were... (Source)
- Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:12 PM PDT - (Reuters - USA)
Japan's whaling fleet will leave for the Antarctic within weeks and intends to cull 850 minke and 50 fin whales in the Southern Ocean this season... (Source)
- Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:12 PM PDT - (Oceania Indymedia - Australia)
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- Wed, 12 Nov 2008 5:31 AM PST - (Baltimore Sun) - Aquarium calling on fans to name 3-month-old dolphin
The National Aquarium in Baltimore is calling on dolphin fans to vote for names with regional connections for a 3-month-old female calf. (Source)
- Wed, 12 Nov 2008 3:37 AM PST - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Kahala dolphin trainer wins contest
Meagan Corlin , 24, a Dolphin Trainer and Education Outreach Specialist for Dolphin Quest Oahu at the Kahala Resort, is the first "National Miss" in America's National Teenager Scholarship Pageant. (Source)
- Wed, 12 Nov 2008 7:12 AM PST - (Forres Gazette) - Community's frustration at mounting pool delays
THE Forres community has reacted with disappointment to the news that the Moray (Dolphin) Hydrotherapy Pool, which is due to be built in Forres next to the existing swimming pool, has been delayed further due to a technicality. (Source)
- Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:58 AM PDT - (Greenpeace International - Amsterdam, Netherlands)
The Institute for Cetacean Research, which conducts Japan's whaling programme, and Kyodo Senpaku, which operates the whaling fleet, this week announced the... (Source)
- Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:58 AM PDT - (TVNZ - New Zealand)
Australia's government is unlikely to send ships to monitor Japanese whaling in the Antarctic this season, lawmakers said, after clashes with activists last... (Source)
- Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:58 AM PDT - (ABC Online - Australia)
(Australian Customs Service: File photo) The Japanese whaling industry's ability to catch whales in the Southern Ocean this summer will be compromised after... (Source)
- Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:58 AM PDT - (Pretoria News - Pretoria, South Africa)
Canberra - Australia's government was unlikely to send ships to monitor Japanese whaling in the Antarctic this season, lawmakers said yesterday.... (Source)
- Thu, 13 Nov 2008 4:30 PM PST - (The Scotsman) - Moray dolphin sighting sparks call for action
A DOLPHIN from the established Moray Firth colony has been spotted off the coast of East Lothian, sparking demands for major protection reforms by conservationists. (Source)
- Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:59 AM PDT - (The Australian - Sydney, Australia)
... to intercept the fleet in the Southern Ocean, Greenpeace has decided to concentrate its efforts on the anti-whaling campaign within Japan this year. (Source)
- Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:59 AM PDT - (AFP) - Hollywood's Hannah on board against Japanese whalers: report
Japan uses a loophole in a 1986 whaling moratorium allowing "lethal research" to kill up to 1000 whales each Southern Hemisphere summer.... (Source)
- Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:59 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
OPPONENTS of Japanese whaling are pointing to a reported cut in the coming Antarctic season's quota as evidence that the struggling industry is in retreat.... (Source)
- Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:59 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Japan sets its own quota for "scientific research" under International Whaling Commission rules. Last season Japan told the commission it had taken 551... (Source)
- Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:59 AM PDT - (Contactmusic.com - Ilkley, England, UK)
The star, who made her name playing a mermaid in hit 1984 film Splash, will travel on board an anti-whaling group ship to confront Japan's whalers in the... (Source)
- Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:59 AM PDT - (Daily Telegraph - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Anti-whaling crusaders the Sea Shepherd recruited the actress, who will be aboard their flagship Steve Irwin when it departs for Antarctica next month.... (Source)
- Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:59 AM PDT - (International Herald Tribune - France)
Japan's whaling fleet, which is set to leave for its annual hunt within days, will catch up to 935 minke whales and 50 fin whales as planned, the Fisheries... (Source)
- Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:59 AM PDT - (Earthtimes) - London, UK)
But a spokesman at the Japan Whaling Section of the Fisheries Ministry denied the report, while adding that the ministry had made no decision on the issue.... (Source)
- Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:59 AM PDT - (International Herald Tribune - France)
Australia's Environment Minister Peter Garrett, citing the Asahi report in parliament, said that any reduction in Japan's whaling target would be an... (Source)
- Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:59 AM PDT - (Radio Australia - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Our correspondent in Tokyo, Shane McLeod says a newspaper report in Japan says the whaling target for this season will be reduced by 20 per cent killing 700... (Source)
- Fri, 14 Nov 2008 9:03 AM PST - (WCBS-TV New York) - 3rd Dead Wayward Dolphin Found In NJ River
A dolphin found dead in the Shrewsbury River was not part of a pod of wayward dolphins who have called the river home since June. According to Bob Schoelkopf, co-director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, the dolphin found dead Friday is a common dolphin; the 15 that have been swimming in the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers are bottlenose dolphins. (Source)
- Fri, 14 Nov 2008 8:38 AM PST - (Asbury Park Press) - Dead dolphin was not part of the river pod
Another dead dolphin has been found in the Shrewsbury River, but it's not a bottlenose dolphin like the ones that have been living there and in the Navesink River since June, officials said today. (Source)
- Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:52 AM PST - (The Star-Ledger) - Common dolphin found dead in Highlands
Bridge workers found a dead dolphin floating in the Shrewsbury River this morning, but officials say it was not part of the pod that has been in the area since early summer. Crews from the state Department of Transportation found... (Source)
- Fri, 14 Nov 2008 9:02 AM PST - (Courier-Post) - 3rd dead dolphin found in N.J. river
A dolphin found dead in the Shrewsbury River was not part of a pod of wayward dolphins who have called the river home since June. (Source)
- Fri, 14 Nov 2008 8:21 AM PST - (The Star-Ledger) - Dead dolphin in Shrewsbury River isn't part of bottlenose pods
Another dead dolphin has been found in the Shrewsbury River, but it isn't a bottlenose dolphin like the ones that have been living there and in the Navesink River since June, officials said today, according to a report in the... (Source)
- Fri, 14 Nov 2008 9:07 AM PST - (phillyburbs.com) - APNewsBreak: 3rd dead dolphin found in NJ river
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A third dolphin has been found dead in the Shrewsbury River near the Route 36 bridge between Sea Bright and Highlands. (Source)
- Fri, 14 Nov 2008 7:50 AM PST - (WABC-TV New York) - 3rd dead dolphin found in NJ river
A dolphin found dead in the Shrewsbury River was not part of a pod of wayward dolphins. (Source)
- Fri, 14 Nov 2008 7:45 AM PST - (WCBS 880 New York) - Another NJ Dolphin Found Dead
A dolphin found dead in the Shrewsbury River was not part of a pod of wayward dolphins who have called the river home since June. READ MORE (Source)
- Fri, 14 Nov 2008 1:31 AM PST - (Israel National News) - Eilat's Dolphin Reef in Danger of Bureaucratic Closure
(IsraelNN.com) Eilat's popular Dolphin Reef faces demolition by the government in 90 days because its owners, one of whom is a government minister, never bothered to get a building permit. (Source)
- Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00 PM PDT - (Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand)
By NATHAN BEAUMONT - The Dominion Post | Saturday, 15 November 2008 Japanese whaling officials have denied that the country will scale back its planned hunt... (Source)
- Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00 PM PDT - (The Australian - Sydney, Australia)
A Japan Fisheries Agency official confirmed yesterday that, unlike last summer, there would be no coastguard officers aboard the southern whaling fleet when... (Source)
- Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00 PM PDT - (Aljazeera.net - Qatar)
Japan's whaling fleet is preparing to leave port to commence its annual hunt in the waters off Antarctica. Fisheries officials say they plan to kill more... (Source)
- Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00 PM PDT - (The West Australian - Perth, Western Australia, Australia)
Mr Garrett told Parliament that if the reports were true, it would be the first time since 1987 that Japan's whaling target had been reduced.... (Source)
- Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00 PM PDT - (pacific - Honolulu, HI, USA)
It is the first drop in the official target since Japan began scientific whaling in 1987, following a ban on commercial whaling the previous year by the... (Source)
- Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:37 AM PST - (phillyburbs.com) - Another dolphin stranded in Shrewsbury River
MONMOUTH BEACH, N.J. - An injured dolphin has been spotted in the Shrewsbury River, a few miles from the spot where another one was found dead on Friday. (Source)
- Sat, 15 Nov 2008 5:50 PM PST - (WABC-TV New York) - Another dolphin stranded in NJ
An injured dolphin has been spotted a few miles from where another was found dead Friday. (Source)
- Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:37 AM PST - (The Star-Ledger) - Another dolphin stranded in Shrewsbury River
An injured dolphin has been spotted in the Shrewsbury River, a few miles from the spot where another one was found dead on Friday. Representatives of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center are trying to recover the animal. Co-director Bob Schoelkopf... (Source)
- Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:05 PM PST - (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) - Dolphin Computer Access Announce Their Acquisition of Software Express Distribution
Dolphin Computer Access Limited, the UK software company responsible for delivering independence to vision and print impaired people, today announced its acquisition of Software Express Distribution Limited. This acquisition enables Dolphin to bring on board a rapidly growing UK software development company, most recently recognised for developing Guide, an innovative and award winning access... (Source)
- Sun, 16 Nov 2008 5:30 PM PST - (Courier-Post) - Injured dolphin spotted in Shrewsbury River
An injured dolphin has been spotted in the Shrewsbury River, a few miles from the spot where another one was found dead on Friday. (Source)
- Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00 PM PDT - (Voice of America - USA)
By Phil Mercer Japan's whaling fleet is expected to begin soon its annual whale harvest in the Southern Ocean. Tokyo has yet to confirm when the ships... (Source)
- Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
THE Federal Government will spend $6 million on a whale research program which it hopes will "debunk" Japan's claims that whales need to be killed in order... (Source)
- Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00 PM PDT - (The Australian - Sydney, Australia)
CONSERVATION Minister Peter Garrett has called on Japan to join a $4 million Australia-funded whaling research program. "I would urge all nations of the IWC... (Source)
- Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00 PM PDT - (The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
THE Federal Government will spend more than $6 million on non-lethal whale research in a bid to debunk Japan's claims that it needs to kill whales for... (Source)
- Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00 PM PDT - (The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Japan has conducted "scientific" whaling since a moratorium on commercial whale hunting was declared in 1986. The Australian government is pushing for all... (Source)
- Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23 PM PST - (Asbury Park Press) - Sick dolphin in Shrewsbury River euthanized
A sick dolphin found in the shallows of the Shrewsbury River had to be euthanized over the weekend. (Source)
- Mon, 17 Nov 2008 3:28 AM PST - (Edinburgh Evening News) - Moray Firth dolphin makes first big splash off coast of Lothian
ONE of the famous Moray Firth dolphins has been spotted off the Lothians coast for the first time. (Source)
- Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:01 PM PDT - (International Animal Rescue - Uckfield, England, UK)
Japan abandoned commercial whaling in 1986, in accordance with an international moratorium. News brought to you by International Animal Rescue... (Source)
- Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:01 PM PDT - (Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand)
"Constant pressure on Japan's whaling industry by both Greenpeace and the international community has reduced the fleet to sneaking out of port in a fog of... (Source)
- Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:01 PM PDT - (Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom)
Japan's whaling fleet set off on its annual whaling cull in the Southern Ocean, according to reports. By Danielle Demetriou in Tokyo The Nisshin Maru mother... (Source)
- Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:01 PM PDT - (AFP) - Japanese whalers set sail: Greenpeace
TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan's whaling fleet set sail Monday, environmentalists said, apparently on an annual Antarctic hunt likely to provoke fresh friction with... (Source)
- Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:01 PM PDT - (ITN - London, UK)
A Japanese whaling ship has left port in southwestern Japan and is aiming at starting the season in Antarctica. The vessel Nisshin Maru left from the port... (Source)
- Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:01 PM PDT - (guardian.co.uk - UK)
The biggest ship in Japan's whaling fleet slipped out of port amid tight security today, as Australia mounted an unprecedented challenge to its claims that... (Source)
- Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:01 PM PDT - (Politics.co.uk - London, UK)
In defiance of global pressure and several international laws, the government of Japan's whaling fleet has quietly left harbour without its usual public... (Source)
- Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:01 PM PDT - (KXMC - Minot, ND, USA)
TOKYO (AP) Greenpeace says a Japanese whaling ship is on its way to the Antarctic Ocean for this season's whale hunt. Japan says the hunts are done mainly... (Source)
- Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:01 PM PDT - (The Associated Press) - Greenpeace: Japanese whalers leave for annual hunt
TOKYO (AP) -- A Japanese whaling ship left a port in southwestern Japan on Monday en route to this season's whale hunt in the Antarctic Ocean... (Source)
- Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:01 PM PDT - (Los Angeles Times - CA, USA)
It will also assess Japan's scientific whaling program. A powerful earthquake jolted eastern Indonesia today, killing at least two people, injuring nearly... (Source)
- Tue, 18 Nov 2008 1:31 AM PST - (Courier-Post) - Sick dolphin discovered in river euthanized
A sick dolphin found in the shallows of the Shrewsbury River had to be euthanized over the weekend. (Source)
- Tue, 18 Nov 2008 9:23 PM PST - (New Jersey Herald) - Sick dolphin in Shrewsbury River euthanized
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A sick dolphin found in the shallows of the Shrewsbury River had to be euthanized over the weekend. (Source)
- Wed, 19 Nov 2008 3:11 PM PST - (Barossa & Light Herald) - DNA discovery shows lookalike dolphin is one of a new breed
AUSTRALIA has a new mammal. Scientists have discovered a previously unknown dolphin swimming in the nation's southern waters. (Source)
- Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:39 AM PST - (The Inquirer and Mirror) - Eagle trips canceled after vessel strikes dolphin
(Nov. 19, 2008 ) The noon and 2:45 p.m. trips on the SSA car-ferry Eagle have been canceled after the vessel struck one of the dolphin fenders on its way into the Nantucket slip this morning . (Source)
- Wed, 19 Nov 2008 2:34 AM PST - (Yorkshire Post Today) - Dolphin expert to launch latest book
Dolphin expert Dr Horace Dobbs will be launching his latest book at an event on Friday. (19/11/2008 10:14:46) (Source)
- Wed, 19 Nov 2008 6:31 AM PST - (Tiscali) - Mystery surrounds mass dolphin stranding
LONDON (Reuters) - Tests on some of the 25 dolphins which died after Britain’s biggest mass stranding in almost three decades showed they had been healthy, rescuers said on Tuesday, as mystery surrounded the beaching in a Cornish river. (Source)
- Wed, 19 Nov 2008 7:42 PM PST - (Queanbeyan Age) - DNA discovery shows lookalike dolphin is one of a new breed
AUSTRALIA has a new mammal. Scientists have discovered a previously unknown dolphin swimming in the nation's southern waters. (Source)
- Thu, 20 Nov 2008 4:44 PM PST - (The Hub) - NOAA: Dolphin found dead not of pod
SEA BRIGHT — A dead dolphin, not a part of the bottlenose dolphin pod that has been living in the Shrewsbury River, was discovered floating near the Route 36 Highlands Bridge during an incoming tide, before 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (Source)
- Thu, 20 Nov 2008 2:02 AM PST - (Vancouver Sun) - Caption Only
Colour Photo: Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun / 'FLYING' DOLPHINS AT UBC: Pacific white-sided dolphin skeletons hang inside UBC's Aquatic Ecosystem Research Laboratory. The lab's marine mammal skeleton project is currently on display. ; (Source)
- Thu, 20 Nov 2008 6:57 PM PST - (Florida Today) - Entangled dolphin found, rescued in Intercoastal Waterway
A badly entangled, injured dolphin got a fresh start today when rescuers removed the gear wrapped around part of the animal’s body and released it back into the Intercoastal Waterway. (Source)
- Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:56 PM PDT - (The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
WITH Japan demanding stronger action against the hardline anti-whaling activists of Sea Shepherd, the group alleges the Rudd Government has increased... (Source)
- Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:56 PM PDT - (Radio Australia - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
The issue of whaling again featured prominently with Mr Smith saying Australia was determined to press its opposition to the practice. Japan's whaling fleet... (Source)
- Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:56 PM PDT - (AFP) - Japan, Australia agree on diplomacy to solve whaling row
LIMA (AFP) -- Japan and Australia said Wednesday they were doing everything they could to diplomatically resolve an emotionally charged dispute over whaling... (Source)
- Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:56 PM PDT - (BBC News - UK)
The potential importance of the export trade is precisely the reason why anti-whaling organisations are keen that it does not resume. "Japan is sticking two... (Source)
- Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:56 PM PDT - (Radio Australia - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
But Liberal party's environment spokeman, Greg Hunt, says the government needs to send out customs ships to conduct surveillance of the Japanese whaling... (Source)
- Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:56 PM PDT - (CBBC Newsround - London, England, UK)
... legal survey based on International Whaling Commission rules." However anti-hunting groups think Japan is more interested in selling the meat for food.... (Source)
- Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:56 PM PDT - (The Associated Press) - Greenpeace: Japanese whalers leave for annual hunt
TOKYO (AP) -- The mother ship in Japan's whaling fleet left Monday for the country's annual hunt in the Antarctic, the environmental group Greenpeace said... (Source)
- Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:56 PM PDT - (Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia)
ENVIRONMENT Minister Peter Garrett has defended throwing another $4 million at attempts to stop a stubborn Japan conducting whaling "research".... (Source)
- Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:56 PM PDT - (The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
The government unveiled a $6 million package on Monday aimed at promoting non-lethal scientific whaling research. The announcement coincided with reports... (Source)
- Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:56 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
The announcement coincided with reports that a Japanese whaling fleet was heading south for the annual whaling season in the Southern Ocean.... (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:02 AM PST - (PhysOrg) - Scientists uncover new dolphin species in Australian waters
(PhysOrg.com) -- Marine mammal experts have uncovered a new species of dolphin in Australian waters, challenging existing knowledge about bottlenose dolphin classifications and highlighting the country's marine biodiversity. (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 2:27 AM PST - (Florida Today) - Entangled dolphin found, rescued
A badly entangled, injured dolphin got a fresh start today when rescuers removed the gear wrapped around part of the animal’s body and released it back into the Intracoastal Waterway. (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 3:33 AM PST - (New Scientist) - New dolphin species revealed by genetic test
A third species of bottlenose has been discovered in the waters off southern Australia – it is only the second new dolphin in 50 years (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 4:08 PM PST - (Tiscali) - News Galleries
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Actress Mischa Barton poses in the Aquaventure water park with a dolphin at the landmark Grand Opening of Palm Atlantis Resort and Palm Jumeirah on November 21, 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 7:00 AM PST - (The Inverness Courier) - HIGHLAND ROOTS
THE sighting of a Moray Firth dolphin off North Berwick, provides new information which will help protect the centres in future, according to a conservation society. (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:21 PM PDT - (ABC Online - Australia)
SHANE MCLEOD: But those who've spent time negotiating with Japan over whaling aren't convinced the ship is essential, like Mr Hunt's Opposition leader... (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:21 PM PDT - (Reuters - USA)
By Rob Taylor CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia will not send a fisheries patrol ship this year to shadow Japanese whalers and protests near Antarctica... (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:21 PM PDT - (Matangi Tonga - Nuku'alofa, Tonga)
Through their accounts it was clear that residents of Taiji are proud of their legacy of being the birthplace of the Japanese whaling industry.... (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:21 PM PDT - (Brisbane Times - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)
"What Mr Garrett has done is say to Japan, you continue the slaughter, just stay out of Australian waters. "In reality, Japan is likely to enter Australia's... (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:21 PM PDT - (Radio Australia - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
The Australian government will not be monitoring Japan's whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean this summer. Last year, the government sent a customs ship... (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:21 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
The Government had bowed to pressure from Japan, which is Australia's second largest trading partner, Senator Siewert said.... (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:21 PM PDT - (Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia)
AUSTRALIA will not be sending a vessel to the Southern Ocean this summer to monitor the activities of Japanese whalers. The decision will leave activist... (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:21 PM PDT - (The West Australian - Perth, Western Australia, Australia)
A man who tackles the annual Japanese whaling campaign head-on said Australia's thirty years of anti-whaling action was 'an incredible inspiration.... (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:21 PM PDT - (IcelandReview - Reykjavik, Iceland)
The Japanese Ministry of Commerce has finally issued an import permit for 65 tons of whale meat, 60 tons of fin whale meat from Iceland and five tons of... (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:21 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Of the hundreds of matters he dealt with, the one he dreaded most was defending Japan's whaling program. It was part of his job to defend official policy.... (Source)
- Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:52 PM PDT - (The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
THE Federal Government is to ease Australian pressure on Japan over whaling in the Antarctic this summer. The Government has decided against sending the... (Source)
- Sat, 22 Nov 2008 5:18 PM PST - (ABC 2 Baltimore) - Aquarium Dolphin Calf Named
Dolphin fans have picked a name for a nearly 4-month-old female calf at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. (Source)
- Sat, 22 Nov 2008 8:23 AM PST - (CBS 13 Baltimore) - Voters Pick Name For Dolphin Calf
A baby dolphin at the Baltimore Aquarium is making a big splash. (Source)
- Sat, 22 Nov 2008 7:23 AM PST - (New Kerala) - DNA analysis reveals new dolphin species
London, Nov 22 : Using DNA analysis, scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new third species of bottlenose dolphin in the waters off southern Australia, which is the only second new dolphin to be discovered in 50 years. (Source)
- Sat, 22 Nov 2008 8:46 AM PST - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) - The National Aquarium Introduces Bayley the Dolphin
The votes are in, and the National Aquarium's newest dolphin has a name! Members of the public cast more than 22,400 votes via text message and at www.wbaltv.com, and Bayley was the clear favorite with 31% of the votes. With the help of the Aquarium's dolphins, Baltimore City Mayor Sheila Dixon announced the winning name during a live broadcast from the shallow end of the dolphin pool. (Source)
- Sat, 22 Nov 2008 1:50 PM PST - (NBC 6 Miami) - Dolphins' Porter On Vick: 'All It Was Was Dogs'
Dolphin defender Joey Porter discusses Michael Vick's future with the NFL. (Source)
- Sat, 22 Nov 2008 8:35 PM PST - (CBS 13 Baltimore) - Voters Pick Name For Dolphin Calf
A baby dolphin at the Baltimore Aquarium is making a big splash. (Source)
- Sun, 23 Nov 2008 4:05 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Dolphin rescue attempt
A rescue attempt of a dolphin entangled in fishing line will be made in the Port River this afternoon. (Source)
- Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:27 PM PDT - (Seattle Times - United States)
The mother ship in Japan's whaling fleet left Monday for the country's annual hunt in the Antarctic, the environmental group Greenpeace said... (Source)
- Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:27 PM PDT - (Independent - London, England, UK)
But his recent operations against Japan's whaling fleet over the past five years have earned the group renewed and increasing praise.... (Source)
- Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:27 PM PDT - (MarketWatch - USA)
In defiance of international pressure and several laws, the Government of Japan's whaling fleet has snuck out of harbour and is on route to the pristine... (Source)
- Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:27 PM PDT - (The Province - Vancouver, BC, Canada)
The largest ship in Japan's whaling fleet embarked on another season of "research" as the Australian government announced that new scientific techniques... (Source)
- Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:27 PM PDT - (New York Times - United States)
Greenpeace has decided to concentrate on a court case in Japan involving two of its activists along with a campaign to turn Japanese opinion against whaling... (Source)
- Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:27 PM PDT - (Ecorazzi - Ithaca, NY, USA)
Here's to hoping everyone makes it back safe. The Steve Irwin leaves port to search for the Japanese whaling fleet on December 1st. (Source)
- Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:27 PM PDT - (findingDulcinea - New York, New York, USA)
by Rachel Balik Sea Shepherd, an anti-whaling group, says it encountered hostility entering Australia, which has allegedly been pressured by Japan to crack... (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 3:16 PM PST - (UPI) - Dolphin population hindered by fishing
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Fishing activities are stunting population growth of a type of Pacific Ocean dolphin despite dolphin-safe practices, U.S. university researchers said. (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 2:01 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Search for dolphin continues
The search for a sick dolphin in the Port River will resume today. (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:26 AM PST - (EurekAlert!) - Dolphin population stunted by fishing activities, Scripps/NOAA study finds
( University of California - San Diego ) Despite broad "dolphin safe" practices, fishing activities have continued to restrict the growth of at least one Pacific Ocean dolphin population, a new report led by a researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has concluded. (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:31 AM PST - (phillyburbs.com) - Third dead dolphin found; not part of river pod
KEANSBURG, N.J. - Another dead dolphin has been found in the waters off Monmouth County. (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:23 AM PST - (WCBS-TV New York) - Another Dead Dolphin Found Off Monmouth
Another dead dolphin has been found in the waters off Monmouth County. But this one was not part of a family of wayward dolphins whose presence in the Shrewsbury River has animal rescuers worried. (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:28 AM PST - (Newswise) - Dolphin Population Stunted by Fishing Activities
Despite successes in reducing dolphin bycatch, fishing found to negatively affect reproduction. (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 3:36 PM PST - (Moldova.org) - Dolphin population hindered by fishing
Fishing activities are stunting population growth of a type of Pacific Ocean dolphin despite dolphin-safe practices, U.S. university researchers said.The study by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California-San Diego revealed negative impacts from fishing activities remain, despite adoption of regulations and agreements designed to reduce dolphin deaths from by-catch in... (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:48 AM PST - (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - NFL to review tussle between Patriot and Dolphin players Sunday
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The NFL plans to review the tussle between Patriots tackle Matt Light and Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder for possible discipline. (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 4:33 PM PST - (The Scotsman) - Dolphin power is triple that of Olympic swimmer
IT IS a mystery that has preoccupied researchers since the 1930s, even giving its name to the conundrum Gray's Paradox. (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:23 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Tangled dolphin feared dead
Authorities fear a starving dolphin tangled in fishing line, spotted in the Port River in Adelaide at the weekend, may have died. (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:37 PM PST - (Adelaide Now) - Search fails to find dolphin
TWO days of searching the Port River have failed to find a young dolphin thought to be dying after becoming entangled with fishing wire. (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 7:03 PM PST - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Fabulous flippers: Dolphins have quite the kick
BC-SCI -- Dolphin Power,0453 Fabulous flippers: Dolphins have quite the kick By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Writer TROY, N.Y. (AP) -- Dolphins have a kick that would make Michael Phelps jealous -- 212 pounds worth. (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:55 PM PDT - (The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Australia must pursue legal action against Japan to stop the hunting of whales, the opposition says. With the Japanese fleet on its way to Antarctica with... (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:55 PM PDT - (New York Times - United States)
By MARK McDONALD HONG KONG -- Quietly, without the usual bon voyage fanfare and Buddhist blessings, a Japanese whaling ship set sail this week on its yearly... (Source)
- Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:55 PM PDT - (The West Australian - Perth, Western Australia, Australia)
The federal government appears to have gone cool on a threat to pursue international court action to stop Japan from whaling. With the Japanese whaling... (Source)
- Tue, 25 Nov 2008 2:06 PM PST - (Moldova.org) - Research: Dolphin's tail a tale of speed
U.S. researchers have finally solved the conundrum of how dolphins swim so fast when their muscles shouldn't support that feat -- tail strength.A dolphin's tail creates about six times more force than an Olympic swimmer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers said in a release. At peak performance dolphins produce between 300 and 400 pounds of force, compared with human swimmers' peak of... (Source)
- Tue, 25 Nov 2008 2:02 PM PST - (UPI) - Research: Dolphin's tail a tale of speed
TROY, N.Y., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have finally solved the conundrum of how dolphins swim so fast when their muscles shouldn't support that feat -- tail strength. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Nov 2008 3:02 PM PST - (UPI) - UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
Findings spark debate about breast tumors... Bacteria move between species, study finds... Please don't litter space, scientists say... Research: Dolphin's tail a tale of speed... Health/Science news from UPI. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Nov 2008 5:05 AM PST - (the Engineer) - Dolphin speed sorted
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have finally discovered how dolphins can swim at more than 20 miles per hour. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:32 PM PST - (Adelaide Now) - Entanged dolphin 'probably dead'
A YOUNG dolphin entangled in fishing line in Adelaide's Port River is probably dead with rescue efforts called off today. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Nov 2008 3:07 PM PST - (FOX 13 Tampa Bay) - Dolphin makes birthday special for young and young-at-heart
Bailee Iorg of Tennessee is turning 4. Madeline Krater of Largo is turning 102. Both spent the morning celebrating with Winter -- the little dolphin they can both relate to. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:21 AM PST - (The Hindu) - 75-year-old dolphin puzzle solved
After nearly 75 years, scientists now know how dolphins are able to swim at more than 20 miles per hour. Contrary to what people thought, dolphins are much stronger and are thus able to swim fast.... (Source)
- Wed, 26 Nov 2008 5:31 AM PST - (The Escanaba Daily Press) - Dolphin swimmers sweep Marquette
No comments posted for this article. You must first login before you can comment. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Nov 2008 6:39 AM PST - (The Advocate) - Historic ferry saved, thank pod
THE former Sydney ferry the Baragoola has been sold at auction for just over $25,000 and is to be used as a dolphin watching and research centre at Port Stephens. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:05 PM PST - (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - Beached dolphin is swimming, recovering
An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin is currently receiving treatment at the Texas State Aquarium Sea Lab facility, after it stranded on Padre Island National Seashore on Friday, November 21. Upon receiving a report of the stranding from Padre Island National Seashore officials, volunteers from the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network (TMMSN) mobilized a unit to recover the dolphin. The initial... (Source)
- Wed, 26 Nov 2008 8:50 PM PST - (Leader Community Newspapers) - New dolphin species in Western Port?
WESTERN Port is believed to be attracting pods of a new species of battle-scarred dolphin thought to be an offshore bottlenose. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Nov 2008 9:18 PM PST - (Baltimore Examiner) - Kid's Clubhouse: Bayley the dolphin
The newest dolphin at the National Aquarium in Baltimore has a name, thanks to more than 22,400 votes from the public. The name Bayley was the clear favorite among the public, winning about 31 percent of the vote. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:09 PM PDT - (The West Australian - Perth, Western Australia, Australia)
'The clear commitment that the Government made was to give careful and serious consideration to the options for potential legal action against Japan's... (Source)
- Thu, 27 Nov 2008 5:05 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Dolphin power measured for the first time
The muscle strength of dolphins has been measured using a high-speed video technique that visualises fast-moving water (Source)
- Thu, 27 Nov 2008 6:16 PM PST - (WBIR-TV Knoxville) - Dolphin helps two special visitors celebrate their birthdays
Bailee Lorg of Knoxville spent Thursday celebrating her 4th birthday with Winter the dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. She had a special connection with the dolphin. (Source)
- Thu, 27 Nov 2008 6:37 PM PST - (KXXV Waco) - Dolphin swims again after being stuck on Padre
Associated Press - November 27, 2008 9:25 PM ET -- CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - A bottle-nosed dolphin found stranded on a beach last week is swimming on his own now, but recovery could be a long... (Source)
- Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:49 PM PDT - (New Zealand Herald - New Zealand)
During the last whaling season, National Party defence spokesman Wayne Mapp called on the then Labour Government to increase the pressure on Japan by... (Source)
- Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:49 PM PDT - (United Press International - USA)
26 (UPI) -- The new defense minister in New Zealand says that he is unlikely to use to the air force to monitor the Japanese whaling fleet.... (Source)
- Fri, 28 Nov 2008 6:40 AM PST - (ABC 13 Houston) - Dolphin swims again after being stuck on Padre
The dolphin could be set free within months to a year if he is nursed back to health (Source)
- Fri, 28 Nov 2008 9:27 AM PST - (The Mooresville Tribune) - Mooresville leukemia survivor gets dream trip from Make-A-Wish
For one week, Madison Johnson was able to be an average 12-year-old. She raced her younger brother down the waterslides, she watched crisp blue waves crash onto the shore and she even swam with a dolphin, all part of a dream come true thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. (Source)
- Fri, 28 Nov 2008 8:59 PM PST - (The Alliance Review) - Good books make perfect holiday gifts for youngsters
Photo By Kevin Graff/The Review Books make perfect holiday gifts for youngsters that encourages a love of learning and reading that can last a lifetime. Silver Dolphin Books has several new selections that also encourage active participation. (Source)
- Sat, 29 Nov 2008 3:30 AM PST - (The Clarion-Ledger) - $7M Institute for Marine Mammal Studies to open soon on Coast
Dolphin lovers at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies are flipping over their new state-of-the-art museum and research facility expected to open within the next few weeks. (Source)
- Sat, 29 Nov 2008 0:45 AM PST - (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) - Carroll finds ways to help animals, humans move around
A prosthetist known for developing the first tail for an amputee dolphin will meet with human amputees in Rochester on Tuesday. (Source)
- Sun, 30 Nov 2008 3:39 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Dolphin found dead at Outer Harbor
A young dolphin found floating dead off Outer Harbor yesterday is thought to be the same one seen tangled in fishing line in recent weeks. (Source)
- Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:57 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Libs call for whale rescue teams
The Federal Opposition says Saturday's mass whale beaching in Tasmania shows the need for a national whale and dolphin rescue program. (Source)
- Sun, 30 Nov 2008 6:08 PM PST - (Adelaide Now) - Port River dolphin found dead
A YOUNG dolphin entangled in fishing line has been found dead in Adelaide's Outer Harbour. (Source)
- Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:02 AM PDT - (Daily Telegraph - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Eventually someone did and the only ship that went close to the Japanese whaling fleet to observe the ceaseless slaughter was the Customs Vessel... (Source)
- Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:02 AM PDT - (USA Today - USA)
Japan last imported whale meat in 1991. Commercial whaling was banned in 1986 under the International Whaling Commission. Pro-whaling countries, including... (Source)
- Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:02 AM PDT - (The Associated Press) - New Zealand warns on whale protest ramifications
The whaling fleet left Japan earlier this month and is expected to focus its hunt for about 1000 whales in the Ross Sea, where New Zealand is responsible... (Source)
- Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:02 AM PDT - (The Associated Press) - NZ won't quickly rescue hurt whalers, protesters
Last year Australian customs vessels shadowed the Japanese whaling fleet as it hunted in Antarctic waters south of the country. Both nations have decided... (Source)
- Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:02 AM PDT - (Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand)
Mr Watson said he was shot at by Japanese whalers last year and he did not want to take any chances this year. Customs officials and Queensland police had... (Source)
- Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:02 AM PDT - (AFP) - Global whaling body to begin talks in December: report
Several member countries have already asked Japan, which leads pro-whaling activities, to reduce the size of its annual catch, it said.... (Source)
- Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:02 AM PDT - (Reuters UK - UK)
Japan has faced strong criticism from the United States, Australia and other countries, as well as environmental organizations, which call whaling cruel and... (Source)
- Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:02 AM PDT - (TMCnet - USA)
(Japan Economic Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) LONDON, Nov. 29_(Kyodo) _ The Japanese government in September approved buying whale meat from Iceland... (Source)
- Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:02 AM PDT - (Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand)
He said legal action against Japan, which aims to kill about 1000 whales during the campaign, was also an option, but he hoped a resolution could be found... (Source)
- Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:02 AM PDT - (New Scientist - UK)
Anti-whaling groups have long protested, but the Faroese argued that whaling is part of their culture Ð an argument adopted by large-scale whalers in Japan... (Source)
- Mon, 01 Dec 2008 5:45 AM PST - (Daily Mail) - Pictured: the eight-hour battle to save the lives of a stranded dolphin and her calf
A 18-strong team including divers, vets and medics battled for eight hours to save the lives of a dolphin and her calf after they became stranded in an inland creek. (Source)
- Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:40 AM PST - (BBC News) - Stranded dolphins back at sea
Vets, volunteers and marine experts battle for hours to rescue a dolphin and her calf stranded in Cornwall. (Source)
- Mon, 01 Dec 2008 2:38 PM PST - (Times Online) - Dolphins returned to the sea after rescue operation
A dolphin and her baby had to be rescued by marine vets after they swam up a river in Cornwall and became trapped by the falling tide. (Source)
- Tue, 02 Dec 2008 3:25 PM PST - (Science Daily) - Dolphin Population Stunted By Fishing Activities, Study Finds
Despite broad "dolphin safe" practices, fishing activities have continued to restrict the growth of at least one Pacific Ocean dolphin population, a new report has concluded. (Source)
- Tue, 02 Dec 2008 3:26 PM PST - (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Dolphin mutilation cases triple
The number of mutilated hector's and maui's dolphins found on the coastline has more than tripled in the last 20 years, Forest and Bird says. (Source)
- Tue, 02 Dec 2008 7:49 PM PST - (Stuff) - DOC points finger at fishermen for dolphin mutilations
DOLPHIN DESTRUCTION: Forest & Bird says mutilations of dolphins had increased steadily, and suggested fishermen were the likely culprits in many cases. (Source)
- Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:52 PM PDT - (TVNZ - New Zealand)
That leaves only the Sea Shepherd flagship, the Steve Irwin, with the task of trying to frustrate the activities of eight Japanese whaling vessels.... (Source)
- Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:52 PM PDT - (AFP) - Daryl Hannah makes splash with whale campaign
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Actress Daryl Hannah will sail for the inhospitable South Ocean on Wednesday as part of a campaign to stop Japanese whalers from slaughtering... (Source)
- Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:52 PM PDT - (Where I Live - News Limited Community Newspapers
Hollywood A-lister Daryl Hannah has pledged to risk her life, even if it means taking a bullet, to stop Japanese whalers slaughtering minke whales.... (Source)
- Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:52 PM PDT - (Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia)
ANTI-whaling crusader Chris Watson and US actress Daryl Hannah will lead a new assault on the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean.... (Source)
- Wed, 03 Dec 2008 0:37 AM PST - (Bunbury Mail) - Dolphin Centre steals the show at awards
THE Dolphin Discovery Centre scooped the pool at the West Australian Tourism awards for the second year running on the weekend. Centre operations manager Phil Coulthard was recognised for his efforts and named winner of the prestigious FACET Golden Guide award. (Source)
- Wed, 03 Dec 2008 8:02 AM PST - (The New Zealand Herald) - Dolphin mutilations treble, says DoC
The number of mutilated Hector's and Maui's dolphins found on the coastline has more than tripled in the past three decades, Department of Conservation statistics show. (Source)
- Wed, 03 Dec 2008 6:45 PM PST - (People's Daily) - Dutch minister criticizes Japanese dolphin hunt
Dutch Agriculture Minister Gerda Verburg has written to the Japanese ambassador to the Netherlands to protest the cruel annual slaughter of dolphins off the southern coast of Japan, Dutch paper De Volkskrant reported Wednesday. Such practice is unethical and should be halted, the minister said in the letter. The letter was sent at the request of the Dutch parliament, the report said. Japan has... (Source)
- Thu, 04 Dec 2008 4:40 AM PST - (BBC News) - Dolphin Pc gets animal award
A police officer who investigated the harassment of a dolphin off the Kent coast is given an award. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Dec 2008 3:55 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - 21 new species in danger of extinction: UN convention
Twenty-one animal species, including the cheetah, three dolphin families and an Egyptian vulture, were added to the list of those in danger of extinction by a UN conference that ended Friday. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Dec 2008 2:34 AM PST - (The West Australian) - Japan’s dolphin slaughter revealed
The screeching sound of the dolphins as they were being lassoed and stabbed to death by their human executioners is something I will never forget. Photographer Steve Ferrier and I had been shielded (Source)
- Fri, 05 Dec 2008 3:55 PM PST - (Perth Now) - Cheetah, dolphins on verge of extinction
TWENTY-one animal species, including the cheetah, three dolphin families and an Egyptian vulture, were added to the list of those in danger of extinction by a UN conference that ended today. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Dec 2008 5:34 PM PST - (The West Australian) - Twenty-one new species face extinction
Twenty-one animal species, including the cheetah, three dolphin families and an Egyptian vulture, were added to the list of those in danger of extinction by a UN conference that ended Friday. Six oth (Source)
- Fri, 05 Dec 2008 4:36 PM PST - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Twenty-one new species face extinction
Twenty-one animal species, including the cheetah and three dolphin families, were added to the list of those in danger of extinction by a UN conference. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Dec 2008 5:07 AM PST - (Manxnet) - Breaking News: Further Dolphin Sightings On Isle Of Man
Following last week’s record of over 150 Bottlenose dolphins frolicking across Douglas Bay on the Isle of Man, the same pod were again spotted yesterday afternoon between Gansey and Port St Mary. This is the biggest single group seen off the Island since records began, and it is incredibly unusual for them to be sighted this frequently, indicating that they are obviously enjoying their stay! (Source)
- Fri, 05 Dec 2008 4:13 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph) - 21 new species in danger of extinction UN convention hears
Twentyone animal species including the cheetah three dolphin families and an Egyptian vulture were added to the list of those in danger of extinction by a UN conference in Rome. (Source)
- Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:57 PM PST - (The Japan Times) - Film on Taiji dolphin slaughters to compete at Sundance
It began on Nov. 30, 2005, as a full-page, award-winning Japan Times feature by Boyd Harnell, headlined "Secret dolphin slaughter defies protests." Now, after sparking widespread outrage over the annual slaughter of some 2,500 dolphins in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, a graphic film made there in secret has been selected as one of 16 finalists — from 879 submissions — in the Documentaries... (Source)
- Sat, 06 Dec 2008 0:07 AM PST - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Stabbed and butchered: Japan's secret dolphin slaughter
TAIJI, Japan (4 Dec 2008) — Less than 300m from where this spectacular photograph of three leaping dolphins was taken, a group of Japanese fishermen continue to slaughter thousands of the highly-intelligent ocean mammals every year. (Source)
- Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:26 AM PST - (PhysOrg) - 21 new species in danger of extinction: UN convention
Twenty-one animal species, including the cheetah, three dolphin families and an Egyptian vulture, were added to the list of those in danger of extinction by a UN conference that ended Friday. (Source)
- Sat, 06 Dec 2008 5:32 AM PST - (Local 10 Miami) - Rescuers Trying To Capture Injured Manatee In Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. -- Rescuers are trying to save an injured manatee in Key West. Marine mammal rescue crews from the Dolphin Research Center and the Miami Seaquarium were working to save the manatee Thursday and Friday but were unable to catch it before dark. (Source)
- Sun, 07 Dec 2008 5:55 AM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - Don Shula fine with dome game for Dolphins
Tony Sparano is unavailable for comment right now, considering he's busy trying to speed-learn the Canadian national anthem. That beats packing a parka and gloves for a trip to Buffalo, though Sparano wouldn't know what that's like as a Dolphin. (Source)
- Sun, 07 Dec 2008 5:14 AM PST - (News 24 South Africa) - 21 new species endangered
Twenty-one animal species, including the cheetah, three dolphin families and an Egyptian vulture, have been added to the list of those in danger of extinction. (Source)
- Mon, 08 Dec 2008 2:34 PM PST - (The West Australian) - Japan cites science in defence of dolphin kill
The Japanese Government, already under siege for its refusal to halt whaling, has been forced to defend the annual slaughter of thousands of dolphins around the country’s coastline, claiming yesterday (Source)
- Mon, 08 Dec 2008 3:01 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Orca off Akaroa Harbour Heads
A pod of eight Orca whales have been sighted off the Akaroa Harbour Heads near banks Peninsula this afternoon (Mon 8 Dec) by a Black Cat Cruises Dolphin Swimming excursion. (Source)
- Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:16 PM PST - (NBC 6 Miami) - Rescuers Capture Injured Manatee In Florida Keys
ISLAMORADA, Fla. -- An injured manatee is on its way to the Miami Seaquarium for examination and treatment after being captured in the Florida Keys. State wildlife officials and marine mammal rescue crews from the Dolphin Research Center plucked the manatee from an Islamorada canal on Monday. (Source)
- Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:09 PM PST - (All About Symbian) - Cruise of the Dolphin
Thomas Bailey Aldrich's "Cruise of the Dolphin" is an English classic work with a customized German thesaurus. ICON Group International, Inc. At least 10 MB memory space, FREE Mobipocket Reader. (Source)
- Tue, 09 Dec 2008 4:09 PM PST - (New Scientist) - Dolphin males leave sponging to the females
Sexual stereotypes are not the preserve of humans – male dolphins seem reluctant to adopt a technique that females are keen to learn (Source)
- Tue, 09 Dec 2008 5:01 AM PST - (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Plans for mass dolphin stranding to be discussed
Officials of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will meet this week to discuss how to deal with the potential mass stranding of as many as 12 bottlenose dolphins that have been in the Monmouth County's Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers since June. (Source)
- Wed, 10 Dec 2008 7:17 AM PST - (ABC News) - Sexual Stereotypes in Dolphin Kingdom?
Female dolphins use sponges for protection when hunting; males not interested. (Source)
- Wed, 10 Dec 2008 7:26 AM PST - (Forres Gazette) - Duo splash swimming pool cash
TWO Forres women were delighted after an idea to fund-raise for the Moray (Dolphin) Hydrotherapy Pool trust made a big cash splash. The duo, Roseann Anderson and Heather Fotheringham, organised a sponsored swim event which was held at Forres Swimming Pool last month. (Source)
- Thu, 11 Dec 2008 8:07 PM PST - (WTSP-TV Tampa) - Clearwater Aquarium honors dolphin with no tail
Staff at the aquarium teamed up with a company to develop a prosthetic tail for Winter. (Source)
- Fri, 12 Dec 2008 3:40 PM PST - (GMA News) - Pagasa: 'Dolphin' may intensify into typhoon before entering RP
MANILA, Philippines - Incoming tropical depression "Dolphin" may intensify into a typhoon upon entering Philippine territory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Saturday. (Source)
- Fri, 12 Dec 2008 4:16 AM PST - (GMA News) - Tropical storm "Dolphin" to enter RP Saturday night
MANILA, Philippines - Tropical storm "Dolphin" (international name) is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Saturday night, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Friday. (Source)
- Sat, 13 Dec 2008 4:42 PM PST - (GMA News) - ‘Ulysses’ moves closer toward Bicol
MANILA, Philippines - More rainshowers and thunderstorms loom over the country as tropical storm "Ulysses" (international code name" "Dolphin") moves closer to Bicol, state weather forecasters said Sunday. (Source)
- Sun, 14 Dec 2008 5:39 PM PST - (Irish Examiner) - Coughlan stars as Dolphin home run continues
IT’S getting harder and harder these days to upset Dolphin at Musgrave Park. (Source)
- Sun, 14 Dec 2008 4:32 PM PST - (The New Straits Times) - Dolphin carcass shock for visitors
GEORGE TOWN: Visitors to the Esplanade here were shocked to see the carcass of a dolphin floating off the popular seafront yesterday. (Source)
- Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:14 PM PST - (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune) - Mote rescues dolphin stranded on Siesta Key
Blood tests will help veterinarians as they try to determine why the young female bottlenose dolphin stranded. (Source)
- Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:06 PM PST - (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - Toby the ailing dolphin feeling better
CORPUS CHRISTI — A critically ill dolphin named Toby is showing signs of improvement more than three weeks after stranding on a local beach, marine caretakers said. (Source)
- Tue, 16 Dec 2008 6:20 PM PST - (Narooma News) - Dead dolphin at Australia Rock
A DEAD common dolphin washed up Australia Rock last Wednesday with National Parks saying the dolphin probably died of natural causes. (Source)
- Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:01 PM PST - (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) - Dolphin Computer Access Release Hindi Supernova, The World's First and Only Combined Hindi Screen Reader and Screen...
Dolphin Computer Access today announced the release of the World's first and only combined Hindi screen reader and screen magnifier, with integrated Braille display support. The Hindi edition of Supernova has been developed by Dolphin Computer Access in partnership with Mumbai based disability experts BarrierBreak International. It is immediately available on portable USB pen edition, on cd, or... (Source)
- Wed, 17 Dec 2008 3:08 AM PST - (AlertNet) - MAP: Typhoon Dolphin (satellite image)
Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- In mid-December 2008, the Pacific Ocean brewed up a tropical storm that strengthened into Typhoon Dolphin on December 15... (Source)
- Wed, 17 Dec 2008 6:07 AM PST - (WPVI-TV Philadelphia) - Dolphin stampede caught on tape
Enormous pod of dolphins caught on tape. It's something you've got to see to believe. (Source)
- Wed, 17 Dec 2008 6:48 AM PST - (The Escanaba Daily Press) - Dolphin swimmers compete in Jingle Bell Meet
No comments posted for this article. You must first login before you can comment. (Source)
- Wed, 17 Dec 2008 3:55 PM PST - (GMA News) - Flash floods still threaten Visayas-Mindanao areas
MANILA, Philippines - Despite the exit of tropical storm "Ulysses" (Dolphin), flash floods and landslides still loom over parts of Mindanao and the Visayas, state weather forecasters said Thursday. (Source)
- Thu, 18 Dec 2008 5:03 PM PST - (Environment News Service) - Brazil Declares Whale Sanctuary Along Entire Coast
, December 18, 2008 (ENS) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva today signed a federal decree establishing the Brazilian Whale and Dolphin Sanctuary, reinforcing protection for all cetacean species in Brazilian jurisdictional waters. (Source)
- Thu, 18 Dec 2008 3:04 AM PST - (The Gainesville Sun) - Barlist
1982 BAR: 919 W. University Ave., 371-9836. Friday: Duppies, Shotgun Diplomacy, Assassinate the Scientist, Neighborhood Watch. Saturday: Paint Me Irrational, Call It Conflict, Allie Wetzel, The Invisible Dolphin. Sunday: North Florida Blues Jam. Wednesday: Victory Blvd. (Source)
- Thu, 18 Dec 2008 6:20 PM PST - (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Moko the friendly dolphin ready for summer visitors
When the sun beats down on Mahia Beach and the sea is calm, Moko the friendly bottlenose dolphin cuts a familiar shape against the horizon. (Source)
- Thu, 18 Dec 2008 7:58 PM PST - (Dawn) - Distressed dolphin rescued from canal
SUKKUR, Dec 18: A blind dolphin was rescued from the shallow waters of the Dadu Canal after a rescue operation on Thursday and released into the Indus river. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Dec 2008 5:32 PM PST - (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News) - DOC watches friendly dolphin
The Department of Conservation is keeping a close watch on a dolphin it fears is getting a bit too friendly for her own good. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Dec 2008 4:37 PM PST - (Stuff) - Dolphin too friendly for her own good
Moko the friendly dolphin has become so friendly she has taken to bringing swimmers fish - but she has been receiving some unfriendly treatment in return. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Dec 2008 2:47 PM PST - (Gulf Times) - Blind dolphin rescued
ISLAMABAD: Conservationists have rescued a blind dolphin from the shallow waters of a canal in southern Pakistan, the Dawn newspaper reported yesterday. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:38 AM PST - (EARTHtimes.org) - Moko the dolphin catches fish for swimmers
Wellington - Moko, a bottlenose dolphin that has frolicked off a New Zealand beach for more than 18 months, has become so tame that she catches fish for swimmers, a newspaper reported on Saturday. She has actually been bringing fish to people, Jami... (Source)
- Fri, 19 Dec 2008 0:38 AM PST - (EARTHtimes.org) - Rare blind dolphin rescued in Pakistan
Islamabad - Conservationists have rescued a blind dolphin from the shallow waters of a canal in southern Pakistan, the Dawn newspaper reported on Friday. The Indus Blind Dolphin, one of the world's most threatened mammal species, was saved on Thursda... (Source)
- Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:47 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Patterson buys imaging and software companies
Dental and veterinary products distributor Patterson Cos. said Friday it bought Dolphin Imaging Systems LLC and Dolphin Practice Management LLC for an undisclosed amount of cash. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Dec 2008 5:00 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Whale 'hot spot' could boost E Timor ecotourism
Scientists are hoping a global hot spot of whale and dolphin activity discovered near East Timor will spark a booming ecotourism industry for the fledgling nation. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Dec 2008 9:22 PM PST - (The Florida Times-Union) - Hionides files for bankruptcy amid suits
JACKSONVILLE BEACH - A developer who is seeking $12.4 million in property rights claims against the city has filed bankruptcy on one of the properties in his lawsuits, the site of the Dolphin Depot restaurant on First Street North. But attorneys for the city and the developer, Chris Hionides, said the bankruptcy shouldn't affect the pending claims, which Hionides filed after voters... (Source)
- Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:08 PM PST - (The Garden Island) - Beached dolphin carcass airlifted
POLIHALE — A beached dolphin of unconfirmed species was found Thursday at the northern end of Polihale Beach. Department of Land and Natural Resources made an attempt to remove the deceased marine mammal but was unable to because of the wet conditions from rainfall. (Source)
- Sat, 20 Dec 2008 2:46 AM PST - (The Dundee Messenger) - Travel Pages
WWF Hong Kong began a dolphin conservation program in the early 1990s when initial findings indica... Hong Kong is spectacular in the evening, one of the best ways to view the City is to take a stroll... (Source)
- Sat, 20 Dec 2008 6:10 AM PST - (KDE News) - openSUSE 11.1 Released with KDE 4.1.3
Posted by Francis Giannaros on Friday 19/Dec/2008, @06:48 from the we're-off-to-see-the-lizard dept. openSUSE 11.1 is now out ( screenshots ), featuring KDE 4.1.3 and a string of KDE improvements . The release brings back the much-loved KDE-PIM suite, and includes new games, the KSCD CD player, KSystemLog to keep track of system changes, improvements to Dolphin, Konqueror (including Webkit... (Source)
- Sat, 20 Dec 2008 1:00 AM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Television
Napier's Marineland has reopened its doors again after the local council closed the tourist attraction in September following the death of New Zealand's last captive dolphin. (Source)
- Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:11 PM PST - (TCPalm.com) - Who is THE man in Dolphin-land?
Miami is one of the best turnaround stories in the NFL this season, along with Baltimore, Atlanta and the New York Jets. (Source)
- Sun, 21 Dec 2008 0:01 AM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Television
Moko's a regular star on Mahia beach. The three-year-old bottlenose dolphin's been playing here since around Easter 2007. (Source)
- Mon, 22 Dec 2008 5:28 PM PST - (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News) - Dolphin lovers urged to steer clear of Moko
People at Mahia Beach in Hawke's Bay are being told to stay well clear of a bottlenose dolphin which has made its home in the area. (Source)
- Mon, 22 Dec 2008 2:05 PM PST - (The New Zealand Herald) - Given dolphin her space, welfare group says
Moko the dolphin may have won the hearts of New Zealanders with her playful antics in the sea off the East Coast, but a dolphin welfare group is warning she may be in danger of getting hurt by her human pals. (Source)
- Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:55 AM PST - (UPI) - Dolphin dies a day after rescue
LAURENCE HARBOR, N.J., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A striped dolphin died Tuesday stranded on the New Jersey shore of Raritan Bay a day after being rescued from a nearby beach. (Source)
- Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:43 PM PST - (phillyburbs.com) - Dolphin found stranded on NJ beach
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. - Marine mammal rescue workers are headed for a Raritan Bay beach, where a striped dolphin was found stranded Tuesday morning. (Source)
- Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:43 PM PST - (phillyburbs.com) - Dolphin found stranded on NJ beach dies
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. - Marine mammal rescue workers say a striped dolphin found stranded on a Raritan Bay beach early Tuesday has died. (Source)
- Tue, 23 Dec 2008 1:16 PM PST - (The New Zealand Herald) - Plea to give Moko the dolphin her space
Moko the dolphin may have won hearts with her playful antics in the sea off the East Coast, but a dolphin welfare group says she may be in danger of being hurt by her human friends. (Source)
- Tue, 23 Dec 2008 8:22 AM PST - (The Record) - Dolphin found stranded on N.J. beach dies
OLD BRIDGE -- Marine mammal rescue workers say a striped dolphin found stranded on a Raritan Bay beach early Tuesday has died. Bob Schoelkopf of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine says the dolphin was believed to be one of three found stranded at Sandy Hook Monday. (Source)
- Wed, 24 Dec 2008 3:26 AM PST - (Asbury Park Press) - Rescued dolphin strands again, dies
A striped dolphin found stranded on a Raritan Bay beach early Tuesday has died. (Source)
- Thu, 25 Dec 2008 8:39 AM PST - (Otago Daily Times) - Give Moko space, animal welfare group says
Moko the dolphin may have won the hearts of New Zealanders with her playful antics in the sea off the East Coast, but a dolphin welfare group is warning she may be in danger of getting hurt. (Source)
- Thu, 25 Dec 2008 9:39 PM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Another dolphin found dead at Jersey Shore
Another member of a group of bottlenose dolphins that took up residence in two rivers near the Jersey Shore has died. The co-director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center says the dolphin was discovered Thursday near the Route 36 bridge connecting Sea Bright... (Source)
- Thu, 25 Dec 2008 9:31 PM PST - (The State) - Another dolphin found dead at Jersey Shore
Another member of a group of bottlenose dolphins that took up residence in two rivers near the Jersey Shore has died. The co-director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center says the dolphin was discovered Thursday near the Route 36 bridge connecting Sea Bright and Highlands. Robert Schoelkopf (SHOH'-cahf) says the dolphin was about 8 feet long and weighed 400 to 500 pounds. The cause of death... (Source)
- Thu, 25 Dec 2008 9:33 PM PST - (The Charlotte Observer) - Another dolphin found dead at Jersey Shore
(By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI, Associated Press Writer) Another member of a group of bottlenose dolphins that took up residence in two rivers near the Jersey Shore has died. The co-director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center says the dolphin was discovered Thursday near the Route 36 bridge connecting Sea Bright and Highlands. Robert Schoelkopf (SHOH'-cahf) says the dolphin was about 8 feet long and... (Source)
- Thu, 25 Dec 2008 9:29 PM PST - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Another dolphin found dead at Jersey Shore; part of wayward group in rivers since June
TRENTON, N.J. - Another member of a group of bottlenose dolphins that took up residence in two rivers near the Jersey Shore has died. The co-director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center says the dolphin was discovered Thursday near the Route 36 bridge connecting Sea Bright and Highlands. (Source)
- Thu, 25 Dec 2008 7:51 PM PST - (WCBS-TV New York) - Another Wayward Dolphin Found Dead At Jersey Shore
Another member of a group of bottlenose dolphins that took up residence in two rivers near the Jersey Shore has been found dead. Robert Schoelkopf, co-director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, says the animal was discovered late this morning in waters near the Route 36 bridge, which goes between Sea Bright and Highlands. He said the adult dolphin, found near the Sea Bright side of the... (Source)
- Thu, 25 Dec 2008 9:21 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Another dolphin found dead at Jersey Shore
Another member of a group of bottlenose dolphins that took up residence in two rivers near the Jersey Shore has died. (Source)
- Fri, 26 Dec 2008 1:38 PM PST - (Miami Herald) - Doctors try to save sick dolphin found stranded
Doctors at the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in southwest Florida are trying to save the life of a 3-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin found stranded earlier this month. (Source)
- Fri, 26 Dec 2008 5:18 PM PST - (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - Obama, daughters watch dolphin show at Sea Life Park
WAIMANALO, Hawaii (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama and his children watched a dolphin show at an aquatic park and then picked up some shave ice today. (Source)
- Fri, 26 Dec 2008 5:52 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Obamas visit aquatic park, eat shave ice on outing
A day after spending a quiet Christmas evening at their vacation retreat, President-elect Barack Obama and his children watched a dolphin show at an aquatic park and then picked up some shave ice, a local treat. (Source)
- Fri, 26 Dec 2008 4:24 PM PST - (USA Today) - Obamas visit aquatic park during Hawaii vacation
A day after spending a quiet Christmas evening at their vacation retreat, President-elect Barack Obama and his family watched a dolphin show at an aquatic park. (Source)
- Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:21 PM PST - (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune) - Dolphin struggling to survive
Doctors at the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium are still trying to save a 3-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin found stranded Dec. 16 on Siesta Key. (Source)
- Sat, 27 Dec 2008 1:42 PM PST - (MSNBC) - Female dead dolphin was pregnant
A female dolphin found dead on a Sea Bright, N.J., beach Christmas Day was pregnant. (Source)
- Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:41 PM PST - (The Star-Ledger) - Third dead dolphin from Monmouth river pod was pregnant
The dead bottlenose dolphin that was part of a pod who have been swimming in two rivers near the Jersey Shore was found to be carrying a baby, according to a report by Channel 4 NBC. AP Photo In this... (Source)
- Sat, 27 Dec 2008 5:51 AM PST - (Orlando Sentinel) - Stranded, critically ill dolphin recuperating in southwest Florida
Doctors at the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Southwest Florida are trying to save the life of a 3-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin found stranded Dec. 16 and diagnosed with pneumonia. The dolphin, nicknamed "Ginger" by Mote staff, remained in critical condition, although she is swimming on her own and is able to eat some live fish. Ginger is slightly more than 7 feet and weighs 271... (Source)
- Sat, 27 Dec 2008 9:22 AM PST - (KPUA AM 670 Hilo) - Obama, daughters watch dolphin show at Sea Life Park
WAIMANALO, Hawaii (AP) _ President-elect Barack Obama and his children watched a dolphin show at an aquatic park and then picked up some shave ice today. (Source)
- Sat, 27 Dec 2008 5:50 AM PST - (Florida Today) - Doctors try to save sick dolphin found stranded
SARASOTA — Doctors at the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in southwest Florida are trying to save the life of a 3-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin found stranded earlier this month. (Source)
- Sat, 27 Dec 2008 0:11 AM PST - (Deseret Morning News) - Obama takes children to see dolphin show
A day after spending a quiet Christmas evening at their vacation retreat, President-elect Barack Obama and his children watched a dolphin show at an aquatic park and then picked up some shave ice, a local treat. (Source)
- Sat, 27 Dec 2008 1:14 AM PST - (Belleville News-Democrat) - Obama family enjoys dolphin show
A day after spending a quiet Christmas evening at their vacation retreat, President-elect Barack Obama and his family watched a dolphin show at an aquatic park. (Source)
- Sat, 27 Dec 2008 3:21 PM PST - (The Star-Ledger) - Former Dolphin Mercury Morris praises Giants RB tandem
Mercury Morris has a special place in his heart for the Giants, the team that ended the Patriots' perfect season and preserved the 1972 Dolphins' place in history. And on Sunday, Morris might be welcoming two Giants into another special... (Source)
- Sat, 27 Dec 2008 8:20 PM PST - (The Kansas City Star) - Exhibits weigh in on politics, environment and work from around the globe
The Dolphin gallery moved, Kemper at the Crossroads opened and the Nelson-Atkins got its exhibition schedule back on track as the dust settled from the 2007 opening of the Bloch Building. (Source)
- Sun, 28 Dec 2008 4:52 AM PST - (WCVB Boston) - Dolphins Strand On Cape Beaches
The Christmas holiday saw a rash of dolphin strandings on Cape Cod beaches. (Source)
- Mon, 29 Dec 2008 9:11 AM PST - (The Star-Ledger) - More tests needed on dolphin to determine cause of death
Authorities say they need to do more testing to determine what killed a dolphin on New Jersey's Navesink River. The dolphin is one of about 15 that have been spotted in the river since June and is the third known... (Source)
- Mon, 29 Dec 2008 9:10 AM PST - (phillyburbs.com) - More tests needed to find out why dolphin died
SEA BRIGHT, N.J. - Authorities say they need to do more testing to determine what killed a dolphin on New Jersey's Navesink River. (Source)
- Mon, 29 Dec 2008 2:03 PM PST - (Cape Cod Times) - Stranded dolphin in Wellfleet euthanized
WELLFLEET - A Risso's dolphin was found on the shores of Cape Cod Bay today, marking the eleventh dolphin to be discovered stranded on the Cape over the past week. (Source)
- Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:04 AM PST - (KWWL Iowa) - More tests needed to find out why dolphin died
SEA BRIGHT, N.J. (AP) - Authorities say they need to do more testing to determine what killed a dolphin on New Jersey's Navesink River. The dolphin is 1 of about 15 that have been spotted in the river since June and is the third known to die there. It was found dead on Thursday. (Source)
- Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:03 PM PST - (Cape Cod Times) - Stranded Risso's dolphin euthanized in Wellfleet
Another dolphin found on the shores of Cape Cod Bay had to be euthanized yesterday. (Source)
- Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:26 PM PST - (Science Daily) - Songs From The Sea: Deciphering Dolphin Language With Picture Words
In an important breakthrough in deciphering dolphin language, researchers in Great Britain and the United States have imaged the first high definition imprints that dolphin sounds make in water. (Source)
- Tue, 30 Dec 2008 7:30 PM PST - (KIII Corpus Christi) - Dead Dolphin Washes Up on Local Beach
Marine biologist are trying to figure out what killed a dolphin discovered on Padre Island Tuesday afternoon. The dolphin washed ashore just south of Bob Hall Pier near Beach Marker 244. (Source)
- Tue, 30 Dec 2008 7:00 PM PST - (Perth Now) - Whale, dolphin hotspot found
THOUSANDS of dolphins and whales have been sighted in deep waters off East Timor, a discovery which could jump-start the tiny country's tourism sector. (Source)
- Tue, 30 Dec 2008 6:51 PM PST - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Whale, dolphin hot spot near East Timor
Thousands of dolphins and whales have been sighted in waters off East Timor, with scientists hoping the migratory corridor will boost the country's tourism. (Source)
- Tue, 30 Dec 2008 7:04 PM PST - (The West Australian) - Scientists find whale, dolphin hot spot off East Timor
Thousands of dolphins and whales have been sighted in the deep waters off East Timor, with scientists hoping the migratory corridor will jump-start the tiny country's tourism sector. The Australian I (Source)
- Tue, 30 Dec 2008 7:31 AM PST - (Broadcast Newsroom) - Songs From the Sea: Deciphering Dolphin Language With Picture Words
In an important breakthrough in deciphering dolphin language, researchers in Great Britain and the United States have imaged the first high definition imprints that dolphin sounds make in water. (Source)
- Tue, 30 Dec 2008 1:13 AM PST - (Daily Record) - More tests needed to find out why dolphin died
SEA BRIGHT (AP) -- Authorities say they need to do more testing to determine what killed a dolphin on New Jersey's Navesink River. (Source)
- Tue, 30 Dec 2008 5:51 AM PST - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Songs From the Sea: Deciphering Dolphin Language With Picture Words
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- Wed, 31 Dec 2008 7:35 AM PST - (The New Zealand Herald) - Dolphin, whale playground found near East Timor
Thousands of dolphins and whales have been sighted in the deep waters off East Timor, with scientists hoping the migratory corridor will jumpstart tourism in the tiny country. (Source)
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