Hello everyone, it's  azalea

Sorry for the delay, I am busy with university. This will very likely drastically increase in two weeks, so I apologize in advance if the coming newsletters are getting late or becoming shorter or both! :I


CETACEAN NEWS

PETITIONS:
- Act now to save the Maui's dolphin from extinction: http://www.greenpeace.org/new-zeala.....Save-the-Maui/

WILD CETACEANS & ENVIRONMENT:
- Amazon confirms policy to ban whale & dolphin products: http://www.eia-international.org/am.....lphin-products
- The 2011-2012 dolphin drive-hunting season in Taiji, Japan, is over—a full four weeks sooner than expected: http://www.takepart.com/photos/2011.....-season-review
- Young orca killed by Navy (WARNING: disturbing photo!): http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterway.....ca-was-bombed/ + http://blog.seattlepi.com/candacewh.....ny-more-died/h + http://www.wdcs.org/news.php?select.....566/story.html
- Scientists Find Sick Dolphins and Deep-Water Corals in Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Zone: http://www.voanews.com/english/news.....144670345.html
- Dolphins in Barataria Bay are severely ill, NOAA says: http://www.nola.com/environment/ind....._bay_poll.html
- Fishing nets kill Songkhla dolphin: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/loc.....ecious-dolphin


CETACEANS IN CAPTIVITY:
- Spinnaker the dolphin dies at Vancouver Aquarium: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti.....m-dolphin.html
- Taiji dolphins moved to seapen: http://endkillerwhalecaptivity.tumb.....phins-moved-to
- Dolphins set to be freed back into the wild after regaining their strength: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art.....#ixzz1qnax7lxX
- Dolphin at the Seoul Zoo will be released into the ocean: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/new.....13_106780.html
- Wild orca Morgan's shocking new wounds at Loro Parque: http://www2.wdcs.org/blog/index.php.....ro-Parque.html
- Swiss lawmakers support ban on dolphin aquariums: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/.....8EDAKK20120313
- SeaWorld bounces back in big way: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com.....lando-aquatica
- Official Press Kit for Death at SeaWorld Just Released: https://sites.google.com/site/voice.....ldjustreleased
- Former seaworld trainers speak out about captivity: http://www.bluefreedomblog.org/2012.....speak-out.html
- Dolphin park land buyout in 6 months in India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.....w/12322225.cms
- Another Dolphinarium Opens, This Time In Moscow: http://www.wdcs.org/news.php?select=1203
- Can Dolphins Hear Human Voices? http://cetaceaninspiration.tumblr.c.....r-human-voices
- Bottlenose at Dalian Laohutan Ocean Park in China just endured a dorsal fin amputation (WARNING: graphic photos!): http://www.digitaljournal.com/artic.....#ixzz1qnf7yqTI
- Pilot whale from Japan arrives at SeaWorld: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012.....ives-seaworld/

MISC.
- Ancient Beluga Whales Enjoyed Warm Waters: http://www.livescience.com/19285-an.....uga-whale.html
- Whales Can Focus Echolocation Clicks: http://www.redorbit.com/news/scienc.....cation-clicks/
- Fantastic cetacean-themed tumblr: http://deepblueseawhales.tumblr.com/
- On the Hunt for Herring: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/epis.....-herring/7591/
- Dolphin Mud Walls: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/epis.....ud-walls/7579/
- Nasa provides us with a stunning time lapse of the worlds oceans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEe1bVjORN4
- Whale watchers spot incredible dolphin stampede: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art.....-stampede.html
- Blow-up whales to help train Sydney rescuers: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-.....scuers/3919726

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