Sea Shepherd in the Galapagos
Since 2000, Sea Shepherd has maintained a strong, positive presence in the Galapagos Islands. From patroling the Marine Reserve stopping illegal fishing activities, to busting shark finners, to educating the local youth, Sea Shepherd carries out its mission of promoting ocean conservation using a wide range of methods and actions.The Galapagos is our line in the sand. If humanity cannot protect such a unique and diverse ecosystem, we will not be able to protect any ecosystem. The Galapagos is a challenge and battlefield for the effort to halt human greed and destruction. These Enchanted Isles are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and this means all of us have a responsibility to help protect them from illegal exploitation.
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| Saturday, 04 July 2009 08:01 | |||
"The calf died after getting entangled in a fishing net at Bogibeel," said Abdul Wakid, head of Gangetic Dolphin Research and Conservation Programme (GDRCP) of Aaranyak. This is the fourth death of the endangered dolphins since January this year. One calf was rescued by the dolphin conservation network volunteers from a fishing net at Misamori in Majuli last month. Out of the four deaths, one female died of old age in Kulsi river in Kamrup district. Last year's GDRCP survey found 264 Gangetic dolphins in a 1,031 km stretch of Brahmaputra, including Kulsi and Subansiri rivers. In 2005, the count along the same stretch was 250. (From timesofindia.indiatimes.com, Guwahati, India) 
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The carcass of an endangered Gangetic dolphin calf was found in Dibrugarh district on Friday. Volunteers of dolphin conservation network, which monitors dolphin hotspots in Brahmaputra and its tributaries, retrieved the carrion and handed it over to the forest department for post mortem. The government declared the Gangetic dolphin as state aquatic animal last year.
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