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Cetacean Conservation: They Need Our Help!

While the common bottlenose dolphin, such as Winter, is not considered a threatened species, there many threats exist that could potentially harm both Bottlenose Dolphins and other members of the Cetacea order.

The Office of Protected Resources lists threats to the Bottlenose as "incidental injury and mortality from fishing gear, such as gillnet, seine, trawl, and longline commercial and recreational operations. Other threats include exposure to pollutants and biotoxins as well as viral outbreaks. Direct harvest of bottlenose dolphins still exists in Japan and Taiwan."

The Owen & Mzee Foundation

Help Winter by donating to the Owen and Mzee Foundation at winterstail.com. Click here to find out more:
www.owenandmzeefoundation.org

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WildlifeDirect was founded and chaired by Dr. Richard Leakey to help empower individuals and organizations to help save the world's wild species. Click here to find out more:
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Cetacean Crisis

Endangered Species Act (ESA)
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/laws/esa/

International Dolphin Conservation Programme
http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/maritime_affairs_and_fisheries/fisheries_resources_and_environment/l28083_en.htm

Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/laws/mmpa/

The American Cetacean Society
http://www.acsonline.org/

The Office of Protected Resources – Cetaceans: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/

The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
http://www.wdcs-na.org/

World Wildlife Federation: Whales & Dolphins
http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/cetaceans/whalesanddolphins.html