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TAKE ACTION NOW! Save the Irrawaddy Dolphins From the Dangers of Fishing in the Mekong River
Animals  (tags: animalwelfare, animals, dolphins, protection, endangered, wildlife, wildanimals, environment, animaladvocates, animalrights, animalcruelty, humans, conservation, AnimalWelfare, animalwelfare, animals, animaladvocates, wildanimals, protection, humans, envi )

Cal
- 300 days ago - forcechange.com
Protect the endangered Irrawaddy dolphins by changing fishing methods used in Cambodia and Laos.The Irrawaddy dolphins were placed on the critically endangered species list in 2004 and are on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) R
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Carol H. (215)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 4:18 am
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Saturday July 28, 2012, 5:16 am
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Nicole W. (287)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 5:25 am
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Rock H. (262)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 5:32 am
Signed and noted. Thanks Cal!
 

Dan and Tina Partlow (68)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 5:35 am
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Saturday July 28, 2012, 6:16 am
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Danny M. (69)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 6:52 am
Noted and signed. Thank you Cal!
 

Cynthia D Occupy (340)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 8:39 am
Signed TY Cal
 

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Saturday July 28, 2012, 8:58 am
Good to sign. Thank you.

(It's not a smile, I know. And yet........)
 

Duane B. (171)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 10:22 am
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Florence Eaise (127)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 11:45 am
Noted signed shared and tweeted i just saw a documentary on these beautiful smart dolphins this is so sad Thanks so much for this post Cal, I truly appreciate all the time you put in finding and posting these things!THANKS*biggestgrin*
 

Lauren Kozen (155)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 12:34 pm
Noted & Signed. Thanks Cal.
 

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Saturday July 28, 2012, 12:52 pm
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Saturday July 28, 2012, 1:49 pm
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Saturday July 28, 2012, 1:54 pm
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Kathleen R. (20)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 2:30 pm
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Elaine A. (159)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 2:41 pm
Noted! These are as adorable as Belugas!
 

Donna Hamilton (79)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 2:44 pm
Noted and signed. Thanks.
 

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Saturday July 28, 2012, 2:50 pm
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Saturday July 28, 2012, 2:52 pm
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Saturday July 28, 2012, 3:02 pm
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Saturday July 28, 2012, 3:13 pm
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Saturday July 28, 2012, 3:26 pm
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Saturday July 28, 2012, 4:16 pm
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pam w. (185)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 5:31 pm
Signed....sigh
 

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Saturday July 28, 2012, 5:38 pm
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Saturday July 28, 2012, 5:38 pm
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LMj Sunshine (89)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 5:52 pm
Done, thank you
 

Dianne D. (419)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 6:18 pm
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Lisa Zarafonetis (125)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 8:46 pm
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Christine Stewart (104)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 8:48 pm
Many of the fishermen are likely poor, and don't have any other way of catching food or making a living. Why don't we teach them how to raise ducks/ chickens, etc- keep the fishing nets out of the water, and save the dolphins!
 

Jane Trelawny (4)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 10:32 pm
dolphins are wonderful,i cannot stand senseless slaughter,the only reason to hunt,is when hungry,no other reason is humane.
 

Alison A. (186)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 10:44 pm
Signed and noted, thanks Cal.
 

Giana Peranio-paz (238)
Saturday July 28, 2012, 10:55 pm
Signed. It always makes me sad to read about killing of innocent animals by humans.
 

Danuta Watola (956)
Sunday July 29, 2012, 12:52 am
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Sunday July 29, 2012, 1:39 am
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Sunday July 29, 2012, 1:50 am
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Sunday July 29, 2012, 1:57 am
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Sunday July 29, 2012, 2:02 am
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Sunday July 29, 2012, 3:06 am
Thank you Cal -- signed
 

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Sunday July 29, 2012, 4:41 am
Signed thank you!
 

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Sunday July 29, 2012, 5:26 am
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All creatures, great and small, have a spark of the divine in them!
 

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Sunday July 29, 2012, 5:54 am
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Sunday July 29, 2012, 6:16 am
TY,signed
 

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Sunday July 29, 2012, 6:32 am
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Sunday July 29, 2012, 8:05 am
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Sunday July 29, 2012, 8:34 am
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Sunday July 29, 2012, 9:51 am
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Sunday July 29, 2012, 10:40 am
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Sunday July 29, 2012, 10:50 am
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Sunday July 29, 2012, 11:25 am
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Sunday July 29, 2012, 12:04 pm
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Robert S. (111)
Sunday July 29, 2012, 12:33 pm
Your signature has been recorded. Please tell your friends:

Dear Technical Director General Mr. Lonh Heal of the Cambodia Ministry of Environment,

Despite fishery laws, the limited Irrawaddy dolphin species living in the Mekong River are still at a high risk of extinction. Research reveals that roughly 85 dolphins remain and they are continually depleting due to incidental deaths from fishing operations, as well as a high mortality rate for calves.

Gillnet fishing is extremely dangerous for these dolphins and we ask you to help implement change to existing fishing methods. Banning gillnet fishing, or even limiting the use of this method, may save a lot of these dolphins.

We urge you to set up non-fishing zones in areas where these dolphins frequent. Furthermore, you must increase public awareness regarding the consequences of the current fishing methods. Please implement change so that these dolphins can thrive in your waters and be saved from extinction.

Sincerely,
 

liz meesters (162)
Sunday July 29, 2012, 1:01 pm
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Jason Green (211)
Sunday July 29, 2012, 1:37 pm
Your signature has been recorded.
 

Zazgyva A. (0)
Sunday July 29, 2012, 1:55 pm
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Laurie S. (33)
Sunday July 29, 2012, 2:21 pm
Done!
 

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Sunday July 29, 2012, 5:18 pm
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Monday July 30, 2012, 3:20 am
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Monday July 30, 2012, 7:46 am
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Maggie Carmel (5)
Monday July 30, 2012, 8:29 am
Definitely signed and noted!
 

Yvonne F. (92)
Monday July 30, 2012, 9:18 am
Signed! Lovely animals!!! Thanks for posting this!!!
 

Lisa Neste (528)
Monday July 30, 2012, 11:10 am
Signed & shared on FB, thanks!
 

Yvette T. (256)
Monday July 30, 2012, 11:17 am
Signed. Why do people deny the fact that we are all relatives? We are not here to destroy, terrorize, control, take away life, but to do the opposite!
 

Bonnie Oliva (4)
Monday July 30, 2012, 1:44 pm
They are sooo cute! Signed and noted...
 

Muriel Servaege (16)
Monday July 30, 2012, 2:12 pm
Noted and signed. TY, Cal.
 

janet f. (26)
Friday August 3, 2012, 6:38 pm
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Dianne D. (419)
Friday August 3, 2012, 8:28 pm
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Rin S. (10)
Friday August 3, 2012, 8:31 pm
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Holly Schaeffer (24)
Friday August 3, 2012, 8:40 pm
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Nancy Black (249)
Friday August 3, 2012, 10:15 pm
Noted, signed, tweeted and shared. We need to be careful or dolphins will become extinct. Dolphins are intelligent and communicate; it is a crime against nature to kill them.
 

Pogle S. (82)
Saturday August 4, 2012, 12:02 am
Signed and shared! I have to say that I totally agree with Christine Stewart's statement; it's a great idea!
 

Alex Keir (1)
Saturday August 4, 2012, 8:15 am
signed thanx
 

Shaheen N. (38)
Saturday August 4, 2012, 12:17 pm
Noted and signed, thanks Cal.
 

Aurea Walker (85)
Saturday August 4, 2012, 9:30 pm
Thank you for the article, now if we could learn to not kill! At the rate we are going to many humans and most animals will be extinct. :(
 

Sheri D. (0)
Sunday August 5, 2012, 9:15 am
Signed. Thank you.
 

Amy E. (59)
Monday August 6, 2012, 12:11 pm
n/s
 

Sergio Padilla (50)
Monday August 6, 2012, 2:23 pm
Signed, shared, and noted
 

Jinny L. (22)
Wednesday August 8, 2012, 12:30 pm
Action completed. I cannot comprehend the cruelty that some humans inflict on the innocent. Thank you Cal!
 

Ann B. (115)
Sunday August 12, 2012, 8:21 am
noted and signed
 

Emma S. (135)
Tuesday August 14, 2012, 7:16 am
Done! Thanks, Cal.
 

Juliette Claparede (31)
Thursday August 23, 2012, 4:19 pm
Noted and signed !
 

alicia m. (98)
Wednesday September 5, 2012, 2:55 am
noted, signed, gracias
 

Deborah F. (2)
Tuesday September 25, 2012, 8:33 am
noted
 

Yulan Lawson (156)
Sunday November 25, 2012, 11:12 am
Noted and signed.
 
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