I found out this morning that Theodore the harbour porpoise rescued this summer close to Victoria, BC died last night at the Vancouver Aquarium.

I'm having trouble finding much information on this story and what has happened, but I here is what I know so far:

If you have any information on the cause of his death or anything in regards to this story, please feel free to email me.

Rest in peace sweet soul.

So I wanted to give you guys the latest update on that young orca I mentioned in my last post that was captured recently in Russia. Here is what we know so far in point form to make it easier to digest and share with others.

And this is the aquarium to which she will be moved. What a weird looking tank... Look how tiny it is! What a horrible looking place. A lot of people are feeling like she may not live long enough to see this new "home."

Another example of the superior intelligence of humans. WAY TO GO.

OK! So you want to know what you can do to help? Well here it comes!

1. Put pressure on the Russian government/fisheries to put an end to the capture of cetaceans!
Sending letters, emails and faxes is a great way to help! Tell your friends and family to do the same! Here is a link with loads of information as well as sample letters in English and Russian and where to send them: 
http://cyberwhalewarrior.com/2012/09/29/stop-the-live-capture-of-orcas-in-russia/

2. As always, sign petitions!!! 
Here is the only one I have seen so far! If you have any more for me to add to the list, please let me know ASAP so I can add it!
http://www.change.org/petitions/president-stop-live-orca-captures

3. Share the information!
If you are on Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, YouTube or any other social media site, then you have a perfect opportunity to take advantage of it! Share posts and photos! Link people back to this site or to any of the information I have posted! Urge people to open their minds to the reality that what these people are doing is wrong! Please! All it takes is the click of one share button to start a chain reaction that bring about real change!

If you have anything to share or anything you would like to see me add in the information, please let me know and I will check it out!

Thank-you for taking the time to read this!
Courtney Mermaid

Hey everyone! Sorry about the lack of consistent updates! I finally have some updates, videos and information to share! I'm going to start off with some videos since everyone loves moving pictures!

The latest news, on top of the slaughters that have taken place so far, is that one bottlenose dolphin, out of the 7-10 that were captured, was selected for a life in captivity in a swim with dolphins program in Taiji. The rest of the pod was released. No family should have to be separated like that.

As always, I have included some links and information for you to check out that will help you actively contribute to bringing a stop to the horror.

Save Japan Dolphins
Please share this page with as many people as you can. It has accurate information that is really well presented. There is also a blog that is kept up to date with photos as well.

Facebook Pages
Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians
Save Misty the Dolphin
End Killer Whale Captivity
No-Whales In-Captivity
Facebook may be one of the fastest ways for us to share information. Please check out some of the following groups/pages and share the posts you see their on your pages. Let's spread this information to as many people as we can!

If you have any links or information to share, please reply to this post and I will check them out and add them to the list!

I also have an address/phone/fax for the hotel thanks to Save Misty the Dolphin/Cove Guardians!

Hotel Dolphin Resort
703-15 Moriura, Taiji-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama Prefecture 649-5172, Japan
Tel: +81 0735 59 3514
Fax +81 0735 59 2810 

According to End Killer Whale Captivity, an orca has just been captured in Russia. Apparently there were two but one has since died. I've used a translator on a couple of Russian forums and it looks like the whales were intended to be sold to another facility. The whales were caught in August as far as I can see.

PLEASE! If you have more information on this I would really appreciate a reply or an email! I will keep researching and keep you all updated on the status of this unfortunate situation!

There will be a protest held outside the Vancouver Aquarium on October 7th, 2012 between 11am and 2pm. Everyone is welcome to come and hold banners and hand out flyers. This protest is specifically relating to cetaceans in captivity.

I will be appearing as the Vancouver Mermaid as well to protest.

If you can't make it, I would be very grateful if you sent a polite email to the Vancouver Aquarium asking them to stop their plans to bring in more captive cetaceans. Thank-you!

http://www.vanaqua.org/contact 

Thanks for taking the time to read through my massive post! I will do my best to be a little bit more regular when it comes to posting information to avoid so much text.

Keep swimming!