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Erich Hoyt is a whale and dolphin researcher, lecturer and author of more than 450 publications. He began working with killer whales, or orcas, in 1973 off the west coast of Canada and since 2000 he has directed a killer whale research project in Kamchatka, Russia. An American-Canadian dual citizen, he is now based in Scotland, where he is Senior Research Fellow with WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.

The UN Convention on Migratory Species, together with its specialized agreements on dolphin conservation ACCOBAMS and ASCOBANS and the WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, declared 2007 the Year of the Dolphin.

The United Nations, Governments, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs and the private sector are building a strong alliance to achieve a common objective: to protect wild dolphins and create an ocean home that is safe from harm. Crucial elements in achieving this are educating to create awareness of dolphin species and their situation, alerting and informing decision makers and involving local communities in grassroots action. Therefore, the Year of the Dolphin will be part of the UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development. The campaign is also a tangible contribution towards meeting the goal of curbing the loss of wildlife by 2010, which all Governments have agreed on through the UN.

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Stunning!!!!!!!!