Press Release:
Press conference to be held by Matsu’s Fish Conservation Union, Changhua Environmental Protection Union, Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association, Society of Wilderness, Taiwan Sustainability Union…….
Time: 1030 am Saturday 13 August 2011
Venue: Taipei Guest House (#1 Katekelan Blvd corner at intersection with Gongyuan Road)
Dozens of young people sent “save the Taiwan pink dolphins” postcards earlier this year to President Ma Ying-jeou imploring him to use his office to help ensure that all responsible agencies do whatever it takes to restore health and safety to the population of Sousa chinensis [pink dolphins] that inhabit the waters along the west coast of Taiwan. Mr. Ma, upon receiving the post cards said “I am very touched”.
However, 13 August 2011 marks the third anniversary the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) designation of the Taiwan Sousa population as CR or “critically endangered”, only one step away from extinction. The efforts taken by Taiwan to protect the dolphins and their habitat have fallen pitifully short of what is needed, raising concerns that this special population of animals unique to Taiwan could soon be lost forever.
On Saturday, 13 August 2011 we will deliver a petition to the president’s office expressing our hopes that Mr. Ma and all of those in his government, in addition to their being “moved” will take action appropriate to the severity of the situation for this population of fewer than one hundred animals and the habitat with which they share with millions of human occupants in western Taiwan.
We have the following three demands:
1. immediately declare “important habitat” for the area inhabited by the dolphins in accordance with the Wildlife Protection Act
2. confront and deal with illegal fishing practices in the area
3. convene an interagency meeting inviting environmental advocacy groups to deal with the five major threats* to the dolphins that were identified in the petition delivered to the Executive Yuan in January 2008.
We will show pictures at the press conference of emaciated and injured dolphins and will join a parade of large and small dolphins to the president’s office to deliver our petition!
For further information please contact Grace Gan (Ah Gan) Secretary General of the Matsu’s Fish Conservation Union 0928-926180
*habitat destruction, water and air pollution, noise, improper fishing practices, reduced flow of fresh water into estuaries.
報告馬總統：感動救不了白海豚 記者會採訪通知
發起單位：
台灣媽祖魚保育聯盟、彰化縣環境保護聯盟、台灣蠻野心足生態協會、荒野保護協會、台灣永續聯盟（持續增加中）
時間：2011年8月13日（星期六）上午10:30
地點：台北賓館前（台北市中正區凱達格蘭大道1號）
今年年初數十位小朋友將寫滿「救救白海豚」的明信片送至總統府，希望馬英九總統能讓白海豚繼續健康快樂地活下去，收到明信片的總統直呼非常感動。但是，明天就是IUCN（國際自然保育聯盟）將台灣白海豚列入「極度瀕危（CR, Critically Endangered）」等級的三週年，回顧這三年政府的保育作為與進度，實在令人憂心。因此，明天上午環保團體與民眾將到總統府前陳情，請總統在感動之餘，更要付出實際行動和關注，否則這樣是救不了僅剩不到一百頭的白海豚的！
我們的主要訴求有三：
(1) 盡速劃設公告白海豚重要棲息環境
(2) 正視及處理不當漁法的問題
(3) 重啟跨部會議處理五大威脅*議題
唯有加快保育腳步，才能讓白海豚免於滅絕危機！
記者會現場將公布最新白海豚過瘦及受傷照片，並有大小白海豚布偶和我們一起游向總統府！
新聞聯絡人：台灣媽祖魚保育聯盟 甘小姐 0928-926180
* 五大威脅為棲地破壞與消失、水與空氣汙染、水下噪音、漁具誤纏以及淡水注入減少。
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