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Status of Some Endangered Whales and Dolphins

A listing of some endangered whale and dolphin species, what threats they face and what is being done to save them.
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Dawn been involved in wildlife conservation and rehabilitation since the early 1980s when she was Director of Animal Care at The Marine Mammal Center. She later helped set up the rehabilitation program at the California Wildlife Center.

Dawn is an associate with Mediterranean Monk Seal Recovery in the Atlantic, which is working to protect one of the world's most endangered marine mammals. While living in England, she helped develop a program to reduce the impact of introduced crayfish in the Brecks, part of East Anglia.

Recently Dawn has spent time visiting wildlife conservation and rehabilitation projects in North America, India, China, Africa and Europe.

The author of the chapter on Ground and Tree Squirrels (in) Hand-Rearing Wild and Domestic Mammals (L J Gage, ed), Dawn has written numerous articles on wildlife rehabilitation for peer-reviewed journals.

A practicing Traditional Chinese Herbalist and Registered Veterinary Technician, she now works with both animals and people providing dietary, lifestyle and herbal healing advice. Before relocating to Cape Cod, she practiced TCM in California and England.

For more information on Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine visit her website.