Day 18…

Posted on by Elora Malama West

Hey all!

Looks like it will be day 6 with no dolphins in the Cove! We are going to check one last time, then we are going to check out the Aquarium. I’ll have another big update later 🙂

Thanks!

For the Animals,

Elora malama

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Published by Elora Malama West

Elora Malama West (23) got her start in conservation and environmentalism in the fall of 2010 at age 16, when she accompanied her father, Scott West, to Taiji, Japan for the first Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Cove Guardian campaign. They spent three months on the ground reporting everyday about the plight of the dolphins. While there Elora began this blog, A Teenage Activist: This Girl’s Soapbox and encouraged thousands of people to call the Japanese embassies in their area to protest the dolphin slaughter. Her young age combined with her blog reports brought international attention to what is happening in Taiji, Japan. Elora participated in the first ever meeting between the mayor of Taiji and the SSCS activists opposing the town’s annual slaughter. Currently finishing her Bachelors degree (in Creative Writing and Communications), Elora continues to participate on various projects in an effort to make the world a better place. RESUME: 2010 Taiji Japan- Sea Shepherd Cove Guardians Co-founder of the Infinite Patience Campaign in 2010 (90 days on the ground) Returning Crew member in March 2012 See reports here. December 2010 – June 2015 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society – Advisory Board Member Children’s Education and Activities (Resigned) 2012 High School Graduate 2012 SEA SHEPHERD AUSTRALIA 3 Months with Sea Shepherd Australia’s Operation Zero Tolerance to defend the whales in the Australian Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. (Early departure due to illness) 2012 Sea Shepherd Dam Guardian Campaign – Oregon Washington Volunteer. Graduated with Associate of Arts: Shoreline Community College 2013-2014 Executive Assistant to Paul Watson Return to school: Junior Year- Studied Media Activism at Burlington College 2014 GRINDSTOP 2014 Volunteer Coordinator for the Sea Shepherd Global campaign Operation GrindStop 2014. Accepted with Distinction at Western Washington University Elora is completing her senior year of college at WWU. 2014-2015 LA TALK RADIO – STATE OF THE OCEANS Elora acted full time as the Youth Correspondent and Media Activist for the radio show State of the Oceans, on LA Talk Radio for over a year. She now occasionally guest hosts. The show features panelists: Paul Watson, Sia and Shane Barbi, Jani Shultz, and weekly guests. Click here for show website. 2015 Associate Producer on upcoming Peter Jay Brown documentary. Work with Kids Various school assembly speeches and grade school class lectures/projects (In both the United States and Australia)

10 thoughts on “Day 18…”

  3. Elora,

    I got this email this morning …. And don’t know what to think of it.. I have been following your blog everyday and I don’t think I have missed one of them .. Can you tell us about this? Thank you ! Be safe and I’m sending prayers! This was in the email…

    http://savejapandolphins.blogspot.com/

    1. Jan, this posting just went up on that site but he is referring to the dolphins that were captured and slaughter several days back. Elora wrote about the same event that day and all the bloody pictures and youtube video are on her you tube account, pictures here as well as the Facebook page. It is the same event, it just took them a long time to get the posting up.

      1. Thanks for clearing that up Suzanne. And thanks so much for the link to all the different kinds of dolphins.. Very wonderful to read about them all… You are a wonderful mother! God bless you and your family!

  4. I am confused and sorry for my ignorance. Are Risso Dolphins and Pilot Whales the same? I am sure I read some reports that say Risso Dolphins were killed and others say Pilot Whales. A bit confused – can someone please clarify for me.
    Peace

    1. I believe there were some of each killed but it is also possible what they were all rizzo dolphins. We may never know exactly as they hid much of the evidence. You can see some of the bloody bodies in the footage but it was hard to tell.

  5. Kim,
    Risso’s Dolphins are not the same species as pilot whales. They are both in the order Cetacea but different families.

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