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You can support the important research, conservation and protection of dolphins in Los Angeles coastal waters by “adopting” a bottlenose dolphin. By joining our “dolphin family” you can help build a better future for the dolphins living in our oceans. Learning more about these animals, the environment in which they live, and the threats they face will greatly increase their chances of survival.

MOZZA		NINAMOM
MOZZA, short name for Mozzarella, has been observed many times by the L.A. Dolphin Project Research Team and only in the coastal waters of Santa Monica Bay.		NINAMOM is a female observed exclusively in coastal waters. She is also a mother and was spotted with her calf twice in 1998 and 1999.
NICO		MELMOM
NICO has been observed mostly in coastal waters by the L.A. Dolphin Project Research Team. We have only seen him once offshore.		MELMOM is a female observed exclusively along the coastal waters of Santa Monica Bay. MELMOM is a mother and the L.A. Dolphin Project Team has seen her in company of her calf on several occasions.
EOS		POINT
EOS was observed mostly in coastal waters but, occasionally, he was seen foraging along the Redondo submarine Canyon in the offshore waters of the Santa Monica Bay. EOS was also found in the same school of another member of our adoption family, POINT.		POINT is a coastal dolphin although he was observed in offshore waters on one occasion. He was also found in the same school with EOS, another member of our dolphin adoption family.

The Los Angeles Dolphin Project team has recently completed the matching of coastal and offshore bottlenose dolphins observed in the Santa Monica Bay and the Southern California Bight. Since 1997, we have analyzed thousands of bottlenose dolphin images and photo-identified 647 distinct individuals. Of these, 375 were coastal, 241 offshore, and 31 were present in both coastal and offshore waters.

The dolphins we have available for adoption are just a few of the individuals that the Los Angeles Dolphin Project has already photo-identified as seasonal residents of the Santa Monica Bay. You can adopt them into your family and help them remain healthy and safe with a tax-deductible minimum donation of $ 50.00 (or $ 100.00 if you wish to include a Pillow Pets™ 18-inch dolphin) to LADP / Ocean Conservation Society. Unlike other adoption programs where donations are used to cover administrative costs, your donation will go entirely toward on the water dolphin research.

For each minimum $ 50.00 tax-deductable adoption contribution you will receive:

•  A personalized Adopt-a-Dolphin certificate with your name, the name of your adopted dolphin and a color image of its dorsal fin (Dorsal fin photographs are used by researchers to identify individual dolphins)
• A bottlenose dolphin info sheet with a list of the dates your dolphin has been sighted since the start of our work in 1996
• A comprehensive booklet on bottlenose dolphin ecology
• A durable, waterproof OCS window sticker

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		Booklet Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Bottlenose dolphin  Scientific Classification Distribution and Habitat Physical Characteristics Senses Hearing Sight Touch, Taste and Smell Life Cycle and Behavior Threats Status 3. Bottlenose dolphins of Southern California Bight & L.A. Dolphin Research Studies 4. Literature

For each minimum $ 100.00 tax-deductable adoption contribution, in addition to all the items listed above, you will also receive:

•  A Pillow Pets™ 18-inch dolphin ( this is a soft plush folding stuffed animal; un-velcro its belly and it quickly becomes a pillow)

Use our secure account at PayPal to adopt an OCS dolphin! Simply specify the individual or individuals you would like to adopt and the quantity of Adopt-a-Dolphin kits you would like to receive.

Each Adopt-a-Dolphin kit comes personalized with the name of the "foster parent". If the adopted dolphin is intended as a gift, please include the name(s) of the recipient(s) in the PayPal field titled: "Name on Certificate". Also, please be sure to provide the proper shipping address the Adopt-a-Dolphin kit is to be mailed to.

Please, select "Optional Donation $ 100.00" in the PayPal "Donation Amount "drop down menu if you wish to include the Pillow Pets™ 18-inch dolphin in your dolphin kit.

Upon receipt of your order, your Adopt-a-Dolphin kit(s) will be shipped within 10 business days via USPS Priority Mail.

ADOPT EOS	Donation Amount Minimum Donation $50.00 Optional Donation $100.00 Optional Donation $200.00 Name on Certificate
ADOPT MELMOM	Donation Amount Minimum Donation $50.00 Optional Donation $100.00 Optional Donation $200.00 Name on Certificate
ADOPT MOZZA	Donation Amount Minimum Donation $50.00 Optional Donation $100.00 Optional Donation $200.00 Name on Certificate
ADOPT NICO	Donation Amount Minimum Donation $50.00 Optional Donation $100.00 Optional Donation $200.00 Name on Certificate
ADOPT NINAMOM	Donation Amount Minimum Donation $50.00 Optional Donation $100.00 Optional Donation $200.00 Name on Certificate
ADOPT POINT	Donation Amount Minimum Donation $50.00 Optional Donation $100.00 Optional Donation $200.00 Name on Certificate

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To Adopt-a-Dolphin via U.S. mail:

• Please fill out an Adopt-a-Dolphin mail order form
• Print out 2 copies of the completed form
• Include a check or money order payable to: Ocean Conservation Society
• Mail one copy to the address below and retain the second copy for your records
• Mail form and payment to:

Adopt-a-Dolphin
Ocean Conservation Society
P.O. Box 12860
Marina del Rey
California 90295
USA

Upon receipt of your order, your Adopt-a-Dolphin kit(s) will be shipped within 10 business days via USPS Priority Mail.

 

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