Seal Conservation Society

Animal Welfare and Conservation Organisations

This page contains details of a wide variety of animal welfare and conservation organisations worldwide whose work includes the protection of seals, sea lions or walruses.

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Notes:
(1) The contact details on this page have been confirmed in almost all cases by the organisations themselves, and are valid at or later than May-August 2000, the date of the page's last major update. Where the Society has not yet been able to obtain/confirm the current contact details for an organisation then it is marked as "[*]". Descriptions accompanying the organisations' details were, where possible, supplied by the relevant organisations and edited by the Society.

(2) Many of the organisations listed on the Rescue and Rehabilitation page also carry out pinniped welfare and conservation work in addition to their rescue and rehabilitation activities.

(3) There is no need to dial the zero "0" at the start of a telephone or fax number if calling from another country, except for numbers in Italy and the Russian Federation. Toll-free numbers, i.e. those where there is no charge for the call, cannot normally be dialled from another country.


Albania (Country Code +355)
Aquarius, Rr. Ali Demi, Pall. 249, Shk. 5, Ap. 70, P.O. Box 7452, Tirana. Tel/Fax: 042-71435, E-mail: aquarius@icc.al.eu.org. Contact: Andrian Vaso. A non-governmental environmental organisation promoting sustainable and participatory development. Work includes the protection of the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal, with public and media awareness programmes, an extensive educational programme, surveys of potential monk seal habitat and other practical conservation efforts. Currently preparing an Action Plan for the protection of the monk seal in Albania. Works in close cooperation with the MMSG in Croatia.

Argentina (Country Code +54)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Argentinean rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Asociación para la Defensa de los Derechos del Animal (ADDA), Casilla de Correo 99, Sucursal 5B, Buenos Aires. Tel: 011-4856-7028, Fax: 011-4857-1644, E-mail: adda@infovia.com.ar, Web: http://www.advance.com.ar/usuarios/adda. Contact: Martha Gutiérrez (President), Isabel Figueroa. Formed in 1979 to change human awareness in relation to animals and strives to end cruelty against all animals. Work includes rescuing animals, including marine mammals, from investigation centres and places of entertainment such as circuses.

Fundación Fauna Argentina, Avenida Colon 4396, Mar del Plata. Tel/Fax: 0223-4729389, E-mail: fundacionfaunaargentina@LatinMail.com. Contact: Julio César Lorenzani. A non-profit organisation working to protect the wildlife and environment of Mar del Plata. Has studied and protected pinnipeds since 1982, principally an all-male South American sea lion colony which resides in the city's fishing harbour and for which the Foundation constructed an artificial haulout platform in 1986. Disentangles the sea lions from plastic bands and other marine debris. Has plans to construct a rehabilitation and study centre.

Fundación Patagonia Natural (FPN), Casilla de Correo 160, Puerto Madryn, 9120 Chubut (Visitors: Marcos A. Zar 760). Tel: 02965-474-363 / 02965-472-023 / 02965-451-920, Fax: 02965-474-363, E-mail: informacion@patagonianatural.org, Web: http://www.Patagonianatural.org. Contact: Guillermo Harris (President, E-mail: gharris@satlink.com.ar). A non-governmental organisation created in 1989 and dedicated to the protection of wildlife in Patagonia through education and research, including the Southern elephant seals, South American sea lions and South American fur seals found there. Plays a leading role in the implementation of the GEF-UNDP funded "Patagonian Coastal Zone Management Plan" which seeks to protect the marine birds and mammals of coastal Patagonia.

Wild Earth Foundation (WEF), Fauna Department, Avenida de las Ballenas s/n, U9121XAQ Puerto Pirámides, Península Valdés, Chubut, Patagonia. Tel: 02-965-49-5008, Fax: 02-965-49-5085, E-mail: fauna@wef.org.ar. Contact: Gabriela Bellazzi (Vice President). Created in 1998 from the union of two separate groups of environmentalists and conservationists specialised in marine mammals. Work focuses on cetacean conservation but also covers pinnipeds. Was instrumental in the introduction of a law in March 2000 which bans the capture of all marine mammals in the province of Chubut. Has initiated a project to create a marine mammal rescue network.

Australia (Country Code +61)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Australian rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Australians for Animals (AFA), P.O. Box 673, Byron Bay, New South Wales 2481. Tel: 02-6684-3769, Fax: 02-6684-3768. Contact: Sue Arnold (Coordinator, E-mail: sarnold@byronit.com). Has worked on the Canadian harp and hooded seal slaughter since l981. Networks with Canadian activists in Prince Edward Island and raises public awareness on this issue in every arena where the charity operates.

Greenpeace Australia, GPO Box 3307, Sydney, New South Wales 2001. Tel: 02-9261-4666, Fax: 02-9261-4588, E-mail: greenpeace@au.greenpeace.org, Web: http://www.greenpeace.org.au. Contact: Denise Boyd (Oceans Campaigner, E-mail: denise.boyd@au.greenpeace.org). Founded in 1977, an independent organisation campaigning to ensure a just, peaceful, sustainable environment for future generations. Pinniped-related activities include work against incidental entanglement of pinnipeds in fisheries gear and campaigns against massive overfishing and illegal fishing in the region, particularly in the Southern Ocean.

Humane Society International (Australia) (HSI), P.O. Box 439, Avalon, New South Wales 2107. Tel: 02-9973-1728, Fax: 02-9973-1729, E-mail: hsi@hsi.org.au, Web: http://www.hsi.org.au. Contact: Nicola Beynon (Wildlife and Habitats Program Manager, E-mail: nicola@hsi.org.au). Campaigns for the conservation and welfare of all animals by lobbying for improved government policy and legislation as well as utilising existing domestic laws and international treaties to best effect. Work relating to pinnipeds has included nominating the Subantarctic fur seal and Southern elephant seal for listing as threatened species in state and federal legislation, campaigning against pinniped bycatch in fisheries, opposing calls for seal culls, and campaigning against the hot iron branding of Southern elephant seals.

Azerbaijan (Country Code +994)
Azerbaijani Society for Protection of Animals (ASPA), Fizuli street, home 53, app. 96, Baku city 370014. Tel: 50-3125089 / 12-940304, E-mail: aspa@azintex.com. Contact: Azer Garayev (President), Gunduz Rahimov (Director), Elkhan Fayzullayev (Veterinary expert on marine mammals). Founded in 1992, ASPA works on animal welfare issues throughout the country, including issues affecting Caspian seals. Initiated and coordinated a project in 2000 to identify the causes of and measure the scale of the mass mortality of Caspian seals. Continues to monitor the seals and investigate related mortality events. Associate members of the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA).

Belgium (Country Code +32)
See the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Belgian rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Brazil (Country Code +55)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Brazilian rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Instituto Sea Shepherd Brasil (ISSB), Caixa Postal 5010, Pôrto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90041-970. Tel/Fax: 051-3331-3290, E-mail: seashepherd@terra.com.br, Web: http://www.seashepherd.org.br. Contact: Daniel Vairo (President), Alexandre Castro (Technical Director). Works on various programmes and campaigns to protect the marine environment and marine wildlife in Brazil. Currently developing a field programme with the University UNISINOS to monitor the Brazilian coast and identify the pinniped species and populations that are most affected by oil spills and the fishing industry. Also working with UNISINOS to develop a management plan for a national marine park used as a haulout by South American sea lions. Runs Guardiões do Mar (Friends of the Sea) wildlife rescue programme.

Canada (Country Code +1)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Canadian rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Animal Protection Institute (API) - Canadian Office, 31 Colonel Butler Drive, Markham, Ontario L3P 6B6. Tel: 905-472-9731, Fax: 905-472-6906, Web: http://www.api4animals.org. Contact: Barry Kent MacKay (International Program Director, E-mail: mimus@sympatico.ca). Works to bring an end to the east coast Canadian seal hunt.

Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (CFHS - La Fédération des Sociétiés Canadiennes d'Assistance aux Animaux), 30 Concourse Gate, Suite 102, Nepean, Ontario K2E 7V7. Tel: 613-224-8072, Tel (Toll-free): 1-888-678-CFHS (2347), Fax: 613-723-0252, E-mail: cfhs@storm.ca, Web: http://www.cfhs.ca. Contact: Shelagh MacDonald (Program Director). A national charitable organisation, established in 1957 and representing over 100 member societies and branches, which strives to improve conditions for all animals across Canada. Supports the creation of marine life sanctuaries and the increased legal protection of Canada's wildlife. Activities relating to pinnipeds also include working to end the east coast seal hunt, the trade in wildlife parts, the harassment of marine mammals and the keeping of marine mammals in captivity.

Canadian Marine Environment Protection Society (CMEPS), Box 461, 1755 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6G 3B7. Tel: 604-736-9514, Fax: 604-731-2733, E-mail: cmeps@whaleprotection.org, Web: http://www.whaleprotection.org. Contact: Annelise Sorg (Executive Director). A registered charitable organisation dedicated to the protection of marine mammals and the ocean. Projects include a Youth Marine Education Program and public awareness campaigns regarding the need for marine protected areas.

Friends of Clayoquot Sound, Box 489, Tofino, British Columbia V0R 2Z0. Tel: 250-725-4218, Fax: 250-725-2527, E-mail: focs@web.net, Web: http://www.ancientrainforest.org. Contact: Edward May. Focuses on all environmental issues in and around Clayoquot Sound, including work protecting marine animals impacted by fish farming and other industries.

Green Web, R.R. #3, Saltsprings, Pictou County, Nova Scotia B0K 1P0. Tel: 902-925-2514, E-mail: greenweb@fox.nstn.ca, Web: http://home.ca.inter.net/~greenweb/index.htm. Contact: David Orton (Coordinator). Concerned with the welfare of seals in Canada. Contributes to public debates on sealing issues.

Humane Society of Canada (HSC), 347 Bay Street, Suite 806, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2R7. Tel: 416-368-0405, Fax: 416-368-1948, E-mail: info@humanesociety.com, Web: http://www.humanesociety.com. Contact: Michael O'Sullivan (Executive Director). Carries out a wide variety of work to protect dogs, cats, birds, horses, livestock, lab animals, wildlife and nature. Pinniped-related activities include working to stop the direct slaughter of seals and sea lions in Canada, the United States, the Arctic, Norway, Uruguay, Chile, Namibia and other parts of the world. Also involved in campaigns to stop the killing of pinnipeds due to overfishing, entanglement, fish farms, tourism and pollution. Supports initiatives to protect the Mediterranean monk seal.

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW Canada - Fonds International pour la Protection des Animaux), 1 Nicholas Street, Suite 1100, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B7. Tel: 613-241-8996, Fax: 613-241-0641, E-mail: canadasealhunt@ifaw.org, Web: http://www.ifaw.org / http://www.canadasealhunt.ca. Contact: Rick Smith (National Director, E-mail: rsmith@ifaw.org), Dave Loan (Press Officer, Tel: 613-241-8996 x227, E-mail: DLoan@ifaw.org). IFAW was founded in 1969 to end the commercial seal hunt in Canada. Has since secured a European Union ban on the import of whitecoat harp and blueback hooded seal products, and made a long-term commitment to end the hunt, preserve its hard-won victories and expand protection for pinnipeds worldwide. Continues to expose the cruelty and waste of the newly-expanded hunt off the coasts of Newfoundland and the Magdalen Islands.

Lifeforce Foundation, Box 3117, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 3X6. Tel: 604-669-4673. Contact: Peter Hamilton. Carries out various Marine Life Programs, including working against marine pollution and the harassment of marine mammals, as well as running a marine wildlife rescue service. Currently seeking funding to develop non-lethal methods to reduce and / or eliminate pinniped predation of fish stocks. Has opposed the culling of seals on Vancouver Island.

Sea Shepherd International (Canada), 205-176 Gloucester, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0A6. Tel: 613-569-2100, Fax: 613-569-2700, Web: http://www.seashepherd.org. Contact: David van Sertima (National Coordinator). Work in Canada includes prominent opposition to the seal hunt, as well as on other maritime conservation issues such as whaling, irresponsible fisheries practices, ocean pollution and oil/chemical spill emergency response. The initiation of alternative, non-lethal seal industries and maritime public awareness regarding pinnipeds and their habitat will be a prime focus in the coming months and years.

Zoocheck Canada Inc., 3266 Yonge Street, Suite 1417, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3P6. Tel: 416-285-1744, Fax: 416-285-4670, E-mail: zoocheck@idirect.com, Web: http://www.zoocheck.com. Contact: Rob Laidlaw (Executive Director). A national animal protection charity established to protect wildlife in captivity and in the wild.

Chile (Country Code +56)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Chilean rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Centre for Marine Mammals Research (CMMR) Leviathan, Lo Beltrán 2251, Vitacura, Santiago. Tel: 02-219-2561, Fax: 02-233-5268, E-mail: contact@leviathan.cl, Web: http://www.leviathanchile.org. Contact: Gian Paolo Sanino (Director of Science, E-mail: research@leviathan.cl), Pablo Lobo (Director of Communications), José Zamorano (Director of Education, E-mail: educ@leviathan.cl). A non-governmental organisation dedicated to the scientific study and conservation of marine mammals found in Chilean waters. Has carried out campaigns in order to educate the public in issues such as marine mammal captivity and has successfully stopped the construction of several dolphinariums that planned to exhibit dolphins and seals.

Centro Ecocéanos para la Conservación y el Desarrollo Sustentable (Ecocéanos Centre for Conservation and Sustainable Development), Calle Dieciocho Nº 758, Santiago. Tel/Fax: 02-6726918, E-mail: ecoceanos@ecoceanos.cl, Web: http://www.ecoceanos.cl. Contact: Juan Carlos Cárdenas (Executive Director), Patricio Igor (Communications Director), Patricia Cabrera (Financial Director). Works through information, educational and research programmes to develop public awareness, the participation of coastal communities and citizen oversight of governmental policies, and to lobby against the impacts of industrial fishing and aquaculture on Chile's waters and wildlife, mainly in southern Chile. Issues covered include the impacts on pinniped populations from industrial fisheries in Chilean and Subantarctic waters, and the impacts of the salmon farm industry, including the shooting of South American sea lions by fish farms.

China (Country Code +86)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Chinese rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW China), 1123 Golden Land Plaza, 32 Liang Ma Qiao Road, Beijing 100016. Tel: 010-6464-3599, Fax: 010-6464-3522. Contact: Grace Gabriel (Director, E-mail: ggegabriel@ifaw.org). Work on animal welfare issues in China includes the protection of the spotted seal. Funded, through IFAW's Emergency Rescue Program, the rehabilitation and release of 15 seal pups in the spring of 2000 which had been illegally caught in Liaoning province by fishermen and which were confiscated from markets and fishermen's homes. The funding also allowed for the printing of seal protection public awareness leaflets.

Wen Bo (E-mail: wenbo2@yahoo.com). Conservationist and journalist with the China Environment News.

Croatia (Country Code +385)
Mediterranean Monk Seal Group (MMSG), Kresimirov trg 15, 10 000 Zagreb. Tel/Fax: 01-46-11-864. Contact: Jasna Antolovic (E-mail: jantolovic@hotmail.com), Vesna Kusec (E-mail: rkusec@rudjer.irb.hr). A non-governmental organisation founded in 1995 with the intention of monitoring the presence of the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal, investigating and aiming towards protection of its natural habitat in the outermost islands of the Adriatic Sea. Promotes public awareness on the need to protect the monk seal and its habitat through educational material and the media. Collects information on sightings by special postcards. Works in close cooperation with Aquarius from Albania.

Cyprus (Country Code +357)
Cyprus Wildlife Society (CWS), P.O. Box 24281, Nicosia 1703. Tel/Fax: 02-350-316. Contact: Andreas Demetropoulos (President, E-mail: andrecws@logos.cy.net), Myroula Hadjichristophorou (Honorary Secretary). A non-profit NGO established in 1984. Its main aims are the study and conservation of Cyprus' nature and of the island's environment and surrounding sea. Has focused mainly on the marine / coastal environment and has promoted the setting up of protected areas, including the Akamas peninsula. Has worked extensively on marine turtles and Mediterranean monk seals, undertaking the "Monk Seal Survey of the Coasts of Cyprus" with the Greek organisation MOm in 1997.

Denmark (Country Code +45)
Danmarks Naturfredningsforening (Danish Society for the Conservation of Nature - DSCN), Masnedøgade 20, DK-2100 København Ø. Tel: 39-17-40-00, Fax: 39-17-41-41, E-mail: dn@dn.dk, Web: http://www.dn.dk. Contact: Bo Håkansson (Biologist, Tel: 39-17-40-23, E-mail: boh@dn.dk). Broadly engaged in biodiversity issues. Member of "Vildtforvaltningsrådet", the advisory council to the Danish Minister for the Environment covering wildlife issues in general. Represents Danish Green NGOs in the governmental working group for marine mammal issues "Arbejdsgruppen for havpattedyr".

Ecuador (Country Code +593)
Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF), c/o Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos (Tel: 05-526-146 / 7, Fax: 05-526-651). Quito office: Casilla 17-01-3891, Quito (Tel: 02-244-803, Fax: 02-443-935). Web: http://www.darwinfoundation.org. Contact: Roslyn Cameron (Head of Public Relations, E-mail: cdrs@fcdarwin.org.ec). An international, non-governmental, non-profit organisation dedicated since 1959 to the protection of the environment and biodiversity of the Galápagos Islands, including the sea lions and fur seals that live there, through conservation, education and scientific research. Runs the Charles Darwin Research Station and coordinates the "Friends of Galápagos", a network of registered charities raising funds for, and awareness of, the islands' conservation needs.

Estonia (Country Code +372)
Eestimaa Looduse Fond (ELF - Estonian Fund for Nature), P.O Box 245, EE-50002 Tartu. Tel/Fax: 7-428-166. Contact: Mart Jüssi (Researcher on Seal Project, Tel: 505-3732, E-mail: mart@elfond.ee). Carries out conservation studies of Baltic grey and ringed seals. Has expertise in establishment of protected areas.

Falkland Islands / Islas Malvinas (Country Code +500)
Falklands Conservation, P.O. Box 26, Stanley. Tel: 22247, Fax: 22288, Web: http://www.falklandsconservation.com. Contact: Rebecca Ingham (Conservation Officer, E-mail: conservation@horizon.co.fk). UK office: 1 Princes Avenue, Finchley, London N3 2DA. Tel/Fax: +44-(0)20-8343-0831, E-mail: info@falklands-nature.demon.co.uk - Contact: Ann Brown (UK Secretary). Works to protect the unique wildlife of the Falkland Islands. Undertakes pinniped-related research projects and surveys in cooperation with organisations such as the U.K.'s Sea Mammal Research Unit. Is involved in a range of local issues regarding the protection of pinnipeds.

Finland (Country Code +358)
Suomen Luonnonsuojeluliitto (SLL - Finnish Association for Nature Conservation), Kotkankatu 9, FIN-00510 Helsinki. Tel: 09-228-081, Fax: 09-228-08-200, E-mail: toimisto@sll.fi, Web: http://www.sll.fi. Contact: Antti Halkka (E-mail: antti.halkka@sll.fi). Founded in 1938, works to protect nature and the environment in Finland. Campaigns to protect endangered and vulnerable species, including the Saimaa seal, grey seal and Baltic ringed seal.

WWF Finland, Lintulahdenkatu 10, FIN-00050 Helsinki 50. Tel: 09-7740-100, Fax: 09-7740-2139, E-mail: info@wwf.fi, Web: http://www.wwf.fi. Contact: Anita Mäkinen (Marine Officer, Tel: 09-7740-1034, E-mail: anita.makinen@wwf.fi). Established Working Group for Baltic Seals (grey seals and ringed seals) in 1986. The Group works to produce up-to-date information about the seal populations, their numbers, and their state of health for authorities and decision-makers, and to promote the establishment of protected areas for seals along the Finnish coast. Also works to reduce Baltic Sea pollution and seal-fisheries conflicts, including trying to persuade fishermen to withdraw from using drift nets in spring when seal pups can easily be caught in the nets.

France (Country Code +33)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for French rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Fondation Brigitte Bardot (Brigitte Bardot Foundation), 45, rue Vineuse, F-75116 Paris. Tel: 01-4505-1460, Fax: 01-4505-1480, E-mail: fbb@fondationbrigittebardot.fr, Web: http://www.fondationbrigittebardot.fr. Contact: Aline Renard (Bureau de Protection Animale). Works on general animal protection issues in France and worldwide. Has campaigned to stop the seal hunts in Canada, Norway, Russia and Namibia.

Germany (Country Code +49)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for German rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Naturschutzgesellschaft Schutzstation Wattenmeer (Society for the Protection of the Waddensea), Grafenstr. 23, D-24768 Rendsburg. Tel: 04331-23622, Fax: 04331-25246, E-mail: info@schutzstation-wattenmeer.de, Web: http://www.schutzstation-wattenmeer.de. Contact: Lothar Koch (Bötticherstr. 18, D-25980 Westerland, Tel: 04651-26088, Fax: 04651-26167, E-mail: elk@schutzstation-wattenmeer.de). A conservation organisation and pressure group founded in 1962 which works to study and protect the animals and plants of the Wadden Sea and North Sea. Runs a network of up to 18 field stations and educational centres in Schleswig-Holstein. Monitors the region's harbour and grey seals, and protects stranded seal pups from disturbance by tourists or dogs. Has provided opposition to calls for a cull of seals in Germany.

Umweltstiftung WWF-Deutschland (WWF Germany), Fachbereich Meere & Küsten (Marine and Coastal Division), Wadden Sea Project Office, Norderstr. 3, D-25813 Husum. Tel: 04841-62073, Fax: 04841-4736, Web: http://www.wwf.de. Contact: Hans-Ulrich Roesner (E-mail: roesner@wwf.de). Has been working on seal conservation for 20 years. Main task regarding seals is working for the designation and further improvement of National Parks along the German coast. Three such parks now exist which cover almost the entire German part of the Wadden Sea and two more parks are situated on the Baltic coast. A lot of effort is made to minimise disturbance to seals. Also has offices at Bremen and Stralsund.

Greece (Country Code +30)
Archipelagos - environment and development, Georg. Vergoti Ave. 69, GR-28100 Argostoli, Cephallonia. Tel/Fax: 0671-24565, E-mail: archipel@otenet.gr. Contact: Ms. Aliki Panou (Biologist & Member of Board of Directors), Ms. Katerina Pirounakis (Biologist & Member of Board of Directors). A private non-profit, non-governmental organisation concerned with preserving the natural marine and terrestrial environment in the Ionian Sea area, western Greece, and in other areas of Greece. Scientists and others have been working since 1985 on a wide variety of issues that concern the protection of the Mediterranean monk seal in the region, and also at national level.

Environmental Research Bureau (ERB), P.O. Box 7310, Adamas, GR-84801 Milos. Tel: 0945-570011, Fax: 0287-22079, E-mail: erbgr@yahoo.com, Web: http://www.calypso-erb.cjb.net. Contact: Daniel Cebrián-Menchero. A non-profit non-governmental organisation that works to preserve the natural heritage of the Mediterranean environment and its related culture. Main activity is the conservation of marine wildlife and their habitats in Greece, especially threatened and endangered species such as the Mediterranean monk seal. Also maintains a head office in Spain (C\ San Sebastian, 20 Coca, E-41919 Sevilla).

Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (HSPN), 24 Nikis Street, GR-105 57 Athens. Tel: 01-32-24-944, Fax: 01-32-25-285, E-mail: hspn@hol.gr, Web: http://sat.uoa.gr/taloire/Nature1.htm. Contact: George Sfikas (President), Makis Aperghis (Secretary General), Alice Vavouris (Educational Programs Coordinator). The oldest Greek environmental education and protection NGO. Interests in the marine environment include the "European Blue Flag" environmental education campaign and Mediterranean monk seal sighting reports by participants.

MOm - Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal, 18 Solomou Str., GR-10682 Athens. Tel: 01-5222888, Fax: 01-5222450, E-mail: info@mom.gr, Web: http://www.mom.gr. Contact: Vrassidas Zavras (Chairman of the Board), Spyros Kotomatas (Scientific Coordinator), Panayiotis Dendrinos (Coordinator of Field Programs), Eleni Tounta (Coordinator of Guarding/Awareness Campaigns in Protected Areas), Stella Adamantopoulou (Coordinator of Information Network), Eugenia Androukaki (Coordinator of Rehabilitation and Rescue Programs), Maria Dimitropoulou (Coordinator of Fundraising and Development). A non-profit non-governmental organisation founded in 1988. MOm's aim is the protection and conservation, by all legal means, of the marine environment and the most endangered marine mammal in Europe, the Mediterranean monk seal. Has operated, since its establishment, programmes in the fields of scientific research, guarding and management of protected areas, rescue and rehabilitation of orphan or wounded seals, environmental education and public awareness. Has more than 5,500 members from throughout Greece and abroad.

WWF Greece, 26 Philhellenon Street, GR-10558 Athens. Tel: 01-331-4893, Fax: 01-324-7578. Contact: Theodota Nantsou (Projects Manager, E-mail: t.nantsou@wwf.gr), Giorgos Payiatas (Project Coordinator, E-mail: g.payiatas@wwf.gr). Has been working on monk seal conservation on Zakynthos since 1989, including monitoring the population, monitoring seals-fisheries interactions, and public awareness. Recently completed a Special Environmental Study with specific proposals for the protection and ecotouristic development of the area. Currently concentrating on promoting the conservation objectives of the Study, focusing on the need for legal protection of the site, promotion of local involvement and work on seals-fisheries interactions at a national level.

International
Animal People, P.O. Box 960, Clinton, WA 98236-0960, USA. Tel: +1-360-579-2505, Fax: +1-360-579-2575, E-mail: anmlpepl@whidbey.com, Web: http://www.animalpeoplenews.org. Contact: Merritt Clifton (Editor). Newspaper covering the complete range of animal protection, from animal care-and-control to zoological conservation, with emphasis on original investigative reporting.

Arbeitsgruppe zum Schutz der Meeressäuger Schweiz (ASMS - Swiss Working Group for the Protection of Marine Mammals), P.O. Box 30, CH-8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland. Tel: +41-(0)1-780-66-88, Fax: +41-(0)1-780-68-08, Web: http://www.asms-swiss.ch. Contact: Monika Müller (Seals Project Leader, E-mail: mo.mueller@bluewin.ch). Founded in 1990, a non-profit organisation working to protect marine mammals and their natural habitat worldwide. Issues include work against seal hunting and whaling, against the keeping of marine mammals in captivity, and on the limitation of industrial fishing and driftnets. Founder of the Swiss Coalition for the Protection of Marine Mammals (Web: http://www.swisswhales.com).

The Antarctica Project (TAP), 1630 Connecticut Avenue N.W., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20009, USA. Tel: +1-202-234-2480, Fax: +1-202-387-4823, E-mail: antarctica@igc.org, Web: http://www.asoc.org. Contact: Beth Clark (Director). Leads the international campaign for the permanent protection of the Antarctic environment and the full range of the region's biodiversity values, including its oceans and marine life. Serves as the international secretariat for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC), currently comprised of over 200 conservation organisations in 47 countries.

Bellerive Foundation / Fondation de Bellerive, Case Postale 3006, CH-1211 Geneva 3, Switzerland. Tel: +41-(0)22-704-35-00, Fax: +41-(0)22-704-35-01, E-mail: fondation@bellerive.org, Web: http://www.bellerive.org. Contact: Barry Gilbert-Miguet (E-mail: barry@bellerive.org). An international non-profit organisation founded in 1977 and chaired by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan. Aims include fostering the protection of the environment and the conservation of nature and natural resources. Works to protect the marine environment through its "Respect for Life" programme area and has promoted public, media and political awareness of the problems facing the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal.

Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB), International Secretariat, c/o Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, P.O. Box 4625, S-116 91 Stockholm, Sweden. Web: http://www.ccb.se/html/. Contact: Gunnar Norén (Executive Secretary, Tel: +46-(0)18-71-11-70 / +46-(0)8-643-65-95, Fax: +46-(0)18-71-11-75, E-mail: Gunnar.Noren@ccb.se). A politically independent non-profit association of 24 non-governmental environmental organisations from countries of the Baltic Sea region. Main goal is the protection and improvement of the environment and natural resources of the Baltic Sea. Contributes as an Invited Observer to the Helsinki Commission's Project Group on Seals.

Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT). Has organised demonstrations in Europe and the USA against the Canadian and Norwegian seal hunts.

Eurogroup for Animal Welfare, 6 rue des Patriotes, B-1000 Brussels. Tel: +32-(0)2-7400820, Fax: +32-(0)2-7400829, E-mail: info@eurogroupanimalwelfare.org. Contact: David Wilkins (Director), Véronique Schmit (Communications Officer). Lobbies on behalf of its member organisations regarding general animal welfare issues in the European Union (EU). Activities in relation to pinnipeds include monitoring the Directive prohibiting the importation of seal pup products to the EU as well as occasional seal-related questions raised in the European Parliament.

Global Action Against Seal Hunts (GAASH). E-mail: saveourseals@yahoo.ca, Web: http://www.saveourseals.org. An international coalition of organisations working to bring an end to commercial seal hunting in Canada, Norway, Greenland, Russia and Namibia. Organises the annual World Day of Action Against Seal Hunts.

International Animal Rescue (IAR), Lime House, Regency Close, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 1DS, United Kingdom. Tel: +44-(0)1825-767688, Fax: +44-(0)1825-768012, Web: http://www.iar.org.uk. Contact: Alan Knight (Chief Executive, E-mail: alan@iar.org.uk). Established in 1987, has the aim of providing a foundation for the compassionate treatment of animals worldwide through humane education, training and rescue. Has bases and rescue centres in the United Kingdom, India, Mauritius and Malta. Plans to open in 2001 the Scottish Marine Mammal Rescue Centre (SMMRC) in cooperation with British Divers Marine Life Rescue.

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).

International Marine Mammal Association Inc. (IMMA), 1474 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario N1L 1C8, Canada. Tel: +1-519-767-1948, Fax: +1-519-767-0284, E-mail: admin@imma.org, Web: http://www.imma.org. Dedicated to the conservation of marine mammals and their habitats worldwide through research and education.

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland. Tel: +41-(0)22-999-0001, Fax: +41-(0)22-999-0002, E-mail: mail@hq.iucn.org, Web: http://www.iucn.org. The world's largest conservation-related organisation, created in 1948. Acts as an umbrella group for governments, government agencies and NGOs. Aims to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. Also known as the World Conservation Union.

Seal Conservation Society (SCS), 7 Millin Bay Road, Tara, Portaferry, County Down BT22 1QD, United Kingdom. Tel/Fax: +44-(0)28-4272-8600, E-mail: info@pinnipeds.org, Web: http://www.pinnipeds.org. Contact: Susan Wilson. Works to protect all pinniped species worldwide. Produces regular digests of pinniped-related news, maintains web site containing information on all of the pinniped species, and acts as an information source for all those interested in and working with pinnipeds.

Sea Shepherd International, 22774 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90265, USA. Tel: +1-310-456-1141, Tel (Toll-free): +1-800-4WHALES, Fax: +1-310-456-2488, E-mail: seashepherd@seashepherd.org, Web: http://www.seashepherd.org. Contact: Sue Miller (Membership Coordinator). Has worked on marine wildlife protection issues worldwide since being founded in 1977 by Paul Watson. Opposes Canada's commercial seal hunt and has used non-violent direct action to stop the hunt from taking place. Currently promoting the non-lethal harvesting of seal hair as an alternative to the hunt. Other work has included the protection of grey seals in the Scottish Orkney Islands and California sea lions in the U.S. State of Washington. Has offices in Brazil and Canada (see separate entries) and Europe (http://www.seashepherd.nl).

TRAFFIC Network, c/o TRAFFIC International, 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0DL, United Kingdom. Tel: +44-(0)1223-277427, Fax: +44-(0)1223-277237, E-mail: traffic@trafficint.org, Web: http://www.traffic.org. Contact: Steve Broad (Executive Director). Set up by IUCN and WWF. Has worked since 1976 to help ensure that trade in wild animals and plants is not a threat to the conservation of nature. Carries out investigation and research into a wide range of wildlife trade issues, including a fisheries programme and work in some marine ecoregions. Pays special attention to CITES. Has 21 branches worldwide.

World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC), 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, United Kingdom. Tel: +44-(0)1223-277314, Fax: +44-(0)277136, E-mail: info@unep-wcmc.org, Web: http://www.unep-wcmc.org. Created in 1988 by IUCN, WWF International and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Serves as the world biodiversity information and assessment centre of UNEP. Compiles the IUCN Red List of Animals with IUCN SSC, and the UN List of Protected Areas with WCPA.

WWF International, Avenue du Mont-Blanc, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland. Tel: +41-(0)22-364-9111, Fax: +41-(0)22-364-3239, E-mail: infobox@wwfint.org, Web: http://www.panda.org. The world's largest and most experienced independent conservation organisation with around 5 million supporters and a global network of 27 National Organisations, 5 Associates, and 21 Programme Offices. Mission is to protect nature and the biological diversity that we all need to survive.

Iran (Country Code +98)
Green Front Of Iran (GFI), P.O. Box 14565-314, Tehran. Tel: 21-8741586 / 21-8741587 / 21-8754266, Fax: 21-8738142, E-mail: info@greenfront.org, Web: http://www.greenfront.org. Contact: Mohsen Soleymani (Secretary of International Affairs, E-mail: int@greenfront.org), Siamak Moattari (President / Managing Director, E-mail: director@greenfront.org), Jamal Moini (Head of Board of Directors & Chief Editor of the Magazine, E-mail: magazine@greenfront.org). A non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organisation, established in 1989, that works to protect and renew the natural environment of Iran through public education, participation and awareness. Takes an interest in threats facing the Caspian Sea marine environment and the habitat and species found there, including the vulnerable Caspian seal. Currently seeking funding to carry out field programmes in the Caspian Sea. Runs the Caspian Beach Cleanup Campaign.

Ireland (Country Code +353)
See the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Irish rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Italy (Country Code +39)
Gruppo Foca Monaca - Italia (Monk Seal Group - Italy), c/o WWF Italy, Via Po 25/c, I-00198 Rome. Tel: 06-323-1447, Fax: 06-323-1472, E-mail: grupfoca@tin.it. Contact: Emanuele Coppola (Group Coordinator). A volunteer-based group initially founded in 1976 within WWF Italy. Has been involved in cross exchanges with Mediterranean countries on matters regarding monk seal conservation, research and education. Amongst its recent initiatives with other Mediterranean countries are a feasibility study on the application of an infrared-sensitive video camera in a monk seal cave in Foca, Turkey, and monk seal habitat assessment along several areas of the Italian coastline and of nearby countries.

Japan (Country Code +81)
WWF Japan, Nihonseimei Akabanebashi Building 6F, 3-1-14 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0014. Tel: 03-3769-1711, Fax: 03-3769-1717, E-mail: communi@wwf.or.jp, Web: http://www.wwf.or.jp. Contact: Shigeki Komori (International Cooperation / Marine Officer, Tel: 03-3769-1713, E-mail: skomori@wwf.or.jp). Although not directly active in pinniped conservation, can provide information on the subject to enquirers. Provides funding for pinniped and marine-related research under fund grant programme for domestic issues.

Kazakhstan (Country Code +7)
[*] Kaspi Tabigaty (Caspian Nature), 20-22 ul Seifullina, 465050 Atyrau. Tel: 3-69-52, E-mail: isaratyrau@astel.kz. Contact: Makhambet Khakimov (Chairman), Galina Chernova. Works through public awareness campaigns to protect the natural environment and wildlife in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea, including the Caspian seal.

Mauritania (Country Code +222)
See the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Mauritanian rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Mexico (Country Code +52)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Mexican rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Pronatura Península de Baja California (PPBC), Riveroll 724 (esq. Calle 7a), Segundo Piso, Zona Centro, Ensenada, Baja California 22830. Tel: 6-175-7159 / 7158, Fax: 6-175-7160, E-mail: ppbc@telnor.net. Contact: Gustavo Danemann (Executive Subdirector, E-mail: danemann@telnor.net). Works to protect the wildlife and environment of Baja California, including the pinniped species found there. The organisation's two priority marine areas, Bahía de Los Angeles and Bahía Magdalena, contain important pinniped populations. Promotes non-intrusive and respectful pinniped ecotourism. Works in close relationship with the authorities in charge of federal marine protected areas.

Morocco (Country Code +212)
Asociación AZIR para la Protección del Medio Ambiente (AZIR Association for the Protection of the Environment), Boulevard Hassan II, 48, 3e, 32000 Al Hoceima. Tel: 03-998-12-58, E-mail: ass.azir@caramail.com, Web: http://www.enteleky.com/alhoceima/azir/. Contact: A Kaikai, Mohamed Ela Andalossi. An independent non-profit non-governmental organisation carrying out a wide variety of work to protect the environment and wildlife in the Mediterranean coastal province of Alhucemas. Work includes observing and tracking the last few monk seals left there, encouraging fishermen and coastal inhabitants to respect the seals and not to disturb them, and promoting protected areas for the species. Marine work also includes campaigns against dynamite fishing, trawling in shallow waters, and drift net fishing.

Namibia (Country Code +264)
The Wildlife Society of Namibia, Box 3508, Windhoek. Tel/Fax: 061-222686, E-mail: wildlife@iway.na, Web: http://www.orusovo.com/wildlife. Contact: Gabi Dembski (Chairperson, Tel: 061-222119, Cell: 081-245-0111). A non-governmental environmental organisation working for over 30 years to conserve the natural environment of Namibia through such means as environmental education and the influencing of policy and decision making. Monitors the annual Namibian seal hunt from a scientific and humane viewpoint and in recent years has been the only organisation allowed to observe the hunt. Affiliated to the Wildlife and Environmental Society of South Africa.

Netherlands (Country Code +31)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Dutch rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Stichting Bont voor Dieren (Fur for Animals), P.O. Box 92044, NL-1090 AA Amsterdam. Tel: 020-676-66-00, Fax: 020-676-89-77, E-mail: info@bontvoordieren.nl, Web: http://www.bontvoordieren.nl. Contact: Marianne Thieme (Policy Worker). A cooperative venture between the Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals and Fauna Protection. Campaigns against the use of fur by means of legal public protest and lobbying, including working towards a ban on the importation of seal fur products. Is active on an international level and has organised international demonstrations against the Norwegian and Canadian seal hunts.

New Zealand (Country Code +64)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for New Zealand rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand Inc. (ECO), P.O. Box 11-057, Wellington. Tel/Fax: 04-385-7545, E-mail: eco@reddfish.co.nz, Web: http://www.converge.org.nz/eco. Contact: Cath Wallace (Work: 04-463-5713, Home / Fax: 04-389-1696, E-mail: cath.wallace@vuw.ac.nz). National organisation of 70 member organisations with a shared concern for the environment and conservation. Pressing for the reform and refocusing of New Zealand's management of the marine environment, including the establishment of a coherent ecosystem approach and a network of marine protected areas. Works on a range of fishery issues including the drowning of New Zealand fur seals and New Zealand sea lions in fishery nets.

Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society, P.O. Box 631, Wellington. E-mail: office@wn.forest-bird.org.nz, Web: http://www.forest-bird.org.nz. Contact: Barry Weeber (Senior Researcher, Tel: 04-385-7374, Fax: 04-385-7373, E-mail: b.weeber@wn.forest-bird.org.nz). Has been involved in seal conservation for over 10 years. Main focus has been on New Zealand (Hooker's) sea lion deaths in the Auckland Islands squid fishery and New Zealand fur seal deaths in hoki and other trawl fisheries around New Zealand. Has promoted an expanded marine mammal sanctuary around the Auckland Islands to protect sea lions.

Norway (Country Code +47)
NOAH, Osterhausgate 12, N-0183 Oslo. Tel/Fax: 22-11-41-63, E-mail: noah@noahonline.org, Web: http://www.noahonline.org. Contact: Siri Martinsen (Press Contact), Anton Krag (Campaigns Coordinator, E-mail: anton@noahonline.org). Established in 1989. Works against the commercial exploitation of both wild and captive animals, and thereby against the traditional view of animals as goods and products. Opposes the commercial slaughter and recreational hunting of pinnipeds.

Peru (Country Code +51)
ORCCAMM - Organización Científica para Conservación de Animales: Mamíferos Marinos (Organisation for Research and Conservation of Animals: Marine Mammals), Francisco de Cuellar #364, Valle Hermoso de Monterrico, Surco, Lima 33. Tel: 01-912-4474 / 01-939-2293, Fax: 01-436-8291, E-mail: orccamm@yahoo.com. Contact: Carlos Francisco Yaipen-Llanos (President, E-mail: cfyll@hotmail.com). A non-profit organisation working for the conservation and study of marine mammals in the South Pacific, covering Peru, Ecuador, Chile and eventually Antarctica. Plans to develop a rescue and rehabilitation programme ("ProLobosMarinos") in 2002, based in Lima, for South American sea lions and South American fur seals. Is in the process of setting up the Center for Marine Mammals in the South Pacific Ocean (MMARSOPA) which will be a base for conservation, rescue/rehabilitation, research and educational programmes.

Poland (Country Code +48)
See the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Polish rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Portugal (Country Code +351)
See the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Portuguese rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Russian Federation (Country Code +7)
Baikal Environmental Wave, P.O. Box 21, Irkutsk 664033. Tel: 395-2-51-43-70, Tel/Fax: 395-2-51-43-69, Web: http://www.baikalwave.eu.org. Contact: Jennie Sutton (Co-chair, E-mail: sutton@baikalwave.eu.org), Dmitry Govorukhin (Independent Inspector for Baikal World Heritage Site). A non-governmental organisation working to educate the public as to the threats facing the environment and wildlife of Lake Baikal, including the Baikal seal.

Baltic Fund for Nature (BFN), St. Petersburg Naturalists Society, Universitetskaya emb., 7/9, St. Petersburg 199034 (Visitors: Rector's Building, Room 112). Tel: 812-328-9620, Fax: 812-324-0885, E-mail: baltic@teia.org, Web: http://www.teia.org/ecology/. Contact: Roustam Sagitov (Director), Alexei Zavarzin (Executive Secretary), Sergei Anatsky (Project Manager). Develops, coordinates and implements scientific research and nature management projects as well as educational and informational programmes relating to those regions of the Russian Federation that are included in the catchment area of the Baltic Sea. Seal-related projects include monitoring and developing conservation strategies for the ringed seal populations in the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga, as well as promoting the implementation by Russia of HELCOM recommendations affecting seals.

Commander Islands and B.C. Nature Protection and Conservation Association, P.O. Box 5482, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8R 6S4. Tel: +1-250-598-6898, E-mail: seaotter3@hotmail.com, Web: http://www.az.com/~katrinat/island. Contact: Vladimir Sevostianov (President). Unites people of good will who are striving for the preservation of the unique natural environment which exists on the Russian Commander Islands, including the Steller sea lions, harbour seals, spotted seals and Northern fur seals that are found there. Activities include working to fund special expedition and educational programmes, as well as to create a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on the islands. Seeks to stop any industrial or commercial fishing activity in the special protection zone around the islands.

Greenpeace Russia, GSP-4, Moscow 101428 (Visitors: Novaya Bashilovka Str. 6). Tel: 095-257-4116 / 4118, Fax: 095-257-4110, E-mail: join@greenpeace.ru, Web: http://www.greenpeace.ru/english/. Contact: Serguei Tsyplenkov (Executive Director), Ivan Blokov (Campaign Director, E-mail: iblokov@diala.greenpeace.org), Roman Pukalov (Baikal Campaign Coordinator, E-mail: baikal.russia@diala.greenpeace.org), Elena Pashkova (Fish Project), Oganes Targulian (Oil / Climate), Alexey Kiselev (Toxic Campaign), Evgenii Oussov (Media). Projects include the targeting of illegal fishing in the Russian Far East and the minimisation of pollution caused by oil exploration in the Okhotsk Sea region. Runs Baikal Campaign which includes protection of the Baikal seal.

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW Russia), Khebniy pereulok, 19-B, Moscow 121069. Tel: 502-933-3411, Fax: 502-933-3414. Contact: Masha Vorontsova (Director, E-mail: mvorontsova@ifaw.org), Galina Zueva (Office Manager, E-mail: gzueva@ifaw.ru). Works on a wide variety of animal welfare issues. Strives to end cruelty associated with the Russian harp seal hunt, aiming eventually to end the hunt itself. Actively promotes alternatives to the hunt such as ecotourism and other means of generating local income.

South Africa (Country Code +27)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for South African rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Animal Voice, Suite 191 Postnet, Private Bag X29, Somerset West 7129. Tel/Fax: 021-852-4402, E-mail: avoice@yebo.co.za. Contact: Louise van der Merwe (Editor). Plays an information and lobbying role regarding the abuse of all animals, including South African fur seals, and actively strives for the introduction of updated laws. Through its education arm The Humane Education Trust, goes into schools bringing the message that "it's cool to be kind".

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW South Africa), 147 Buitenkant Street, Cape Town 8001. Tel: 021-465-7300, Fax: 021-465-6838, E-mail: info@ifaw.org, Web: http://www.ifaw.org. Contact: Jason Bell (Campaigns Coordinator, E-mail: jbell@ifaw.org), Sarah Scarth (media contact, Tel: 011-884-2789, Fax: 011-884-5059, E-mail: sscarth@ifaw.org). Played a vital role in raising public awareness of the commercial seal hunt in South Africa, which assisted in the implementation of the 1991 sealing moratorium, still in existence today. Continues to monitor developments in the annual Namibian seal hunt with a view to ensuring humane and sustainable sealing practices.

Spain (Country Code +34)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Spanish rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Fondo para la Foca del Mediterráneo (FFM - Fund for the Mediterranean Seal), Apartado 1.536, E-07080 Palma de Mallorca. Fax: 971-71-13-75, E-mail: xiscoavella@airtel.net. Contact: Francesc Avellà (President). Works for the survival of monk seals along the North African coast (especially Morocco), the last local populations of the species in the western Mediterranean Sea. Has organised one expedition to the coast every year (except 1999) since 1988. Tries to collect recent and reliable sightings data from the region. Distributes educational material.

Fundación CBD-Habitat, Luis Larrainza 43, 1º A, E-28002 Madrid. Tel: 91-510-01-33, Fax: 91-413-54-92, E-mail: monachus.cbd-habitat@ran.es. Contact: Pablo Fernández de Larrinoa, Miguel Angel Cedenilla. Has worked since 1993 on the conservation of Mediterranean monk seals in the Atlantic region, mainly on the Cabo Blanco peninsula (Mauritania / Western Sahara). Carries out a variety of direct conservation activities, including monitoring and surveying of the Cabo Blanco colony, working to reduce interactions with fisheries, providing social support to local communities related to monk seals, as well as educational and social awareness activities. Is participating in the development of the regional Monk Seal Recovery Plan.

Sweden (Country Code +46)
Svenska Naturskyddsföreningen (Swedish Society for Nature Conservation - SSNC), Box 4625, S-116 91 Stockholm. Tel: 08-702-65-00, Fax: 08-702-08-55, Web: http://www.snf.se. Contact: Klas Hjelm (E-mail: Klas.Hjelm@snf.se). Has been working for many years to promote viable populations of grey seals in the Baltic Sea and harbour seals on the west coast of Sweden. Acts via political lobbying, information and awareness campaigns etc. A member of Coalition Clean Baltic.

Världsnaturfonden (WWF Sweden), Ulriksdals Slott, S-170 81 Solna. Tel: 08-624-74-00, Fax: 08-85-13-29, E-mail: info@wwf.se, Web: http://www.wwf.se. Contact: Thomas Lyrholm (Oceans and Coasts Programme, Tel: 08-624-74-46, E-mail: thomas.lyrholm@wwf.se), Cathy Hill (Director, Oceans and Coasts Programme, E-mail: cathy.hill@wwf.se). Works on marine issues through its Oceans and Coasts Programme, including the protection of seals in Swedish and adjacent waters, particularly in the Baltic Sea. Seal-related activities cover such areas as marine pollution, fisheries-seal conflicts including entanglement in fishing gear, and a wide variety of scientific research projects. Participates actively in public debate on seal-related issues through media, meetings, lobbying and educational material.

Turkey (Country Code +90)
SAD-AFAG (Sualti Arastirmalari Dernegi - Akdeniz Foku Arastirma Grubu) (Underwater Research Society - Mediterranean Seal Research Group), Head Office, P.K. 420 Yenisehir 06444, Ankara. Tel: 0312-213-0834, Fax: 0312-213-8934, E-mail: info@afag.org, Web: http://www.afag.org. Contact: Cem Orkun Kiraç (Coordinator), Cagri Öner (Assistant Coordinator), Yesim Aslihan Öztürk (Education Officer). A non-profit organisation that has been working since 1987 to protect Mediterranean monk seal habitat and food supply, and to prevent monk seal mortality around the Turkish coasts. Conducts field surveys and other research, and carries out extensive conservation, education and public awareness activities.

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The Society for the Protection of Nature (DHKD - Dogal Hayati Koruma Dernegi), PK 971 Sirkeci, 34436 Istanbul. Tel: 0212-528-20-30, Fax: 0212-528-20-40, E-mail: kelaynak@dhkd.org, Web: http://www.dhkd.org. Contact: Ms. Ayse Oruç (Marine and Coastal Program Director), Ms. Deniz Silliler Tapan (Press Officer), Mr. Ahmet Birsel (Conservation Director). Has been an active member of the Turkish "National Monk Seal Committee" since 1991 and was involved in the "Adopt a Monk Seal" public awareness and fundraising project from June 1998 to June 1999.

United Kingdom (Country Code +44)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for British rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations (these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Advocates for Animals (AfA), 10 Queensferry Street, Edinburgh EH2 4PG. Tel: 0131-225-6039, Fax: 0131-220-6377, E-mail: advocates.animals@virgin.net, Web: http://www.advocatesforanimals.org.uk. Contact: Les Ward (Director), Ross Minett (Campaigns / Information Officer, E-mail: ross@advocatesforanimals.com). Works against cruelty to all animals. Opposes calls for the culling of seals.

Animal Concern, P.O. Box 5178, Dumbarton G82 5YJ. Tel/Fax: 01389-841639, E-mail: animals@jfrobins.force9.co.uk. Contact: John F. Robins (Campaigns Consultant). Lobbies for increased legal protection for seals and campaigns against culling of seals in the U.K. Brought the only successful prosecution of a fish farmer shooting seals in Scotland.

Captive Animals Protection Society (CAPS), P.O. Box 43, Dudley DY3 2YP. Tel/Fax: 01384-456682, E-mail: caps-uk@dircon.co.uk, Web: http://www.caps-uk.dircon.co.uk. Contact: Diane Westwood (Executive Director), Pat Simpson (Campaign Director). Established in 1957, one of the country's leading campaigning organisations on behalf of animals, including pinnipeds, in circuses, zoos, and the entertainment industry. Seeks to prevent the use and exploitation of captive and performing animals, and investigates cases of alleged cruelty against them.

EarthKind, Town Quay, Poole, Dorset BH15 1HJ. Tel: 01202-682344, Fax: 01202-682366, E-mail: info@earthkind.org.uk, Web: http://www.earthkind.org.uk. Contact: Jane Galloway (Chief Executive). A registered charity established in 1955 that works to protect marine animals and their environment through conservation, education and marine wildlife rescue. Runs Save our Seals campaign aimed at highlighting the threats facing seals and pressing for better protection for seals in the U.K. The campaign includes a seal adoption scheme.

Industry and Nature Conservation Association (INCA), 1 Belasis Court, Belasis Hall Technology Park, Billingham, Cleveland TS23 4AZ. Tel: 01642-370319, Fax: 01642-370288, E-mail: Plover@inca.uk.com. Contact: Rebecca Turner (Research Scientist, E-mail: rebeccaturner@inca.uk.com). Has run Tees Seals Research Programme since 1989, monitoring the population of harbour and grey seals in the Tees Estuary and particularly the breeding success of the harbour seals.

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW UK), 87-90 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7UD. Tel: 020-7587-6700, Fax: 020-7587-6720, E-mail: info@ifaw.org, Web: http://www.ifaw.org. Dedicated to protecting all animals through conservation, education and lobbying. Work with seals in the U.K. includes promoting sustainable seal watching, lobbying and education.

Link Organisations. Liaison bodies for voluntary sector organisations concerned with the conservation and protection of the environment and wildlife, including the marine environment and its wildlife. Provide a forum and network for their member organisations and assist communication between such organisations, government and other relevant organisations, acting at local, national and international levels.

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), Wildlife Department, Southwater, West Sussex RH13 9RS. Tel: 0870-010-1181, Fax: 0870-753-0042, E-mail: wildlife@rspca.org.uk, Web: http://www.rspca.org.uk. Contact: Laila Sadler (Marine Scientific Officer, Tel: 0870-754-0206, Fax: 0870-753-0206, E-mail: lsadler@rspca.org.uk). Established in 1824. A registered charity whose aims are to promote kindness and to prevent or suppress cruelty to animals. Undertakes a wide range of activities including the rescue and treatment of seals. Operates three wildlife hospitals.

Save Our Seals Fund, c/o Animal Concern, P.O. Box 5178, Dumbarton G82 5YJ. Tel/Fax 01389-841639, E-mail: sosf@jfrobins.force9.co.uk. Contact John F. Robins (Secretary). Promotes conservation of seals and supports seal sanctuaries in Scotland.

Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA), Braehead Mains, 603 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh EH4 6EA. Tel: 0131-339-0222, Fax: 0131-339-4777, E-mail: fundraising@scottishspca.org, Web: http://www.scottishspca.org. Contact: James Morris (Chief Executive), Diana Allen (Public Relations Director), Doreen Graham (Press Officer). Exists to prevent cruelty to animals and to promote kindness and humanity in their treatment. Polices animal welfare legislation and rescues animals in distress, including seals. Has investigated the shooting of seals.

Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT), Cramond House, Kirk Cramond, Cramond Glebe Road, Edinburgh EH4 6NS. Tel: 0131-312-7765, Fax: 0131-312-8705, E-mail: enquiries@swt.org.uk, Web: http://www.swt.org.uk. Contact: Alastair Sommerville (Senior Biodiversity Coordinator, Tel: 0131-312-4761). Owns and manages Linga Holm Island in the Orkney Isles, home to the third largest island-based grey seal breeding colony in the world. Fundamentally opposed to seal culling for any purposes.

Seals Network, Secretariat, c/o Highlands and Islands Wildlife Hospital, Skye Environmental Centre Ltd., Harapool, Broadford, Isle of Skye IV49 9AQ. Tel/Fax: 01471-822487, E-mail: iosf@otter.org. Contact: Paul and Grace Yoxon. A network of organisations concerned with issues surrounding the protection of seals in Scotland.

Seaquest South-West, c/o Cornwall Wildlife Trust (CWT), Five Acres, Allet, Truro TR4 9DJ. Tel: 01872-273939, Fax: 01872-225476, E-mail: cornwt@cix.compulink.co.uk, Web: http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/cornwall/marine/index.htm. Contact: Stephen Westcott (Tel: 01736-787207, E-mail: stephen@cornwt.demon.co.uk). The pioneering marine group of the Cornwall and Devon Wildlife Trusts, effectively harnessing the knowledge of expert conservationists to the enthusiastic efforts of casual or committed sea watchers. Work includes the monitoring of local seal populations, investigating the disturbance of seals at haulout sites, and working with fishing communities to examine seal bycatch and other seals-fisheries interactions.

Zoo Check, c/o Born Free Foundation (BFF), 3 Grove House, Foundry Lane, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 5PL. Tel: 01403-240170, Fax: 01403-327838, E-mail: zoocheck@bornfree.org.uk, Web: http://www.bornfree.org.uk/zoocheck/index.html. Contact: Daniel Turner (Coordinator), Nicky Hewitt. Ensures that zoo animals, including pinnipeds, have the best possible quality of life. Campaigns for improved zoo legislation and for the redirection of resources from keeping animals in zoos to protecting them in the wild.

United States (Country Code +1)
State Abbreviations: AK = Alaska; CA = California; DC = District of Columbia; HI = Hawai'i; MA = Massachusetts; NY = New York; WA = Washington.

See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for American rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations
(these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Alaska Wildlife Alliance (AWA), P.O. Box 202022, Anchorage, AK 99520. Tel: 907-277-0897, Fax: 907-277-7423, E-mail: awa@alaska.net, Web: http://www.akwildlife.org. Contact: Paul Joslin (Executive Director). Works to protect Alaska's natural wildlife for its intrinsic value as well as for the benefit of present and future generations. Advocates an ecosystem approach that represents the non-consumptive values of wildlife. Efforts have included protection for the Steller sea lion.

American Oceans Campaign (AOC), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue S.E., Suite 210, Washington, DC 20003. Tel: 202-544-3526, Fax: 202-544-5625, E-mail: info@americanoceans.org, Web: http://www.americanoceans.org. Contact: Phil Kline (Fisheries Program Director, E-mail: aocpk@wizard.net). Mission is to protect ocean ecosystems, thereby benefiting seals, sea lions and all other marine species, and ultimately fishermen too. Pinniped-related work centres around the protection of the Steller sea lion, listed as "endangered" under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. This includes legal action to change fishing practices in the North Pacific that have been found to place the species in danger of extinction.

Animal Protection Institute (API), P.O. Box 22505, Sacramento, CA 95822 (Visitors: 1122 S Street, Sacramento). Tel: 916-447-3085, Fax: 916-447-3070, E-mail: info@api4animals.org, Web: http://www.api4animals.org. Contact: Monica Engebretson (Program Assistant, E-mail: monica@api4animals.org). Works to prevent and eliminate animal abuse. Campaigns include *Promoting responsible fishery conservation and nonlethal approaches to resolving fisheries-marine mammal conflicts, *Opposing research projects which have the potential to negatively affect marine life, *Supporting legislation to maintain and strengthen legal protections for marine life, and *Opposing the keeping of marine mammals in captivity for commercial purposes.

Committee for Conservation of Seals and Salmon (CCSS), 1711 Darby Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472. Web: http://www.sonic.net/~iceage/index.html. Contact: Joseph Mortenson (E-mail: iceage@sonic.net). Founded to promote the restoration of all nature, CCSS combats scapegoating and other rationalisations for environmental destruction, its efforts directed particularly at seal and salmon conservation on the west coast of the U.S.

Earth Island Institute (EII), 300 Broadway, Suite 28, San Francisco, CA 94133-3312. Tel: 415-788-3666, Fax: 415-788-7324, E-mail: earthisland@eii.org, Web: http://www.earthisland.org. Develops and supports projects that counteract threats to the biological and cultural diversity that sustain the environment. These projects promote the conservation, preservation and restoration of the Earth through education and activism.

Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund. E-mail: eajus@earthjustice.org, Web: http://www.earthjustice.org. A non-profit law organisation working for the environment with several regional offices involved in a variety of marine conservation actions.

EnviroWatch, P.O. Box 89-3062, Mililani, HI 96789. Web: http://www.envirowatch.org. Contact: Carroll Cox (E-mail: envirowatch@kahala.net). A non-profit organisation working to help protect the fragile environments, endangered species, migratory birds and marine mammals of Hawai'i and other Pacific islands, including the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.

Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association (FMSA), The Presidio, P.O. Box 29386, San Francisco, CA 94129. Tel: 415-561-6625, Fax: 415-561-6616, Web: http://www.farallones.org. Contact: Maria Brown (Executive Director, E-mail: mbrown@farallones.org. Helps to protect the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary by education, field studies and volunteer programmes. Runs the "SEALS" harbour seal monitoring programme.

Friends of the Elephant Seal (FES), P.O. Box 490, Cambria, CA 93428 (Office / Visitor Center: 250 San Simeon Avenue, Suite 3B, San Simeon). Tel: 805-924-1628, Fax: 805-924-1629, E-mail: fes@elephantseal.org, Web: http://www.elephantseal.org. Contact: Kathryn Karako (Executive Director), Phil & Carole Adams (E-mail: pcadams@thegrid.net). Provides on site education for visitors to the elephant seal colony at Piedras Blancas on the central coast of California. Tour or school groups can contact FES for docent led visits. Also provides an outreach programme for local schools and state campgrounds.

Greenpeace Foundation. E-mail: greenpeace@mail.com, Web: http://www.greenpeacefoundation.com. Contact: Sue White (President, Tel: 808-262-0284, E-mail: sw@hawaii.rr.com). The oldest independent Greenpeace in existence, incorporated in 1976. Works for species conservation and biodiversity on a healthy planet, focusing on the protection of pinnipeds, whales and dolphins and the marine environment. Campaign areas include the detrimental effects of commercial fishing on the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.

Greenpeace USA, 702 H Street, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001. Tel: 202-462-1177, Fax: 202-462-4507, Web: http://www.greenpeaceusa.org. Contact: Niaz Dorry (Oceans Campaign, Tel: 978-283-5893, E-mail: niaz.dorry@dialb.greenpeace.org), Audrey Cardwell (Oceans Campaign, Tel: 978-283-1339, E-mail: audrey.cardwell@wdc.greenpeace.org). A non-violent direct action environmental organisation committed to protecting the planet and the life it supports. Current campaigns include ongoing efforts to protect Steller sea lions, other marine mammals and the overall ecosystem from overfishing.

Hawai'i Wildlife Fund, P.O. Box 637, Paia, Maui, HI 96779. Tel/Fax: 808-572-7327 (Maui), 808-985-7041 (Hawai'i), E-mail: wild@aloha.net, Web: http://www.wildhawaii.org. Contact: Hannah Bernard. A non-profit organisation dedicated to the preservation of Hawaii's native wildlife, including the Hawaiian monk seal, through research, education and conservation. Runs Monk Seal Watch on Maui.

Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), 2100 L Street N.W., Washington DC 20037. Tel: 202-452-1100, Fax: 202-778-6132, Web: http://www.hsus.org. Contact: Naomi Rose (Marine Mammal Scientist, Wildlife and Habitat Protection, Tel: 301-258-3048, Fax: 301-258-3080, E-mail: nrose@hsus.org). Largest animal protection organisation in the U.S., dedicated to promoting the protection of all animals, including pinnipeds. Through its marine mammal programme, the HSUS advocates for strong and humane protection of pinnipeds, primarily through strengthening the language, implementation, and enforcement of the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act.

KAHEA (The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance), P.O. Box 714, Honolulu, HI 96808. Tel/Fax: 808-841-2176, E-mail: kahea-alliance@hawaii.rr.com, Web: http://www.kahea.org. Contact: Cha Smith (Executive Director), Isaac Harp (Ocean Program Director, Tel/Fax: 808-661-4527, E-mail: Imua.Hawaii@verizon.net). A network of Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners, environmental activists and others working to protect Native Hawaiian cultural rights and the fragile environment of the Hawaiian Islands, including the Islands' important marine habitat and wildlife. Was instrumental in the movement to secure the creation of The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, primary breeding grounds for the highly endangered Hawaiian monk seal.

Kaua'i Monk Seal Watch Program, P.O. Box 1898, Koloa, HI 96756. Tel: 808-742-4708, E-mail: frazier@hawaiian.net, Web: http://www.kauaimonkseal.com. Contact: Barbara and Frank Frazier. A volunteer-run organisation devoted to monitoring and protecting the monk seals and seal pups found on the shores of the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i, as well as promoting environmental education, understanding and appreciation of the monk seals.

La Jolla Friends of the Seals (LJFS), P.O. Box 2016, La Jolla, CA 92038. Tel: 619-687-3588, E-mail: phoca@lajollaseals.org, Web: http://www.lajollaseals.org. Contact: Patrick Lee Hord (Executive Director, Tel: 858-454-0287, E-mail: patrick@lajollaseals.org). A non-profit all-volunteer organisation established to offer protection to the harbour seal colony in La Jolla by way of education and respect through its Naturalist-Docent Program 'Friends of the Seals'.

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), 1300 19th Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 1-800-628-7275, Fax: 202-659-0650, E-mail: npca@npca.org, Web: http://www.npca.org. Contact: Marie Jorgensen (Web Manager, E-mail: mjorgensen@npca.org, Durelle Smith (Alaska office, E-mail: dsmith@npca.org). Has worked since 1919 to protect National Park resources in the United States, including their wildlife, by battling abuse and neglect, educating the public, promoting local restoration, and fostering better management in parks nationwide. Activities impacting on pinnipeds include successfully fighting for legislation to limit commercial fishing in Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park, work to ban jet skis in National Parks, and action to protect the endangered Steller sea lion.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011. Tel: 212-727-2700, Fax: 212-727-1773, E-mail: nrdcinfo@nrdc.org, Web: http://www.nrdc.org. Contact: Joel Reynolds (Director, Marine Mammal Protection Program). An organisation that uses law, science, and the support of more than 400,000 members nationwide to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. Among the Marine Mammal Protection Program's work is the minimisation of threats to marine mammals from sources such as undersea noise pollution and shore-based disturbance. Works also through its Oceans Program to combat ocean pollution, habitat destruction and overfishing.

Ocean Conservancy, 1725 DeSales Street N.W., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-429-5609, Fax: 202-872-0619, E-mail: cmc@dccmc.org, Web: http://www.oceanconservancy.org / http://www.cmc-ocean.org. Contact: Nina Young (Director, Marine Wildlife Conservation, Tel: 202-857-3276, E-mail: nyoung@dccmc.org). Previously known as the Center for Marine Conservation (CMC). A non-profit organisation committed to protecting ocean environments and conserving the global abundance and diversity of marine life through science-based advocacy, research and public education. Pinniped-related work includes activities on the Marine Mammal Protection Act, endangered species, incidental mortality in commercial fisheries, and human-pinniped interactions. General oceans campaigns also include work against pollution, overfishing, and irresponsible coastal development.

Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), 15303 44th Avenue West (P.O. Box 1037), Lynnwood, WA 98046. Tel: 425-787-2500, Fax: 425-742-5711, E-mail: info@paws.org, Web: http://www.paws.org. Contact: Kip Parker (Wildlife Director, E-mail: kparker@paws.org), Kathy Kelly (Executive Director, E-mail: kelly@paws.org). Has campaigned extensively against the killing of pinnipeds at Ballard Locks, investigates the killing and harassment of pinnipeds in the region, and rescues seals and sea lions through two wildlife hospital and rehabilitation centres.

The Sea Ranch, California. Tel: 707-785-2202. Contact: Sandy Bush (Docent Coordinator, E-mail: gbush@mcn.org). A private vacation / retirement community that runs an 80-volunteer effort to protect two harbour seal rookeries in Northern California during the pupping season (April - June). Willing to share expertise with other organisations wanting to set up similar volunteer docent programmes.

SeaWeb, 1731 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20009. Tel: 202-483-9570, Fax: 202-483-9354, E-mail: seaweb@seaweb.org, Web: http://www.seaweb.org. Contact: Bruce McKay (Senior Researcher, E-mail: bmckay@seaweb.org). A marine environment education organisation.

Stewards of Slavianka (Russian River / Mendocino District State Park Interpretive Association), P.O. Box 221, Duncans Mills, CA 95430. Tel: 707-869-9177, Fax: 707-869-8252, E-mail: sos@mcn.org, Web: http://www.stewardsofslavianka.org. Contact: Linda Finch ("Volunteer in Parks" Program Coordinator), Michele Luna (Executive Director, E-mail: michele@sonic.net), Dian Hardy (Founder, Seal Watch Program, E-mail: tacitus@sonic.net). A non-profit organisation working in partnership with state parks in the Russian River / Mendocino District. Supports the state park "Volunteer in Parks" Seal Watch Program which prevents disturbances to the harbour seal breeding colony at the mouth of the Russian River in Jenner through public education.

Trustees for Alaska, 1026 West 4th Avenue, Suite 201, Anchorage, AK 99501. Tel: 907-276-4244, Fax: 907-276-7110, Web: http://www.trustees.org. Contact: Jack Sterne (Staff Attorney, Tel: x114, E-mail: jack@trustees.org), Peter van Tuyn (Litigation Director, E-mail: peter@trustees.org), Ann Rothe (Executive Director). A non-profit public interest environmental law firm, representing a wide variety of local and national organisations, whose mission is to provide legal counsel to sustain and protect all aspects of Alaska's natural environment. Activities incorporate the protection of Alaska's marine wildlife and ecosystems, including work to protect the endangered Steller sea lion and to limit the impact of commercial fishing on the North Pacific ecosystem.

Turtle Island Restoration Network / Sea Turtle Restoration Project (STRP), P.O. Box 400, Forest Knolls, CA 94933. Tel: 415-488-0370, Fax: 415-488-0372, Web: http://www.seaturtles.org. Contact: Todd Steiner (Director, E-mail: tsteiner@igc.org). Founded in 1989, the work of the non-profit environmental organisation Turtle Island Restoration Network and its Sea Turtle Restoration Project focuses on sea turtles but also covers the protection of all marine biodiversity. Several areas of conservation currently impact pinnipeds, including legal actions concerning the lobster and groundfish fishery in Hawai'i, and gillnet fisheries in California. Monitors various destructive longline fisheries.

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Science Resource Center, 185th and Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460-1099. Web: http://www.wcs.org. Contact: Stephen Sautner (Manager, Conservation Communications, Tel: 718-220-5197, Fax: 718-220-2685, E-mail: ssautner@wcs.org). Division of the New York Zoological Society (Bronx Zoo). Funds Proyecto Punta San Juan in Peru and pinniped conservation work in Península Valdés, Argentina.

World Society for the Protection of Animals - USA (WSPA), International Projects Office, P.O. Box 190, Boston, MA 02130. Tel: 617-522-7001 / 617-522-7990 / 800-883-WSPA, Fax: 617-522-7077, E-mail: wspa@wspausa.com, Web: http://www.wspa-americas.org. Contact: John Walsh (International Projects Director, E-mail: jwalsh@wspausa.com). Has worked on pinniped-related animal welfare issues, including the highlighting of problems such as the Canadian seal hunt. John Walsh served as an international observer during the Canadian seal hunts for 18 years and WSPA helped to initiate the first sealing regulation in Canada.

Uruguay (Country Code +598)
See also the Rescue and Rehabilitation page for Uruguayan rescue and/or rehabilitation organisations
(these often also carry out work on pinniped welfare and conservation issues).

Vida Silvestre, Colonia 1884/903, CP 11200, Montevideo. Tel: 099-163619, Fax: 02-4002986, E-mail: vida-silvestre@geocities.com, Web: http://www.vidasilvestre.org.uy. Contact: Alvaro Soutullo (Tel/Fax: 02-4099636, E-mail: sutu@adinet.com.uy). Works to protect Uruguay's wildlife, natural resources and ecosystems. Carries out research and educational programmes, including the running of a course on the subject of "Marine Mammals".

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