6th Dolphin Day

Join us at our yearly event »My, your, our dolphins« taking place at Tartini square in Piran, Slovenia, on Saturday, 31 July 2010. You can learn about dolphins in Slovenia, get the latest news about the work of Morigenos, see a photo exhibition and watch the Oscar winning documentary »The Cove«. Children can take part in creative workshops, educational games and learn more about the lives of dolphins. The fun and educational programme also includes a tombola, boat trip, dance shows and a music concert.

Join us! Admission is free.

You can see the programme here (in Slovenian and Italian).

6. Dan delfinov

Društvo Morigenos tudi letos vabi na celodnevno prireditev »Moji, tvoji, naši delfini«, ki bo potekala že 6. leto zapored. Sedaj že tradicionalni Dan delfinov bo potekal na Tartinijevem trgu v Piranu, v soboto, 31. 7. 2010. Ljubitelji morja in narave boste lahko izvedeli več o delfinih v slovenskem morju, o aktivnostih društva v zadnjem letu, si ogledali razstavo fotografij ter z Oskarjem nagrajeni dokumentarni film Skriti zaliv. Otroci se bodo lahko udeležili ustvarjalnih delavnic in poučnih iger ter tako spoznali več o življenju delfinov. Dogajanje bodo popestrili srečelov, izlet z ladjico, nastopi plesnih skupin ter večerni koncert glasbenih skupin.

Pridružite se nam! Vstopnine ni.

Celotni program si lahko ogledate tukaj.

What do you do when a whale lands on your boat?

Although very unlikely, it is possible. Whales can sometimes jump on boats.

A southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) off Cape Town, South Africa, breached and landed on a sailing boat.

Of course, it should be stressed that this 'incident' doesn't necessary indicate any aggressive behaviour. This was very likely purely accidental.

Full story: Whale lands on a boat

Photo: Telegraph.co.uk

Successful start of research camps

We are glad to inform you that the beginning of summer research camps has been very successful and encouraging. Despite some bad weather in the first two days we had 9 dolphin encounters. We were following them from the land observation point and from the boat. We recognized many old friends, photographed some new fins and were very happy to see two new calves.

Here are a few impressions by this year’s first participants:

"Dolphins are something indescribable. They show themselves in all their mightiness and glory, and give you a sense of freedom. You experience this feeling every time you see a dorsal fin slowly emerging from the water, shining in all directions. Morigenos enabled me to have this unbelievable experience, which I could not imagine before. The dolphin has always been my symbol and it is most beautiful when you see one in nature. Ten days went by too fast. The team and camp participants were really great. I enjoyed every minute. The sea, the dolphins, wonderful team - unforgettable."

Sabina Vesnič, 17, Slovenia

"Ever since my early childhood it was a dream of mine to see dolphins in their natural environment and help to study and protect them. Here at the Morigenos Summer Dolphin Research Camp this dream came true. I had a deep insight in the activities of a marine mammal researcher and now I'm sure that this is what I want to do after school. Both the team and the participants were very nice, I felt at home at the research camp. The meals were good as well and I would enjoy coming here to the Morigenos Dolphin Research Camps next year again. Thank you for the great time!"

Jasper Moltrecht, 16, Germany

"Words cannot describe everything you see and experience during the research camp. For me, experiences have been exceptional every time I visited the camp. I am now participating for the third year and they will probably see me again next year. In three years I have already seen a lot: big groups of dolphins, calves, turtles (we even rescued one), big jellyfish, dolphins 200 meters away while I was swimming, etc. Because of all the people I spend time with each year, the new people I meet and their attitude towards animals, environment and their way of life, I am changing and becoming a better person every year. They make excellent athmosphere and that alone is well worth coming back to. Not to mention the dolphins and, of course, my favorite Deinon!"

Deina Meglič, 18, Slovenia


Photo: Polona Kotnjek / Morigenos

Uspešen začetek raziskovalnih taborov

Z veseljem sporočamo, da je bil začetek poletnih raziskovalnih taborov zelo uspešen in vzpodbuden. Kljub nekoliko slabšem vremenu v prvih dveh dneh smo imeli 9 opažanj delfinov. Spremljali smo jih s kopenske opazovalne točke ter s čolna. Prepoznali smo kar nekaj starih znancev, opazili nekaj novih plavuti in se razveselili dveh novih mladičkov.

V spodnjih vrsticah si lahko preberete še nekaj vtisov letošnjih prvih udeležencev:

"Delfini so nekaj neopisljivega. Prikažejo se ti v vsej svoji mogočnosti ter veličastnosti in ti dajo občutek svobode. Ta občutek pa vsakič znova doživiš, ko vidiš hrbtno plavut, ki postopoma prihaja iz vode in se zasveti na vse strani. Društvo Morigenos mi je omogočilo to neverjetno doživetje, ki si ga nisem mogla niti predstavljati. Delfin je že od nekdaj moj simbol in ko ga vidiš v naravi, je to res najlepše. Deset dni je minilo prehitro. Ekipa in udeleženci so bili res super. Uživala sem v vsaki minuti. Morje, delfini, enkratna skupina - nepozabno."

Sabina Vesnič, 17, Slovenija

"Že od ranega otroštva sem imel željo videti delfine v njihovem naravnem okolju in pomagati pri raziskavah in varstvu teh živali. V poletnih raziskovalnih taborih društva Morigenos se mi je ta želja uresničila. Dobil sem globlji vpogled v aktivnosti raziskovalca morskih sesalcev in sedaj sem prepričan, da je to tisto, kar želim početi po šoli. Oboji, ekipa in udeleženci, so bili zelo prijetni, na taboru sem se počutil doma. Tudi obroki so bili dobri in z veseljem bi se raziskovalnih taborov udeležil tudi naslednje leto.
Hvala za lepo preživet čas!"

Jasper Motrecht, 16, Nemčija

"Besede nikoli ne bodo opisale vsega, kar vidiš in doživiš na taboru. Doživetja so bila zame res izjemna vsakič, ko sem obiskala tabor. To je že moj tretji tabor tukaj in verjetno me naslednje leto zopet vidijo. V teh treh letih sem videla že zelo mnogo: veliko delfinov skupaj v skupini, mladičke, želve (eno smo celo rešili), velike meduze, delfine 200 metrov od mene, ko sem plavala, itd. Zaradi različnih ljudi, s katerimi vsako leto znova preživljam čas na taboru in ljudi, ki jih spoznam vsako leto na novo, ter njihovega odnosa do živali, okolja in načina življenja, se spreminjam in postajam vsako leto boljši človek. Zaradi njih je vzdušje na taboru vedno odlično in že zato se je vredno vrniti vsako leto, da ne omenjam delfinov in mojega najljubšega Deinona seveda!"

Deina Meglič, 18, Slovenija


Foto: Polona Kotnjek / Morigenos

Children workshops in Natural History Museum

Morigenos is organizing small workshops about dolphins in Slovenia for children, in collaboration with the Slovenian Museum of Natural History. The first workshop has already been completed successfully. We had a multimedia presentation, tried recognising individual dolphins and played the game ‘Dolphin Researchers’.

You can join us on Mondays (19.7., 26.7. and 23.8.), between 11:00 and 12:30 in the Slovenian Museum of Natural History in Ljubljana. Early registration is required. More information can be found at http://www2.pms-lj.si/pmsgb.html

Otroške delavnice v Prirodoslovnem muzeju

Društvo Morigenos v sodelovanju s Prirodoslovnim muzejem Slovenije organizira otroške delavnice na temo delfinov v slovenskem morju. Prva delavnica je bila že uspešno izvedena. Prisluhnili smo multimedijski predstavitvi in se preizkusili v prepoznavanju delfinov ter igri Raziskovalci delfinov.

Pridružite se nam lahko ob ponedeljkih (19.7., 26.7. in 23.8.), od 11.00 do 12.30 v Prirodoslovnem muzeju Slovenije v Ljubljani. Za udeležbo se je potrebno predhodno prijaviti. Več informacij na http://www2.pms-lj.si/info/poletne.html