<p>A whale stranding in Indonesia prompts a mass rescue operation, hope for one of the world’s rarest birds, captive dolphins in the US set for early retirement in ocean refuge & a close-up look at a mega-mouthed giant!</p>
<h4>News Sources:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/16/eight-pilot-whales-dead-in-mass-stranding-in-indonesia" target="_blank">MASS WHALE STRANDING</a></li>
<li><a href="http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/06/14/report-norway-now-kills-more-whales-than-japan-and-iceland-combined/" target="_blank">NORWAY'S WHALE HUNT</a></li>
<li><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/national-aquarium-captive-dolphins-retire-ocean-sanctuary/"_blank">DOLPHINS EARN EARLY RETIREMENT</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.earthtouchnews.com/conservation/human-impact/lets-mourn-the-first-mammal-species-lost-due-to-climate-change" target="_blank">TINY RODENT DECLARED EXTINCT</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/14/endangered-sandpipers-lay-eggs-in-captivity-for-the-first-time" target="_blank">HOPE FOR RARE BIRDS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/06/16/12/40/melbourne-zoo-elephant-num-oi-gives-birth-to-calf-with-congenital-condition" target="_blank">VETS FIGHT TO SAVE CALF</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Isle-of-Man-Harbours-783108621755052/videos" target="_blank">BASKING SHARK SIGHTING</a></li>
</ul>

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