When Winter, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, was found trapped with her tail badly damaged, she was not expected to survive. This is her miraculous story, from her rescue to learning how to swim again to her unprecedented success using a prosthetic tail:
Bottle nose dolphins have also been seen in the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers here in Central New Jersey and, well, I can certainly understand how difficult it would be to NOT want pet the dolphins.
I'm proud to be partnering with the good folks at Scholastic.com in helping to promote the release of the new children's book, Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again, along with sharing a few tips on responsibly observing dolphins in their natural habitat.
National Marine Fisheries Service of NOAA once again encourages everyone to learn about wild dolphins and participate in conservation efforts:
- Don't feed the dolphins
- Don't approach closer than 50 yards
- Use binoculars or telephoto lenses for best viewing
- Move watercraft in a predictable manner
- Reel in your fishing line and discard bait elsewhere if dolphins are present Recycle fishing line
The good folks at Scholastic Books have put together a really awesome promotion for the release of Winter’s Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again book and I am very excited to have been given the opportunity to share it with you.
Because, we roll like that!
One (1) winner receives a Winter's Tail Prize Pack, including:
- Dolphin Plush Dolphin Key Chain
- Winter’s Tail game for Nintendo DS
- Copy of Winter’s Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again Book
[Retail Value: $81.99]
Shipping Guidelines: The Winter’s Tail book promotion is open to participants with a United States mailing address only (international readers can enter if they have a friend in the States who can accept their prizes by mail!)
PROMOTION ENDS: October 19, 2009
FIND IT HERE: Amazon.com (Associated link)
GET IT HERE: To enter, leave a comment below with a valid email address on this post by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 19th and you're automatically entered to win. One (1) winner will be picked (via random.org) and announced via email and posted on My Prizey Giveaways Page!
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Good luck and don't forget to check out some more awesome stuff we're just itching to, you know, giveaway!DISCLOSURE: NO PAYMENT OR CONSIDERATION, BESIDES A SAMPLE OF THE BOOK AND AN OFFER OF TO SHARE PRODUCT WITH ONE OF OUR READERS, WAS RECEIVED FOR THIS BLOG POST COURTESY OF Big Honcho Media and Winter's Tail on Scholastic.com
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