Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Turns it on for SOML
Save Our Marine Life spokesperson Tim Nicol in the 'dolphin infested' waters of Koombana Bay, on media day with the Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Centre.
The Dolphin Discovery Centre in Bunbury WA gave a timely vote of support for Save Our Marine Life this week through a joint media conference calling for marine sanctuaries for dolphins, marine life and ecotourism. We got a front page in the Bunbury Mail as a result!
The local wild dolphin population turned it on for the announcement too. The Bay’s resident females were joined by pods of males from the open ocean and a school of herring seeking shelter under the Centre’s tour boat brought the attention of at least 60 dolphins onto us. The sonar was so loud you could hear it from the boat and in the water you could feel it vibrating your spine as the dolphins turned on an encyclopedia of dolphin behavior, hunting, jumping off waves, tail slapping, swimming all around the boat, and generally being awesome.
It was a fantastic reminder of how amazing our marine life is, and why we need our Big Blue Army to protect and enhance these incredible experiences for future generations.
The Dolphin Discovery Centre is also now home to Save Our Marine Life’s other mascot “Leafy” the seadragon, along with marine education displays which will promote our marine life to thousands of people over the holiday weekend, so if you are in Bunbury looking for something to do – head along and check it out, and hopefully see some dolphins (all dolphins are wild and even on tours its up to the dolphins if they want to interact).
Check out their website at http://www.dolphindiscovery.com.au/
