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    <title>Donations for Save a Common Dolphin named Martinha</title>
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&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.socpvs.org" title="Portuguese Wildlife Society (SPVS)" target="_blank"&gt;Portuguese Wildlife Society (SPVS)&lt;/a&gt; is a non-profit scientific organization established in 2003 and dedicated to promoting wildlife research in Portugal. Presently, the &lt;acronym title="Portuguese Wildlife Society"&gt;SPVS&lt;/acronym&gt; embraces several projects related with environmental education, contaminants in wildlife, population ecology of carnivores, ungulates, passerines, rodents, birds and marine mammals, conservation medicine and marine animals rehabilitation.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Since 2006, we have established a small rehabilitation centre (&lt;acronym title="Quiaios Rehab Centre"&gt;CRAM-Q&lt;/acronym&gt;) focused on marine animals in the centre of Portugal (Quiaios-Figueira da Foz). The &lt;acronym title="Quiaios Rehab Centre"&gt;CRAM-Q&lt;/acronym&gt; was the first rehab center in Portugal to successfully rehabilitate a stranded cetacean.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.socpvs.org/images/cramq/naza.jpg" height="167" alt="Nazar&amp;eacute; saying Hi!" width="251" style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In fact, in August 2006, our &lt;strong&gt;rescue team&lt;/strong&gt; was called out to a stranding of a &lt;strong&gt;pilot whale calf&lt;/strong&gt; and this event lead to the first successful cetacean rehab in Portugal. Since then, our rehab centre has been functioning permanently.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the last &lt;strong&gt;2 years&lt;/strong&gt; we were called out to rescue &lt;strong&gt;18 cetaceans&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;3 seals&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;8 marine turtles&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;23 marine birds&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;24 terrestrial birds&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;15 terrestrial mammals&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Presently, there are &lt;strong&gt;5 marine birds&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;3 loggerhead turtles&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;one common dolphin&lt;/strong&gt; in rehabilition.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.socpvs.org/images/cramq/martinha.jpg" height="167" alt="Martinha saying Hi!" width="251" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our last patient (named &lt;strong&gt;Martinha&lt;/strong&gt;) was rescued in &lt;em&gt;September of 2007&lt;/em&gt; after being accidentally caught in gillnets. Martinha was able to overcome all health problems and her rehabilitation is a considerable success for our rehab team. Martinha's rehab process is now on its 7&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; month and since last month we are building a new pool for the final phase of her rehabilitation program, before &lt;strong&gt;releasing her back to the wild&lt;/strong&gt;. If everything continues according to plan, Martinha will be the &lt;strong&gt;first rescued dolphin&lt;/strong&gt; to be returned to the wild in the Portuguese history.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.socpvs.org/images/cramq/vet2.jpg" height="167" alt="Renato tired of this dull pool trying to have fun" width="251" style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As many of you know, marine mammal rehab is probably one of the most expensive processes in the rehabilitation world. &lt;strong&gt;Pools&lt;/strong&gt; are expensive, &lt;strong&gt;filtering systems&lt;/strong&gt; are expensive and fragile, there is the need for high amounts of water and high amounts of frozen food in short periods of time, etc, etc. Unfortunately, &lt;acronym title="Portuguese Wildlife Society"&gt;SPVS&lt;/acronym&gt; (like all other &lt;abbr title="Non Government Organizations"&gt;NGO&lt;/abbr&gt; rehab centers in Portugal) has no governmental funding and relies solely on volunteers and donations. The rehab centre needs to pay huge &lt;strong&gt;medical, food, water and equipment bills&lt;/strong&gt; every year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.socpvs.org/images/cramq/renato.jpg" height="167" alt="Renato tired of this dull pool trying to have fun" width="251" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over the last 24 months, it has become clear that our rehab efforts are improving and our capability to rescue threatened and emblematic animals is producing positive results, both in the areas of conservation and environmental education.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A HUGE effort is being made to improve our rehab centre so that it becomes one of the most efficient in Portugal. Recently, we have improved our &lt;strong&gt;infirmary&lt;/strong&gt; as well as our food preparation room. We have also invested in a new pool that will become the largest cetacean rehab tank in Portugal. This tank will be partially offered by the tank company (labor will be free of charge) although &lt;acronym title="Portuguese Wildlife Society"&gt;SPVS&lt;/acronym&gt; will pay for the pool materials.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.socpvs.org/images/cramq/vet.jpg" height="167" alt="Hands on! Just Do It!" width="251" style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So, in the &lt;em&gt;next 6 months&lt;/em&gt; we need to raise &lt;em&gt;80,000 euros&lt;/em&gt; to accomplish ALL the objectives and ensure Martinha&amp;rsquo;s full rehabilitation.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please h&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;elp and join this cause with us&lt;/span&gt; in making the &lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;difference&lt;/span&gt; in the conservation of marine animals&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href="http://www.socpvs.org" title="Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem (SPVS)" target="_blank"&gt;Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem (SPVS)&lt;/a&gt; &amp;eacute; uma sociedade cient&amp;iacute;fica sem fins lucrativos criada em 2003, que actua nas &amp;aacute;reas de investiga&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o e gest&amp;atilde;o de vida selvagem. Actualmente, a &lt;acronym title="Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem"&gt;SPVS&lt;/acronym&gt; dedica-se a diversos projectos relacionados com &lt;a href="http://www.socpvs.org/formacao.php" title="Educa&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o Ambiental na RNSM" target="_blank"&gt;Educa&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o Ambiental&lt;/a&gt;, contamina&#231;&#227;o em vida selvagem, ecologia populacional de carn&#237;voros, ungulados, passeriformes, roedores, aves marinhas, mam&#237;feros marinhos, medicina da conserva&#231;&#227;o e reabilita&#231;&#227;o de animais marinhos.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.socpvs.org/images/cramq/naza.jpg" height="167" alt="Nazar&amp;eacute;" width="251" style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Em 2006, foi criado um pequeno centro de reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o animais marinhos (&lt;acronym title="Centro de Reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o de Animais Marinhos de Quiaios"&gt;CRAM-Q&lt;/acronym&gt;) no centro de Portugal (Quiaios, Figueira da Foz).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Em Agosto de 2006, a nossa equipa de salvamento foi chamada para um arrojamento de uma cria de baleia piloto, o que levou ao primeiro sucesso deste centro de reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o. Desde ent&amp;atilde;o, este funciona permanentemente, tendo a equipa de reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o, nos &amp;uacute;ltimos 2 anos, sido chamada para o resgate de &lt;strong&gt;18 cet&amp;aacute;ceos, 3 focas, 8 tartarugas, 23 aves marinhos, 24 aves terrestres e 15 mam&amp;iacute;feros terrestres&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.socpvs.org/images/cramq/martinha.jpg" height="167" alt="Martinha" width="251" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Actualmente&lt;/span&gt;, est&amp;atilde;o em reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o, &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;5 aves marinhas&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;3 tartarugas boba&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;e &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;g&lt;/strong&gt;olfinho comum&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A nossa &amp;uacute;ltima paciente em reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o (a &lt;strong&gt;Martinha&lt;/strong&gt;) foi resgatada em &lt;em&gt;Setembro de 2007&lt;/em&gt; ap&amp;oacute;s ser capturada acidentalmente em redes de pesca. A Martinha foi capaz de ultrapassar todos os problemas de sa&amp;uacute;de, o que se tornou num sucesso para a nossa equipa de reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o da Martinha est&amp;aacute; no seu s&amp;eacute;timo m&amp;ecirc;s e desde Abril 2008 que estamos a construir uma nova piscina para a &amp;uacute;ltima fase do programa de reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o, antes de ser libertada. Se tudo continuar como planeado, ser&amp;aacute; o &lt;em&gt;primeiro caso em Portugal de um golfinho resgatado, a regressar ao seu habitat natural.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.socpvs.org/images/cramq/vet2.jpg" height="167" alt="Entuba&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o da Martinha" width="251" style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Como pode imaginar a reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o de um animal marinho &amp;eacute; um dos processos mais dispendiosos neste campo. Por exemplo: as piscinas s&amp;atilde;o caras; os sistemas de filtragem s&amp;atilde;o caros e fr&amp;aacute;geis; s&amp;atilde;o precisas enormes quantidades de &amp;aacute;gua; grandes quantidades de comida congelada, entre outros. Infelizmente, a &lt;acronym title="Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem"&gt;SPVS&lt;/acronym&gt; (como todas as ONG's) n&amp;atilde;o t&amp;ecirc;m direito a fundos do governo e contam somente com volunt&amp;aacute;rio e doa&amp;ccedil;&amp;otilde;es e o centro de reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o precisa de pagar contas astron&amp;oacute;micas de medicamentos, comida, &amp;aacute;gua e equipamento, todos os anos.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.socpvs.org/images/cramq/renato.jpg" height="167" alt="Renato" width="251" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Durante os &amp;uacute;ltimos 24 meses, tornou-se claro que os nossos esfor&amp;ccedil;os de reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o e a nossa capacidade de salvamento de animais emblem&amp;aacute;ticos e amea&amp;ccedil;ados t&amp;ecirc;m tido resultados positivos, quer na &amp;aacute;rea da conserva&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o, quer na &amp;aacute;rea da reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Actualmente, est&amp;aacute; a ser realizado um &lt;strong&gt;esfor&amp;ccedil;o imenso&lt;/strong&gt; est&amp;aacute; a ser feito para melhorar o centro de reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o para que este se torne mais eficiente. Recentemente, melhorou-se a enfermaria e a sala de prepara&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o de alimentos. Investimos tamb&amp;eacute;m numa nova piscina, que ser&amp;aacute; o maior tanque de reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o de cet&amp;aacute;ceos em Portugal. Este foi, em parte oferecido pela empresa, com oferta de m&amp;atilde;o-de-obra, apesar do pagamento dos materiais ser feito pela &lt;acronym title="Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem"&gt;SPVS&lt;/acronym&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.socpvs.org/images/cramq/vet.jpg" height="167" alt="Tratamento" width="251" style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Assim sendo, nos pr&amp;oacute;ximos 6 meses, precisamos de angariar 80.000 &amp;euro; para cumprir com todos os objectivos e assegurar a reabilita&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o total da Martinha.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Agradece-se qualquer contribui&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ajude a fazer a diferen&amp;ccedil;a na conserva&amp;ccedil;&amp;atilde;o da vida selvagem e junte-se a n&amp;oacute;s nesta causa.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Poder&amp;aacute; tamb&amp;eacute;m enviar contribui&amp;ccedil;&amp;otilde;es em &lt;strong&gt;cheque, dinheiro ou vale postal&lt;/strong&gt; para:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem&lt;br /&gt;Apartado 16, EC Quiaios&lt;br /&gt;3081-101 Figueira da Foz  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ou por &lt;strong&gt;transfer&amp;ecirc;ncia banc&amp;aacute;ria&lt;/strong&gt; para&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Conta: SPVS &lt;br /&gt;Banco /Ag&amp;ecirc;ncia: CGD / Univ. Minho &amp;ndash; Campus de Gualtar &lt;br /&gt;NIB: 0035 0823 0000 7985 6307 6&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Se necessitar de um recibo, ou necessitar de mais informa&amp;ccedil;&amp;otilde;es, contacte-nos por email para: &lt;img src="http://socpvs.org/textcache/cache/email_335cb25a188a5e5dc04e0cde35de42be.gif" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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