FROM AMY AT MARINE CONSERVATION ASKS CAN YOU HELP THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS

Donate to our Big Give appeal and your donation will be doubled View in browser Banner image: Right: A northern gannet is looking down at her nest which has an egg in it. The egg and the gannet have a lurid yellow smear on them. Text: Stop the Ocean Chemical Crisis. Hi John, Happy Earth Day! Our Big Give appeal to Stop the Ocean Chemical Crisis is now live. For this week only, any donation you make will be doubled by the Big Give and our generous partners at Sonardyne and the Marsh Charitable Trust. This means your £5 becomes £10, £10 becomes £20 and £25 becomes £50, at no extra cost to you. Donate today A short video clip of a bottlenose dolphin swimming playfully above coral Credit: vkilikov Because it's Earth Day, I thought I'd share some facts about one of my favourite marine mammals: the highly sociable bottlenose dolphin. Did you know that when they breach the water, they can leap up to 5m above the waves? They're also incredibly clever. One study placed marks on two dolphins’ bodies; both dolphins used a mirror to investigate the marked parts of their bodies, suggesting that they can recognise their own reflection. How incredible is that? Unfortunately for the bottlenose dolphin, they're one of the many marine species that are being impacted by the ocean chemical crisis. Exposure to harmful 'forever chemicals', called PFAS, means they're struggling to fight illness because their liver, kidney, blood and immune systems aren't working effectively. I find it utterly heartbreaking to think that animals are suffering because of humans. At the Marine Conservation Society, we've been campaigning for a universal restriction on PFAS. We've been making great progress, with the UK Government announcing their PFAS Plan in January of this year. We know we can do more, but we need your help, John. You can double your impact by donating to our Big Give appeal today. Every donation we receive will enable us to continue demanding change for our ocean, as well as provide us with funding for vital scientific research to better understand how PFAS affect the health of our ocean and the marine life that call it home. Stop the ocean chemical crisis poisoning dolphins. Donate today. Thanks so much for your support. Amy Marine Conservation Society Donate Contact us Unsubscribe The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is the UK charity dedicated to protecting our seas, shores and wildlife. Marine Conservation Society | Company Limited by Guarantee (England and Wales) No. 2550966 Registered Charity No. England and Wales No. 1004005 | Scotland No. SC037480 VAT No. 321 4912 32 Registered Office: Overross House, Ross Park, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7US. Scottish Office: CBC House, 24 Canning Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8EG.