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Interviewer: Today, we're pleased to have on the show Alice Bussell from the Dolphin Conservation Trust. Tell us about the trust, Alice.

Alice: Well, obviously, its purpose is to protect dolphins in seas all around the world. It tries to raise people's awareness of the problems these marine creatures are suffering because of pollution and other threats. It started ten years ago, and it's one of the fastest growing animal charities in the country, although it's still fairly small compared with the big players in animal protection. We're particularly proud of the work we do in education. Last year, we visited a huge number of schools in different parts of the country, going round to talk to children and young people aged from five to 18. In fact, about 35% of our members are children. 1The charity uses its money to support campaigns, for example, for changes in fishing policy and so forth. It hopes soon to be able to employ its first full time biologist with dolphin expertise to monitor populations. 2Of course, many people give their services on a voluntary basis, and we now have volunteers working in observation, office work and other things. I should also tell you about the award we won from the Charity Commission last year for our work in education. Although it's not meant an enormous amount of money for us, 3it has made our activities even more widely publicized and understood. In the long term, it may not bring in extra members, but we're hoping it'll have this effect.

Interviewer: Is it possible to see dolphins in UK waters?

Alice: Yes. In several locations. And we have a big project in the East Part Of Scotland. This has long been a haven for dolphins because it has very little shipping. However, that may be about to change soon because oil companies want to increase exploration there. Mhmm. 4We're campaigning against this because although there'll be little pollution from oil, exploration creates a lot of underwater noise. It means the dolphins can't rest and socialize. This is how I became interested in dolphin conservation in the first place. I had never seen one, and I hadn't been particularly interested in them at school. 5Then I came across this story about a family of dolphins who had to leave their home in the Moray Firth because of the oil companies and about a child who campaigned to save them. I couldn't put the book down. I was hooked.

Interviewer: I'm sure our listeners will want to find out what they can do to help. You mentioned the adopt a dolphin scheme. Can you tell us about that?

Alice: Of course. People can choose one of our dolphins to sponsor. They receive a picture of it and news updates. I'd like to tell you about four which are currently being adopted by our members, Moondancer, Echo, Kiwi, and Samson. Unfortunately, 6Echo is being rather elusive this year and hasn't yet been sighted by our observers, but we remain optimistic that he'll be out there soon. All the others have been out in force. Sampson and Moondancer are often photographed together, but 7it's Kiwi who's our real character as she seems to love coming up close for the cameras, and we've captured her on film hundreds of times. They all have their own personalities. Moondancer is very elegant and curves out and into the water very smoothly, whereas 8Sampson has a lot of energy. He's always leaping out of the water with great vigour. You'd probably expect him to be the youngest. He's not quite. That's Kiwi. 9But Samson's the latest of our dolphins to be chosen for the scheme. Kiwi makes a lot of noise, so we can often pick her out straight away. Echo and Moondancer are noisy too, but 10Moondancer's easy to find because she has a particularly large fin on her back, which makes her easy to identify. So, yes, they're all very different.

Interviewer: Well, they sound a fascinating group. And how would you go back?

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[Helik Collect] - Dolphins

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Which TWO things does Alice say about the Dolphin Conservation Trust?

Questions 3-5

3Why is Alice so pleased the Trust has won the Charity Commission award?

4Alice says oil exploration causes problems to dolphins because of

5Alice became interested in dolphins when

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