This year is the third year for the EPSON Foundation to support the dolphin programme. Since 1999, EPSON Foundation has been the sole sponsor of the EPSON "Our Dolphin" Programme (Previously known as EPSON Adopt-A-Dolphin Programme). This generous sponsorship has allowed the continuation of the time-consuming research project that endeavours to witness as much of the dolphins' daily lives as possible. For a species which spends a mere 10% of its day on the surface, many hours must be spent at sea so meaningful observations can be made.

The core of this detailed study is to identify individual dolphins and monitor their progress as they develop and age. The reports from this detailed study not only allow foster parents a glimpse of dolphin lifestyles but also provide the foundation upon which effective management and conservation measures can be built. Only by knowing what dolphins do, where they do it and what factors within the environment affect them can we truly begin to understand them and thus ensure their survival in our waters.

This year's EPSON "Our Dolphin" Programme will produce an Environmental Information CD-ROM for the Primary School Teachers. This will include a seminar for teachers to learn how to use the CD-ROM as an effective education tool to teach their students about dolphins. This will be followed by 3 field trips to observe dolphins in the wild. The benefit of using a CD-ROM is that much more educational information can be included and thus reducing paper wastage and making it a fitting tool for a conservation project.

As a corporate sponsor, EPSON integrates environmental responsibilities into its corporate objectives and work ethics, and has been actively striving to meet high conservation standards to fulfill its obligations to be a good corporate citizen. They have devoted themselves to the cause of conservation by ensuring that all operations in the production processes are conducted in an environmentally sound manner. Moreover, they actively promote and participate in environmental protection projects.

 

Once again, thank you EPSON for the continued support.