Comments on: Keep focus on the Delta… with or without whales http://science.kqed.org/quest/2007/05/31/keep-focus-on-the-delta-with-or-without-whales/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Thu, 24 May 2012 05:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Craig Rosa http://science.kqed.org/quest/2007/05/31/keep-focus-on-the-delta-with-or-without-whales/#comment-10713 Craig Rosa Thu, 31 May 2007 17:38:01 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2007/05/31/keep-focus-on-the-delta-with-or-without-whales/#comment-10713 Perhaps what we need is an official "sister species" program, where we pair a high profile endangered "charismatic" species with an equally-endangered wallflower. For example, literally pair up the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with the delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) as you discuss above. Not sure who the sponsoring org/agency would be , but it could operate along the lines of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_twinning" rel="nofollow">sister cities</a> program. Does anyone know of anything like this in place already? Who would be a good steward of such a program? Perhaps what we need is an official "sister species" program, where we pair a high profile endangered "charismatic" species with an equally-endangered wallflower. For example, literally pair up the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with the delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) as you discuss above. Not sure who the sponsoring org/agency would be , but it could operate along the lines of a sister cities program.

Does anyone know of anything like this in place already? Who would be a good steward of such a program?

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