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- Initiative to save Taiwanese white dolphins from extinction
- Vaquita on the verge of extinction
- Lost Indus dolphins in the Beas River, India
- Distribution and abundance of cetaceans in the European Atlantic – SCANS-III
- Workshop on Important Marine Mammal Areas in the South Pacific
- Announcement of the Second Indian Ocean Cetacean Symposium
- New Infographic from Arabian Sea Whale Network
- Progress protecting Mekong River dolphins undermined by proposed dams
- Jan 2017 update on the decline of the Vaquita
- Progress on Chinese White Dolphin (CWD) Research and Conservation Initiative
- Update on the Vaquita
- Proposed Live Captures of Cetaceans, Seals and Penguins in Namibia
- Amazon River dolphins in Brazil continue to be killed for fish bait
- Arabian Sea humpback whales are one of only four populations still considered Endangered under the United States revised Endangered Species Act listing.
- Latest SMM Taxonomy Committee List of Marine Mammal Species Includes Several Species-level Changes
- Mass mortality event of Black Sea Harbour Porpoises
- Collaboration on humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) research and conservation in South and East Africa
- A tribute to the late Natalie Goodall and her museum at the end of the world
- New SSC Panel: Advising on Dolphin Research and Conservation in China’s Pearl River Estuary
- Five Irrawaddy dolphins rescued by local stranding network
Category Archives: Sousa
Initiative to save Taiwanese white dolphins from extinction
TweetTaiwanese white dolphins (Sousa chinensis taiwanensis) live in shallow nearshore waters along the west coast of Taiwan (= eastern Taiwan Strait). Researchers from Taiwan and elsewhere have been studying this small and declining population (currently < 75 individuals) since its … Continue reading
Collaboration on humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) research and conservation in South and East Africa
TweetHumpback dolphins in the Indian Ocean were recently recognised as a distinct species (Sousa plumbea) that occurs in coastal waters from South Africa to India (link to earlier news article). The species occurs in very near-shore habitat, generally in water … Continue reading
Posted in Endangered, Sousa
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New SSC Panel: Advising on Dolphin Research and Conservation in China’s Pearl River Estuary
TweetA Steering Committee chaired by Randall Reeves, with Bob Brownell, Rohan Currey, Frances Gulland, Randall Wells and Wang Ding as the other members, was recently established to assist Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Hong Kong (OPCFHK) in a long-term effort to … Continue reading
Enforcement paying off for the Atlantic humpback dolphin of Western Africa
TweetLike many threatened species, the Vulnerable Atlantic humpback dolphin (Sousa teuszii) is under pressure from anthropogenic activities. Industrial and commercial scale fishing forces locally-based artisanal fishers to within 200 metres of the beach – using their nets in critical habitat … Continue reading
Posted in entanglements, Sousa
Tagged Africa, bycatch, Congo, Enforcement, entanglements, Gabon, humpback dolphins, Sousa, Trawlers
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There are four (maybe more) separate species of Sousa
TweetBy Peter Corkeron (20th April 2014) Dolphins in the genus Sousa, the humpback dolphins, occur in coastal waters of West Africa, around the Indian Ocean, and in SE Asia and Australia. A recent scientific paper starts to clarify the number … Continue reading
Posted in Sousa, Taxonomy and Species
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