The discovery of 16 more pink dolphin carcasses in Brazil’s Amazon River is causing alarm among animal experts. This alarming trend of dolphin deaths is not isolated but is part of a larger, escalating impact of Climate change on wildlife across the globe. In the Coari region of Brazil, 16 more pink dolphin carcasses were […]
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Fishing, dams and dredging close in on Peru’s river dolphins, study shows
Amazon river dolphins navigate the complex waterways of the forest, their pods spread across the Amazon Basin in six different countries. The routes of these large, pink mammals are naturally blocked by land, waterfalls and stretches of shallow water, but increasingly something else is in the way: human activity. According to a recent study published […]
Hong Kong’s pink dolphins could disappear due to airport expansion and bridge construction
The future of Chinese white dolphins — also called pink dolphins — in Hong Kong waters could be severely imperiled. Proposed expansion of the Hong Kong airport and ongoing construction of a new bridge from Hong Kong to Macau could be a “nail in the coffin” for the dolphins, conservationists say. “We think that if […]