Thursday 11 December 2014

Tourism poses a threat to dolphins in the Balearic Islands

Date:
December 11, 2014

Source:
Plataforma SINC

Summary:
The rise in tourism, fishing and sea transport between the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands is compromising the wellbeing of a small population of common bottlenose dolphins living in coastal waters off the Pityusic Islands. This is the conclusion of a study which has, for the first time, counted these mammals in summer and spring, which are crucial seasons for them.


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