- May 6, 2015
- Oregon State University
- A new study on the impact of 'drive-hunting' dolphins in the Solomon Islands is casting a spotlight on the increasing vulnerability of small cetaceans around the world. From 1976 to 2013, more than 15,000 dolphins were killed by villagers in Fanalei alone, where a single dolphin tooth can fetch the equivalent of 70 cents -- an increase in value of five times just in the last decade.
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Thursday, 7 May 2015
Solomon Islands dolphin hunts cast spotlight on small cetacean survival
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