Date: April
19, 2018
Source:
BioMed Central
A large group of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) have been spotted in
Canadian Pacific waters -- the first confirmed occurrence of the species in
this area. The sighting is reported in a study published in the open access
journal Marine Biodiversity Records.
On 29 July 2017, researchers from Halpin
Wildlife Research, in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries and
Oceans, Canada and the Department of Environment and Climate Change, Canada,
observed a group of approximately 200 common bottlenose dolphins and roughly 70
false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens).
The sighting occurred off the west coast of northern Vancouver Island, British
Columbia, Canada and may be the northern most recording for this species in the
eastern North Pacific.
Luke Halpin, lead author of the paper, said:
'It is surprising to find a warm-water dolphin in British Columbian waters, and
especially to find such a large number of common bottlenose dolphins within the
group."
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