Entanglement in fishing nets and habitat loss are the greatest threats to dolphins. River dolphin populations are severely fragmented due to the building of dams. Some subpopulations of dolphins are ...

Washington, DC—The Taiwanese government must act quickly to ban gill and trammel nets and stop development from further degrading the habitat of the critically endangered Taiwanese white dolphin, ...

WWF calls for immediate ban on gill nets near dolphin pools Bangkok --The population of critically endangered Mekong River Dolphins -- also known as Irrawaddy Dolphins -- in the Cheuteal ...

Some of the world’s leading whale, dolphin and porpoise scientists have expressed their ‘extreme concern’ about the survival of New Zealand’s Maui’s dolphin, urging the government to take immediate ...

The possible sighting of a dolphin has been reported by 11 amateur investigators who purposefully undertook an expedition to track down any dolphins that might be residing in the vast river. The news ...

Pakistan, July 18 -- The World Wildlife Fund (WWF-USA), the world's largest non-governmental environmental conservation ...

Forest officer Arunima Singh said the operation was particularly challenging as the dolphin weighed around 147 kg and ...

Washington, DC—The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced a proposed rule today to list the Atlantic humpback dolphin under the Endangered Species Act, in response to a 2021 petition filed ...

Pexels Deep in the flooded forests and blackwater channels of the Amazon, a creature that looks like it swam straight out of ...

There are around 40 species of dolphins alive today. They are found all over the world and live in both freshwater and marine habitats. However, although many species are thriving with populations in ...