A Risso’s dolphin caught up in fishing line. Dolphin numbers in the Indian Ocean may have drop
A Risso’s dolphin caught up in fishing line. Dolphin numbers in the Indian Ocean may have dropped by more than 80% in recent decades, with an estimated 4 million small cetaceans caught as “by-catch” in commercial tuna fishing nets since 1950, according to a studyPhotograph: Andrew Sutton/Central Studio(via The week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian) -- source link
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