Pink dolphin population tumbles off Taiwan
Hi all,
Wow, here is another story that is showing how man is not being a good steward of this planet. This story is about the rare Pacific Humback dolphin and the number of these dolphins have declined off Taiwan over the past three years to an estimated 120, the Formosa Cetus Research and Conservation Group and the Wild at Heart Legal Defence Association found after three years of study and research.
Illegal fishing is netting dolphins for high-end restaurants in central Taiwan, the two groups suspect. They say untreated wastewater from a reservoir plus hundreds of coastal factories are killing off small estuary fish that draw dolphins to the Taiwan coast and easy prey for the fishermen.
To read more on the Pacific Humback dolphin story, click here.
Let’s hope and pray, now that we know about the problem that we can do something about it. Does anyone out there know more about these dolphins and would like to share about it?
GB,
John
