Dolphin Dangers and Threats

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In the wild, dolphins are exposed to multiple

Natural predators.

Their main threats are:

Great White Shark

Bull shark
Diseases and Parasites

Tiger Shark

Killer Whale

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The Amazon River dolphin,for example,

has different natural predators such caimans, anacondas, and jaguars because they live in the Amazonas River.

However, the most dangerous and ruthless predator for dolphins is

The human.

Intentionally or not, man activity is responsible for the cruel slaughter and mass deaths of dolphins.

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The aquariums for dolphins or

dolphinariums
are considered by some people like cruel prisons where they are forced to "work" and entertain audiences in exchange for food.

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Dolphin threats Facts

Huge shing nets kill nearly

10,000 dolphins and porpoises every year.

In 2007, dolphins and small whales were reported killed in Japan.

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13,107

Live

bottlenose dolphins have been sold for as much as $300,000 USD.

A dead
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dolphin sold as meat has a prot margin of $ 600 USD

There are currently

45 orcas in captivity around the world.

are killed annually in the Faroe Islands.

950 Long-nned Pilot Whales

Around

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1,500-2000 dolphins
Were killed in Taiji, Japan during the 2010-2011 hunting season. For long time in Japan, the method of killing theses dolphins was to cut their and let them bleed to death. Although lately the government has banned this action, the killing methods are still

ruthless.

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functionally extinct
because in 2006 during an expedition, failed to nd any of them in their natural habitat.

Scientists declared the Baiji dolphin

In and around U.S. waters, all marine mammals are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.

Hector's Dolphin, South Asian river dolphin, Indus river dolphin

are endangered species. Population data of many other species are insufcient, but that does not mean they are safe from extinction.
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Information
Save Japan Dolphins Organization Greenpeace Wikipedia

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