The number of Chinese white dolphins in Hong Kong fell by 80%

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Written by: Golden Chess

2020-06-02 16:44

According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Chinese white dolphins are classified as "vulnerable" species, and the number of Chinese white dolphins in the waters near Hong Kong has also declined sharply in recent years. Environmental group WWF Hong Kong Branch issued an emergency action plan today (2nd), indicating that there were only about 2,000 Chinese white dolphins left in the waters around the Pearl River Delta when it appeared, and the number of Hong Kong fell by 80% in the past 15 years

WWF experts described it as "the last chance to save the white dolphin" and referred to the need for cross-border coordination across the Taiwan Straits and tightening regulations. The group also listed a number of "core areas", including Longguzhou District, South Lantau and West Lantau, etc., requesting the government to set up a dolphin conservation management area by 2024, and including underwater noise into the environmental impact assessment.

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WWF said today that it has cooperated with various organizations, including the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the mainland environmental protection organization. Wu Jiayi, Director of Marine Conservation at WWF, said that at present, Chinese white dolphins are facing various survival threats, including coastal development and construction projects, which have caused the loss and degradation of the habitat of white dolphins. In addition, there are also unsustainable and destructive illegal fisheries. Dolphin food is in short supply.

Therefore, WWF launched the "Emergency Conservation Action for Chinese White Dolphins", hoping to stabilize and restore the population of white dolphins in the Pearl River Delta. The plan proposes to cover the core areas and buffer zones of the main habitats of white dolphins for management, including the delineation of the Lantau Dolphin Conservation Management Area Human interference and threats to white dolphins are minimized.

WWF launched the "Chinese White Dolphin Emergency Conservation Action", hoping to stabilize and restore the population of white dolphins in the Pearl River Delta. (Photo by Golden Chess)

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