Green light for the plan to conserve Amazon dolphins

The Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission gave its approval to the proposal presented by Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Brazil, whose objective is to have in 2021 a Management Plan for the Conservation of Dolphins of the Amazon River.

“This Plan seeks to promote the conservation of the dolphin species Inia geoffrensis, Inia boliviensis, Inia araguaiaensis and Sotalia fluviatilis, in the Amazon, Orinoco and Tocantins / Araguaia river basins, through a concerted strategy,” explained Andrea Ramírez, Director of Marine and Coastal Affairs and Aquatic Resources of the Ministry of Environment.

This initiative received permanent support in this process from the WWF organization, civil society organizations from the four countries, and the SARDI (South America River Dolphin Initiative).

Ramírez added that these dolphins face a number of threats, including bycatch, entanglement, habitat loss, pollution, climate change and noise disturbances.

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Conservation management has already been developed for some vulnerable cetacean populations, such as the Northwest Pacific Gray Whale, the Southwest Atlantic Southern Right Whale, the South Eastern Pacific Southern Right Whale, and the Franciscan Dolphin.

This proposal is expected to move quickly through the approval process so that the implementation phase can begin before the end of 2021.