HONG KONG PINK DOLPHINS

ENJOY COMEBACK AS
PANDEMIC SLOWS MARINE
TRAFFIC
SHINTA SEPTIANTINA
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Title : HONG KONG PINK DOLPHINS ENJOY COMEBACK AS PANDEMIC
SLOWS MARINE TRAFFIC

Writer: Ayaka McGill

Published : Mon, October 19, 2020  /  07:03 pm

URL : https://
www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/10/19/hong-kong-pink- dolphins-enjoy-comeback-as-pa
ndemic-slows-marine-traffic.html
 This photograph taken on September 20, 2020 shows a Chinese white
dolphin, also known locally as 'pink dolphin', swimming in the waters off
the coast of Hong Kong. (AFP/May James)
 Rare pink dolphins are returning to the waters between Hong Kong and Macau after the
coronavirus pandemic halted ferries, but scientists remain deeply concerned about their long-term
survival in one of the world's busiest sea lanes.

For years keeping tabs on the dolphins has been a disheartening task.
The population has fallen by 70-80 percent in the past 15 years in what is one of the world's most
industrialized estuaries.
But this year their numbers have bounced back.
Ferries between Hong Kong and Macau have been suspended since February, providing local marine
scientists an opportunity to study how the mammals have adapted to the "unprecedented quiet". 

Reduced ships activity during this pandemic provides an opportunity

for dolphins to take a break from the noise and physical threats posed
by ships.
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