Principal Investigator: Brian Smith, Wildlife Conservation Society |
Funding year: 2011 |
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Reports/Papers: Smith et al. Investigation on the population identity of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in the northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh and implications for population-level conservation and taxonomy of the species. Final Report. Click here to read.
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Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins were recently split into three species. Skin sample analysis indicates they are genetically different to other members of the Sousa genus. Picture: WCS Bangladesh Program
Survey vessel used to collect samples in the Bay of Bengal. Picture: WCS Bangladesh Program
Sample collection was challenging due to unpredictable surfacing behaviour and water cloudiness. Picture: WCS Bangladesh Program
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