According to a new study Bottlenose dolphins in Panama’s Bocas Del Toro Archipelago are on the verge of extinction.
-During the study, the researchers found that there are 80 bottlenose dolphins in Panama’s Bocas Del Toro Archipelago, and they are not interbreeding with Carribean bottlenose dolphins.
-The researchers also added that local boat traffic is another factor which negatively affects the survival of these marine creatures. In 2012, the boat traffic killed at least seven dolphins, and considering the less number of bottlenose dolphins in the archipelago, this is something which should be addressed seriously.
-Although International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species considers common bottlenose dolphins safe from extinction, yet the risk faced by the species in Bocas Del Toro Archipelago is very high.
