Pink Dolphins in Hong Pink Dolphins in Hong KongKong

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What are Pink Dolphins?What are Pink Dolphins?• Also known as the Also known as the

Chinese White Chinese White Dolphin.Dolphin.

• Called “Pink” Called “Pink” Dolphin due to its Dolphin due to its pink skin colourpink skin colour

• Not identified as Not identified as an endangered an endangered species but are species but are living in a place living in a place full of dangers…full of dangers…

What kinds of threats do they What kinds of threats do they face?face?

• Sewage dropped into the seaSewage dropped into the sea

• Land reclamation / loss of homeLand reclamation / loss of home• Over-fishing/getting caught in netsOver-fishing/getting caught in nets• Collision with boatsCollision with boats

SewageSewage • About 450,000 About 450,000 cubic metres of cubic metres of raw, semi-raw, semi-processed sewage processed sewage is dumped into the is dumped into the harbour every day.harbour every day.

• The rubbish that is The rubbish that is dumped includes dumped includes toxic and chemical toxic and chemical waste which could waste which could harm the dolphins.harm the dolphins.

Land reclamation – loss of Land reclamation – loss of homehome • The home range of The home range of

the dolphins has the dolphins has shrunk because of shrunk because of the construction of the construction of the Chek Lap Kok the Chek Lap Kok Airport, and 70% of Airport, and 70% of it comes from land it comes from land reclamationreclamation

Over-fishing/getting caught in Over-fishing/getting caught in netsnets

• Many dolphins have Many dolphins have been caught in been caught in fishing nets because fishing nets because they see the fish they see the fish inside and think you inside and think you can eat them.can eat them.

• Over fishing reduces Over fishing reduces the amount of food the amount of food and fish the dolphins and fish the dolphins eat.eat.

Collision with boatsCollision with boats

• Hong Kong is a busy Hong Kong is a busy harbour and there harbour and there are many boats are many boats including illegal including illegal dolphin tours dolphin tours travelling across travelling across dolphins’ territory.dolphins’ territory.

• Many dolphins have Many dolphins have been found with been found with propeller cutspropeller cuts

How can we help?How can we help?

• We could help these dolphins by giving We could help these dolphins by giving money to dolphin charity so they could money to dolphin charity so they could build homes or protect them.build homes or protect them.

• We should not litter waste into the sea.We should not litter waste into the sea.

• Some of the things like land reclamation Some of the things like land reclamation and boat collision, we can’t really help and boat collision, we can’t really help with that.with that.

• Should not go on those illegal dolphin tour Should not go on those illegal dolphin tour boatsboats

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