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Amazon River Dolphins Being Slaughtered for Bait
By djkimmel on Jul 17, 2010 | In Threatened Species, Species related | 1 feedback »
From Aol Science News:
Bradley Brooks, AP
RIO DE JANEIRO (July 11) -- The bright pink color gives them a striking appearance in the muddy jungle waters. That Amazon river dolphins are also gentle and curious makes them easy targets for nets and harpoons as they swim fearlessly up to fishing boats.
Now, their carcasses are showing up in record numbers on riverbanks, their flesh torn away for fishing bait, causing researchers to warn of a growing threat to a species that has already disappeared in other parts of the world.
Read complete article on Aol News (Science): Pink Amazon River Dolphins Being Slaughtered for Bait
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Comment from: djkimmel [Member] 
Another shame I hope can be stopped. In the study area, they report the population of these rare mammals that only exist in South America, India and Bangladesh (the Chinese variety has already been declared functionally extinct), is going down by 7% per year! That is 1,500 killed for fish bait per year in that area alone! I can tell from first hand experience that these amazing mammals commonly come near fishing boats. We had them around our boats most of the time I was on the Rio Negro.
07/17/10 @ 17:09
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