#Irrawaddy dolphin

[natureisthegreatestartist]

Is this a cartoon character? Nope. It's an Irrawaddy dolphin, found in the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia.

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Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris

Observed by suebsa, CC BY-NC

[rinusuarez]

The Irrawaddy Dolphin. One of the aspects I enjoy most about this project is the opportunity to learn as I work. Before getting involved with dolphins, I had no idea how many different species existed. Now, each time I work with them, I’m struck by the incredible diversity in their shapes and behaviors. This experience also highlights how much there is still to discover about them. Despite feeling a sense of familiarity with dolphins, the extent of the unknown is astonishing, and it amazes me how little we know about many of them. Join the club here: https://payhip.com/b/ZYD1O

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currently obsessed with these dumbfucks

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^ this is everything to me

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what the fuck is this

[suetravelblog]

Exploring Kuching Malaysia

Darul Hana Bridge and Sarawak Parliament Building Kuching is one of the most exotic and beautiful places I’ve visited in my travels. The tropical weather requires considerable adjustment for those unaccustomed to heat and humidity, and a daily swim in the lap pool helps! Kuching Apt Lap Pool Daytrips I’ve been exploring the surrounding areas but have had difficulty booking daytrips. There aren’t…

[pannaginip]

Bridges linking the Panay, Guimaras, and Negros Islands are set to begin construction within a few years. It was one of the priority projects of the Duterte administration's "Build, Build, Build" program and is now being undertaken by the BBM administration's “Build, Better, More” program. In previous years, advocates have raised concerns over how the proposed design will disrupt and possibly endanger the marine life living within the straits the bridges will be built over.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has signed a P2.67 billion contract with a group of Korean firms for the detailed engineering design (DED) of the Panay-Guimaras-Negros Island Bridges Project.

Public Works Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan approved the contract for consultant’s services of Yooshin Engineering Corporation in a joint venture with Kyong-Ho Engineering and Architects Co., Ltd., Dohwa Engineering Co., Ltd., Soosung Engineering Co., Ltd., and Dasan Consultants Co., Ltd for the DED and tender assistance, a crucial step forward in the realization of this key infrastructure flagship project in Western Visayas Region.

According to senior undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, the cost of engineering services will be funded by a loan with the Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM), the official export credit agency of South Korea from the official development assistance (ODA) of Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF).

Section A will house the Panay-Guimaras Islands with a total length of 13-kilometer with an estimated civil works cost of P57.702 billion.

Meanwhile, Section B covers the 19.47 kilometer Guimaras-Negros Islands bridge amounting to an indicative cost of P109.76 billion.

2023 Dec. 27

[A very similar article was published by SunStar a few days later.]

Philstar.com: Advocates push for stronger protection of disappearing Irrawaddy dolphins in Iloilo-Guimaras straits

There are only an estimated 10 to 13 individual Irrawaddy dolphins left in the area, and advocates fear the construction of a proposed bridge will lead to the disappearance of the subpopulation.

Advocates have been calling on the national government and local governments in Negros to declare the habitat of Irrawaddy dolphins as marine protected area [MPA], establish no-boat or slow-boat zones and no fishing areas, regulate fishing gears, and conduct regular monitoring of the species. They also call for livelihood support for fisherfolk who will be affected by the proposed MPA.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources classify the rare Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) as critically endangered.

2023 Sept. 11

Mangrove Matters PH on FB:

No To Panay-Guimaras-Negros Bridge! Save our Irrawaddy Dolphins!

There are three subpopulations of Irrawaddy Dolphins in the Philippines and one of those can be found in Guimaras Strait. There is an estimated 9-19 individuals of these dolphins left in the Guimaras Strait population.

2022 Mar. 12

[stevviefox]

Mermaids!!!

Irrawaddy Dolphin range.

by @MapsByAntonia

[historicalbookimages]

🐬 Anatomical and zoological researches v.2. London, B. Quaritch, 1878. The critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin is believed by some peoples in Laos 2 be reincarnated humans #bhlib

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Trick or Treat

Irrawaddy dolphin!

[inatungulates]

Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris

Observed by biom, CC BY-NC

[whaleswagbracket]

Whale Tournament Masterpost!

Welcome to the whale swag bracket, a competition to determine the best species of whale! This competition will include 64 species (who have already been selected) in the infraorder Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. 

All match ups were decided randomly, and I did my best to prevent any ridiculously unfair matchups. I encourage everyone to make an effort to learn about some lesser-known competitors, I’m sure you’ll find them quite interesting!

The only rules are to have fun, be nice to everyone, and don’t bot the polls please I love whales too but let’s make this fair.

The first round of polls will be split up into two groups to prevent too many polls running at once, and the first round will begin on Friday, February 17th at 12 PM EST. Links to all the polls, as well as the complete bracket, can be found here!

Bracket

Round One, Part One: CLOSED

Gray whale vs True’s beaked whale

Northern bottlenose whale vs Strap-toothed whale

Atlantic spotted dolphin vs Dall’s porpoise

Northern right whale dolphin vs Rice’s whale

White-beaked dolphin vs Cuvier’s beaked whale

Killer whale vs false killer whale

Tucuxi vs Risso’s dolphin

Sei whale vs Narwhal

Heaviside’s dolphin vs Blue whale

Dwarf sperm whale vs Harbor porpoise

Antarctic minke whale vs Hector’s dolphin

Striped dolphin vs Rough-toothed dolphin

Commerson’s dolphin vs Spectacled porpoise

Pygmy right whale vs Sato’s beaked whale

Atlantic white-sided dolphin vs Southern right whale dolphin

Hourglass dolphin vs Common dolphin

Round One, Part Two: CLOSED

Yangtze finless porpoise vs Blainville’s beaked whale

Bottlenose dolphin vs Indus river dolphin

Melon-headed whale vs Southern right whale

Omura’s whale vs Amazon river dolphin

Pygmy sperm whale vs Australian humpback dolphin

Baiji vs Vaquita

Spinner dolphin vs Bowhead whale

Pantropical spotted dolphin vs Dusky dolphin

Australian snubfin dolphin vs Bryde’s whale

Short-finned pilot whale vs Pygmy killer whale

Beluga vs Humpback whale

North Atlantic right whale vs Fin whale

Common minke whale vs Irrawaddy dolphin

Sowerby’s beaked whale vs La Plata river dolphin

Sperm whale vs Indo Pacific humpback dolphin

Baird’s beaked whale vs Pacific white-sided dolphin

Round Two: ONGOING

Gray whale vs Strap-toothed whale

Atlantic spotted dolphin vs Northern right whale dolphin

Cuvier’s beaked whale vs Killer whale

Tucuxi vs Narwhal

Blue whale vs Harbor porpoise

Antarctic minke whale vs Striped dolphin

Commerson’s dolphin vs Sato’s beaked whale

Southern right whale dolphin vs Hourglass dolphin

Yangtze finless porpoise vs Indus River dolphin

Southern right whale vs Amazon river dolphin

Pygmy sperm whale vs Vaquita

Spinner dolphin vs Dusky dolphin

Australian snubfin dolphin vs Pygmy killer whale

Beluga vs Fin whale

Irrawaddy dolphin vs La Plata river dolphin

Sperm whale vs Pacific white-sided dolphin

Round Three: CLOSED

Gray whale vs Atlantic spotted dolphin

Killer whale vs Narwhal

Blue whale vs Striped dolphin

Commerson’s dolphin vs Hourglass dolphin

Yangtze finless porpoise vs Amazon river dolphin

Vaquita vs Spinner dolphin

Australian snubfin dolphin vs Beluga

Irrawaddy dolphin vs Sperm whale

Round Four: CLOSED

Atlantic spotted dolphin vs Narwhal

Blue whale vs Hourglass dolphin

Amazon river dolphin vs Vaquita

Beluga vs Sperm whale

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Day 11 - Fresh Water

A chimaera made of freshwater animals (heron, snapping turtle, electric eel, Irrawaddy dolphin)

[snakeater]

seeing that a wikipedia article was edited just a few hours or even minutes ago is so personal. like we just missed each other but i know you were there…out of the millions of articles we were united by chance…here on this article for the irrawaddy dolphin