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Mother and young common porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
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Threats to whales, dolphins and porpoises - Natural History Museum
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Threats to whales, dolphins and porpoises
Mother and young common porpoise,
Phocoena phocoena
The issue of commercial whaling frequently grabs the headlines, but the harpoon is not the biggest threat to the world's whales and dolphins. These wonderful animals face many pressures as our exploitation of their ocean home escalates.
Sarah Lazarus, author of the
Troubled Waters
book, gives five reasons why whales and dolphins are in trouble.
Noise pollution
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