2007-01-19 23:26:20 · 4 answers · asked by alisha 1 in Environment
Not endangered and not very close to becomeing endangered due to extra precautionary measures to prevent dolphins from being killed in commercial tuna fishing nets.
2007-01-20 01:38:02 · answer #1 · answered by lappie1012 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The official status of the bottlenose dolphin is Vulnerable - this is third in the list after critically endgangered and endangered.
There are more complex issues than just overall numbers - while some populations are doing quite well, others are not. The species is not one just mixing pot - different populations are reproductively separate from one another and in losing a whole population a whole raft of genetic variants could disappear with them.
Also, like other species bottlenose dolphins have different 'cultural' adaptations - some beach themselves to hunt, other populations specialize on different prey. These will be lost if populations disappear.
This species definitely is of conservation concern - the degree depends on where in the world you look.
2007-01-24 07:05:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are not endangered today, but they will be in the near future. There are other types of dolphin that are defiantly endangered.
2007-01-20 07:30:34 · answer #3 · answered by PeachyPies 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO
2007-01-20 11:03:53 · answer #4 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋