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Negative Impacts
Negative Impacts
The Risso's Dolphin highlights two forms of Negative Impact: Climate Change and Global Warming
The Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) has light coloured scar marks all over its grey body. The dolphins use their teeth to scratch each other in social interactions and the scared skin remains a light color afterwards. It’s conservation status is at Least Concern worldwide, however, it is Endangered in the Mediterranean as it is affected by many different anthropogenic impacts, as are most of the cetaceans found there.
Life Out There Documentaries captures the story of Dr. Karin Hartman and her research on the Risso's dolphins, link.
Here are the footprints of the author showing sources of high carbon dioxide output next to the fluke of a Risso's dolphin showing more environmental friendly choices.
What does your footprint look like? How does yours compare to that of the Risso's dolphin?
Positive Impacts with Karin
Positive Impacts with Karin
Karin Hartman is the Director of the Nova Atlantis Foundation, located in the Azores, that studies the Risso’s dolphin. She directed the "SCARS: Politics in the Big Blue" documentary and her research for over two decades on the Risso's dolphin has led to many scientific publications. In particular, she is focused on their social interactions, ecology, reproduction and distribution in the coastal habitat. She has dedicated her life to this marine mammal and works to create a more sustainable human-marine mammal interaction by promoting the creation of Marine Protected Areas.
Created by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation in partnership with the digital experts of ITZA, this resource is for anyone who can't get enough information about dolphins, link.
Summary: We've learned about Risso's dolphins, climate change and global warming, and positive ways we can make a difference.
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