Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Senegal’s marine wildlife includes over 26 species of cetaceans, the African manatee, and four species of sea turtles, all of which are protected species under both international and Senegalese national laws. We have recently documented four new cetacean species in Senegal. Beginning in 2014, we and several other concerned biologists began quarterly surveys of the north coast between Dakar and St. Louis, Senegal to document […]