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Atlantic Humpback Dolphin, Sousa teuszii

Atlantic Humpback Dolphin Research and Conservation

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The Atlantic Humpback Dolphin (Sousa teuszii) is a critically endangered species that lives only in nearshore coastal waters on the western side of the African continent. These dolphins live in small populations along the coast from Morocco to Namibia. In Senegal, we are fortunate to have the largest population of this species population living in the Delta Saloum region of the central coast, primarily in […]

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Mozambique Channel Passive Acoustic Monitoring Project

The Mozambique Channel Passive Acoustic Monitoring Project

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The Mozambique Channel is a known biodiversity hotspot for cetaceans, with at least 22 species documented. This includes several Endangered or Critically Endangered species or subspecies of baleen whales, most of which are migratory and have poorly understood movement patterns and seasonal distributions. Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) is a widely used and effective technique for detecting the presence of cetaceans, and involves listening for known

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Omura's Whale mother and calf

The Omura’s Whale Project

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The Omura’s whale (Balaenoptera omurai) is a recently discovered species of baleen whale, first recognized as a distinct and ancient species in 2003. It is a Mysticete, or baleen whale, belonging to the family Balaenopteridae, or rorquals. Prior to its discovery, the Omura’s whale was confused with the slightly larger Bryde’s whale, which is also a tropical rorqual. At the time of its discovery, it

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African Manatee Research

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The African manatee is the most endangered and least studied manatee species in the world. It lives in lagoons within equatorial rainforests, in rivers at the edge of the Sahara Desert, around coastal islands in the Atlantic Ocean, and in many other habitats in 21 countries along the Atlantic African coast, as well as over 2000 miles inland in rivers in Mali and Chad. Despite

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African Manatee Conservation

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Conservation of the elusive and endangered African manatee over its enormous and mostly remote range will take a long-term, dedicated effort by as many fully trained people working on the ground as possible. The long-term strategy for this project is to build and sustain a cohesive network of African researchers who will determine population sizes and status of African manatees in a majority of the

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