Educational resources on Irrawaddy Dolphin

Irrawaddy Dolphin or Orcaella brevirostris is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Data Deficient . IUCN Profile of the Irrawaddy Dolphin

Academic web links for the Irrawaddy Dolphin.

ADW: Orcaella brevirostris: Information
The irrawaddy dolphin is also known as pesut mahakam, and it is the only species in the genus Orcaella. The irrawaddy dolphin was named after one of the rivers it inhabits, the
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Orcaella_brevirostris.html

www.science.smith.edu
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www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/pdf/i0076-3519-616-01-0001.pdf

ADW: Delphinidae: Classification
... Irrawaddy dolphin)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Delphinidae.html

SIT Study Abroad Viet Nam: Delta Ecology and Resource Management (VNE ...
As they travel from Northern Cambodia along the river by boat, students visit the actual sites of proposed dams and observe habitats of the critically endangered Irrawaddy Dolphin
www.sit.edu/studyabroad/ssa_vne.htm

IELP CITES
Because the Irrawaddy dolphin has five critically endangered populations and is desirable as a show animal in dolphinaria, Thailand sought to include it in Appendix I so as to
law.lclark.edu/org/ielp/oct11-2004.html

Southeast Asian Region — GloBAL
Bycatch is especially problematic for the dugong and the Irrawaddy dolphin, whose populations have severely declined and fragmented compared to populations 50 years ago.
bycatch.env.duke.edu/regions/SoutheastAsia

SIT Study Abroad Educational Excursions
Irrawaddy Dolphin status, ecology, and current conservation efforts. Students observe these endangered, wild river dolphins in close vicinity of Kampi Village and talk to
www.sit.edu/studyabroad/10142.htm

Mammalian Species Accounts
Irrawaddy Dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) Patagonian Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis xanthopygus) Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys talpoides)
www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/msiaccounts.html

Fisheries Conservation Crisis in Indonesia
Some, such as the finless porpoise, the Irrawaddy dolphin, endemic dwarf spinner dolphin, and the hump-backed dolphin, occur in relatively small, localized populations and would
darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/indonesia/indon97e.htm

IELP CITES
Despite angst from the Japanese delegation and with Chris’s expertise, the Thai delegation was able to get their proposal to list the Irrawaddy dolphin in Appendix I.
law.lclark.edu/org/ielp/oct8-2004.html