Conservationists claim that only three sightings of Chinese white dolphins have been recorded in Hong Kong this year.
Chairman of the Dolphin Conservation Society claim that the construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge and major infrastructure work nearby has caused the reduced number of sightings.
The Chairman adds that the construction works have forced the dolphins to move further west as the noise affects their navigation and communication skills and the barges parked in the harbor creates sediment blooms affecting their food supply. Either that or they’ve died and or giving less birth.
The number of pink dolphins left in Hong Kong was 61 in 2012, less than half of the 158 recorded in 2003, reports the SCMP.
