Conservation
There aren’t any specific conservation efforts out there concerning this species of dolphin. There isn’t enough evidence to verify that there is a decrease in the numbers of them. Since that can’t be verified, it is harder to get government involvement in protecting them. It isn’t believed that they are vulnerable or endangered at this time.
Human interaction
Many of the Fraser’s dolphins are illegally killed for their meat by those that feel these creatures stop them from making enough money with their commercial fishing business. They are often caught in fishing nets in the areas of Sri Lanka and the Philippines. Both of these areas are huge industries for tuna catches. They can live in the wild for approximately 18 years.
There is still a great deal that we don’t know about the Fraser’s dolphins. They weren’t identified as an independent species until the 1950’s. There is plenty of research that still needs to be done in order to successfully learn about these creatures in depth.
(source:google/http://www.dolphins-world.com/)
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