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Saving Europe's dolphins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Mark P. Simmonds
Mark P. Simmonds
Affiliation:
Conservation Research Group, School of Environmental Sciences, The University of Greenwich, Creek Road, London SE8 3BU, UK.
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Current evidence suggests that Europe's dolphins in the 1990s require urgent action to conserve them. This paper reviews the nature of the threats to these animals and outlines some measures designed to help counter them.

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Research Article
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Oryx , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , October 1994 , pp. 238 - 248
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1994

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