New maps may reduce tourism impacts on Hawaiian dolphins

Monday, August 27, 2012 - 18:00 in Biology & Nature

Over-eager eco-tourists intent on seeing spinner dolphins up close may inadvertently be disturbing the charismatic animals' daytime rest periods and driving them out of safe habitats in bays along Hawaii's coast. Scientists have developed a promising new tool that may help to limit repeated human disturbances and help reduce their negative impacts on the dolphins.

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