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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES The main purpose of this program is to contribute towards a more detailed understanding of the relationships between bottlenose dolphins and human activities. By knowing more about the presence and distribution of bottlenose dolphins it enables us to make more informed and wiser decisions about the conservation and management of this population. Using study techniques that neither harm nor seriously disturb the animals, BDRI's researchers are engaged in the conduction of a long term study about the ecology and behaviour of a Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin population (Tursiops truncatus) along the north-eastern coast of Sardinia , as well as collecting detailed information about their environment. |
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By knowing more about the presence and distribution of bottlenose dolphins it enables us to make more informed and wiser decisions about the conservation and management of this species.
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| Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) live in complex fission-fusion societies. The compilation of "case histories" for known individuals is a powerful tool for learning about the lives and needs of dolphins.
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The two major resources that dolphins need for survival are air and food. Feeding habits have a great importance in shaping the behavioural patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
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Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are highly social mammals that have several potential channels for communication. Sounds of bottlenose dolphins are diverse and complex in relationship with the behaviour.
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Conservation and management strategies should address the incidental capture issue by implementing mitigation methods to reduce dolphin mortality. |
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LEARN ABOUT ... Dolphin research courses, volunteering, internships, Master's & Bachelor's thesis, expeditions, researcher for a day and other programs related with bottlenose dolphins. |
DISCOVER ... The BDRI carry out year-round research programs in ecology, conservation and behaviour of bottlenose dolphins along the north-eastern coast of Sardinia, Mediterranean Sea. |
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TRAVEL TO ... The BDRI's research projects are carried out along Sardinia Island (Italy), an area of outstanding natural beauty. Sardinia island has diverse land and seascapes and abundant marine wildlife. |