ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROFILE

PROTECTION STATUS: Endangered

YEAR PLACED ON LIST: 2018

CRITICAL HABITAT: None

RANGE: The western coast of Taiwan, from the northern Houlong and Jhonggang rivers (Miaoli County) to the southern Waishanding Zhou sandbar (Chaiyi County)

THREATS: Bycatch, entanglement in fishing gear, habitat destruction and degradation, noise, pollution of coastal and river waters, and boat traffic

POPULATION TREND: Population estimates of the Taiwanese humpback dolphins place the number at fewer than 100 individuals.

Taiwanese humpback dolphin courtesy Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society