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Monthly Archives: September 2018

Citizen science

A little citizen science has helped identify rarely seen male dolphins in the Gippsland Lakes. Dr Kate Charlton-Robb and her team from the Marine Mammal Foundation (MMF) visit the area every season as part of ongoing research and monitoring of the dolphin population in the Lakes system. “The Gippsland Lakes support a resident population of

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Burrunan Dolphins

Dolphins on the move

An influx in dolphins to the Gippsland Lakes over winter might give the impression that ‘they’re everywhere’ but there is only a resident population of 63 Burrunan dolphins in the Gippsland Lakes. Dr Kate Charlton-Robb, and her team from the Marine Mammal Foundation (MMF), visit the Gippsland Lakes for a 10-day period once a season

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