White dolphins in the waters off Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The marine mammals are under threat from development and high-speed ferries that pass through their habitat. Photo: AFP White dolphins in the waters off Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The marine mammals are under threat from development and high-speed ferries that pass through their habitat. Photo: AFP
White dolphins in the waters off Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The marine mammals are under threat from development and high-speed ferries that pass through their habitat. Photo: AFP
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WWF backs Hong Kong teen’s campaign to save rare Chinese white dolphins threatened by speeding vessels and rising development 

Schoolgirl Audrey Tam is determined to help save Hong Kong’s Chinese white dolphins. She teamed up with WWF to crowdfund underwater microphones to collect data to bolster the case for limits on vessels that can hit and kill them 

Topic |   Chinese white dolphin
Kylie Knott
Kylie Knott

Updated: 12:17pm, 3 Apr, 2018

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White dolphins in the waters off Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The marine mammals are under threat from development and high-speed ferries that pass through their habitat. Photo: AFP White dolphins in the waters off Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The marine mammals are under threat from development and high-speed ferries that pass through their habitat. Photo: AFP
White dolphins in the waters off Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The marine mammals are under threat from development and high-speed ferries that pass through their habitat. Photo: AFP
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