Pink Dolphins Are Real—and Disappearing From Hong Kong | National Geographic

well the Chinese word dolphin is a

well the Chinese word dolphin is a long-term residents of Hong Kong waters

long-term residents of Hong Kong waters

long-term residents of Hong Kong waters so it’s part of our natural heritage and

so it’s part of our natural heritage and

so it’s part of our natural heritage and they are quite symbolic in our marine

they are quite symbolic in our marine

they are quite symbolic in our marine environment because you know they’re

environment because you know they’re

environment because you know they’re very charismatic and a lot of people

very charismatic and a lot of people

very charismatic and a lot of people love the appearance because of their

love the appearance because of their

love the appearance because of their pinkness 10 years ago we have about

pinkness 10 years ago we have about

pinkness 10 years ago we have about hundred and fifty h dolphin regularly

hundred and fifty h dolphin regularly

hundred and fifty h dolphin regularly use Hong Kong waters but now we are down

use Hong Kong waters but now we are down

use Hong Kong waters but now we are down to about 61 dolphins lat

to about 61 dolphins lat

to about 61 dolphins lat so that’s a 60% of time just looking at

so that’s a 60% of time just looking at

so that’s a 60% of time just looking at that thing

many people imagine their Hong Kong have

many people imagine their Hong Kong have such a busy polluted harbour that you

such a busy polluted harbour that you

such a busy polluted harbour that you will not see any marine lives here but

will not see any marine lives here but

will not see any marine lives here but you know this office has been in over

you know this office has been in over

you know this office has been in over here for all these years and they still

here for all these years and they still

here for all these years and they still hanging on

back in the 90s in the last century

back in the 90s in the last century that’s a regional airport construction

that’s a regional airport construction

that’s a regional airport construction that results huge amount of habitat loss

that results huge amount of habitat loss

that results huge amount of habitat loss for the dolphin so you know the dolphin

for the dolphin so you know the dolphin

for the dolphin so you know the dolphin has been affected since then but

has been affected since then but

has been affected since then but recently in the last couple of years

recently in the last couple of years

recently in the last couple of years there’s the construction of the Hong

there’s the construction of the Hong

there’s the construction of the Hong Kong Jericho bridge that caused a lot of

Kong Jericho bridge that caused a lot of

Kong Jericho bridge that caused a lot of habitat loss and also a lot of the

habitat loss and also a lot of the

habitat loss and also a lot of the acoustic disturbance during the rich

acoustic disturbance during the rich

acoustic disturbance during the rich feeding process and looking ahead there

feeding process and looking ahead there

feeding process and looking ahead there are even more reclamation proposal

one of our major concern for theft often

one of our major concern for theft often is the low reproductive success partly

is the low reproductive success partly

is the low reproductive success partly because of the pollution issue you know

because of the pollution issue you know

because of the pollution issue you know when when the dolphin deep breath to the

when when the dolphin deep breath to the

when when the dolphin deep breath to the yarn delivers the milk and usually they

yarn delivers the milk and usually they

yarn delivers the milk and usually they will pass on the caustic substance to

will pass on the caustic substance to

will pass on the caustic substance to their feeding to

I consider dolphin as my family members

I consider dolphin as my family members you know I’ve been studying them for 20

you know I’ve been studying them for 20

you know I’ve been studying them for 20 years we recognize a lot of individuals

years we recognize a lot of individuals

years we recognize a lot of individuals and you know that they are important

and you know that they are important

and you know that they are important part of Hong Kong community and you want

part of Hong Kong community and you want

part of Hong Kong community and you want them to continue to utilize Hong Kong as

them to continue to utilize Hong Kong as

them to continue to utilize Hong Kong as part of the arrangement so you know as a

part of the arrangement so you know as a

part of the arrangement so you know as a friend you want to help them but it’s so

friend you want to help them but it’s so

friend you want to help them but it’s so important to keep our natural

important to keep our natural

important to keep our natural environment as pristine as possible not

environment as pristine as possible not

environment as pristine as possible not only for our enjoyment but also for our

only for our enjoyment but also for our

only for our enjoyment but also for our generation one of the most surprising

generation one of the most surprising

generation one of the most surprising things to me after working in a while

things to me after working in a while

things to me after working in a while for almost 30 years is that the

for almost 30 years is that the

for almost 30 years is that the individuals are so distinct you know we

individuals are so distinct you know we

individuals are so distinct you know we tend to think of a dolphin as a dolphin

tend to think of a dolphin as a dolphin

tend to think of a dolphin as a dolphin as a dolphin and they’re not