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Take a look inside how a recent experiment in Florida is giving insight to the harmful effects human noise pollution has on dolphins.

Dolphin Research Center specialist Abigail Haddock received a first-place award in research advancements at the 2023 International Marine Animal Trainers’ Association/Animal Behavior Management Alliance joint conference in March.

Dolphin Research Center specialist Abigail Haddock received a first-place award in research advancements at the 2023 International Marine Animal Trainers’ Association/Animal Behavior Management Alliance joint conference earlier this month.

Take a look inside how a recent experiment in Florida is giving insight to the harmful effects human noise pollution has on dolphins.

Dino Grandoni THE WASHINGTON POST – With a hand signal from a trainer, Delta and Reese were off. Swimming in separate directions and calling each other underwater, each made sure the other was in position before pushing their bottle-shaped noses against the docks. A whistle let the dolphins know they succeeded at simultaneously pressing the […]

Dolphins working collaboratively are less successful in the presence of sound generated by humans, a University of Bristol-led team of researchers have shown. The findings, published in Current Biology, imply that dolphins cannot minimize the impact of human-made noise, even by adjusting their own vocal behavior.