Common dolphins, once a frequent sight in the Mediterranean, may soon be extinct in Greece's Ionian Sea due to overfishing, environmentalists warned on Wednesday.
WWF and a dozen other environmental organisations said research showed numbers of dark-grey, white-bellied dolphins had decreased from 150 to 15 in 10 years in protected areas in the Ionian, between Greece and Italy.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/greek-dolphins-disappear-without-urgent-steps-groups
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mediterranean-sea
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dolphin
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wwf
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/greece
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/italy