In mid-July we were astonished to discover a humpback whale swimming up the Port River. Our excitment was tempered with the knowledge of the threats to a large mammal in a busy shipping channel, so the whale was carefully monitored until it chose to swim back out to sea.

As part of the Port River dolphins adoption program, we have replaced Wave with her daughter Ripple. Wave has not been seen for a number of months, and it is feared that she may dead after giving birth to a stillborn calf. Ripple allows us to continue the family tree though, sadly, she has just lost her own calf.

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The Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary Action Group are proactive volunteers that give their timeto help monitor and care for the Port River dolphins and help make the Port River and Barker Inlet a safer place to live. WDC works with its volunteers and ADS rangers with the on-ground delivery of the objectives of the ADS Management Plan.

The Group’s focus is to:

• Protect the dolphins and their natural habitat
• Monitor and record individual dolphins as they go about their daily routine, with water and land-based patrols
• Provide information and education to the community
• Promote the environmental importance of the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary

If this is something that you would be interested in being involved with, contact Cristina on 8240 0193 or email [email protected]