Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the following note is now available in Early View: McGovern B, Gridley T, James BS, Elwen S. Risky business? A note on repeated live strandings of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) while foraging in a shallow water environment. Mar Mam Sci. 2019;1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12634 Abstract: Namibia is home to a population of fewer than 100 bottlenose dolphins which regularly hunt in very shallow waters. Since 1991, there have been 13 live strandings, all within a shallow tidal lagoon often used for foraging. Human intervention occurred in ten of these, assisting 47 dolphins. At least 96% of identified individuals were alive >1 year after refloating and
60% alive more than five years later. The lagoon is silting up due to human and natural changes. We discuss the role of human intervention in strandings and environmental risk assessment by wild animals in a changing environment.
If you have any questions regarding our work or want a PDF copy sent to you, please don’t hesitate to contact me (b.mcgovern@uq.edu.au). Alternatively, a copy can be downloaded from the Sea Search Africa website http://seasearch.co.za/ . Kind regards, Barry McGovern