Estuary Guardians Mandurah
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Project Story
Mandurah's Dolphins
Mandurah has a population of over ~85 Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins that reside in the Peel-Harvey Estuary all year round. They choose to call it home due to the abundance of fish - which is their favourite food, the calm & warmer waters - ideal for raising their calves, and absence of predators. This population is unique in that dolphins are born into it, there is no immigration (coastal dolphins moving in). In the Dawesville Cut and adjoining coastal waters there is another population of ~40 dolphins. These dolphins occasionally venture into the estuary and interact with this population.
The Dolphins
As the Mandurah Volunteer Dolphin Rescue Group we monitor Mandurah’s dolphins, keep records of changes to the population and advise and assist Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions on any entangled, injured, stranded or deceased dolphins. With such information and incidents we advocate for the protection of our dolphins by local and state government.
