Dia da Toninha - Today is the International Day of the La Plata Dolphin - Franciscana - Toninha.
The Franciscana dolphin(Pontoporia blainvillei) - Toninha (Brazil) and the Lahille's bottlenose dolphin(Tursiops gephyreus) are the most endangered dolphin species in South America.
Franciscana dolphins live in the coastal waters of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina and YAQU PACHA has been working since 1996 to protect this dolphin species from extinction.
A few years ago, the Consorcio Franciscana was founded together with other partners to work more effectively on the protection of this endangered species.
Together with biologists and scientists from Brazil and Uruguay, we were also able to successfully carry out the first flight counts to determine the population of the La Plata dolphin - Delfín Franciscana(Pontoporia blainvillei) in Uruguay in 2023, for example.
October 1 - Dia da Toninha - is the day to jointly draw attention to the situation of these animals and YAQU PACHA will continue to work tirelessly for the protection and conservation of this endangered dolphin species.
