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EPISODE · May 28, 2023

Melbourne's very own dolphin

from Out of the Blue · host James Whitmore, Dr Kate Robb, Grace Day

If you've been out on Port Phillip Bay and seen a grey dolphin, you might have seen Melbourne's own unique species of dolphin - the Burrunan Dolphin! Only recognised in 2011, Burrunan Dolphins live in Port Phillip Bay, the Gippsland Lakes and waters around Tasmania.To learn more about this wonderful creature, and the efforts to protect them, we speak to Dr Kate Robb from the Marine Mammal Foundation, and Grace Day, a PhD candidate at Deakin University.If you enjoy this show, please consider making a donation to Out Of The Blue and 3CR Community Radio. Head to https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/outoftheblue. We appreciate every cent we receive.

If you've been out on Port Phillip Bay and seen a grey dolphin, you might have seen Melbourne's own unique species of dolphin - the Burrunan Dolphin! Only recognised in 2011, Burrunan Dolphins live in Port Phillip Bay, the Gippsland Lakes and waters around Tasmania.To learn more about this wonderful creature, and the efforts to protect them, we speak to Dr Kate Robb from the Marine Mammal Foundation, and Grace Day, a PhD candidate at Deakin University.If you enjoy this show, please consider making a donation to Out Of The Blue and 3CR Community Radio. Head to https://www.givenow.com.au/cr/outoftheblue. We appreciate every cent we receive.

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