Bolivia passed a law in 2021 declaring their only freshwater mammal, the pink dolphin (Inia boliviensis), a national treasure. The same law bans fishing for dolphins and charges their military to protect the pink dolphins’ habitats from pollution. The most serious pollutant threatening the pink dolphin is mercury being poured into the water from illegal gold mining operations.
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