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The wild bottlenose dolphins of Mandurah Western Australia

 Watching a dolphin chase fishMandurah dolphins

The wild dolphins in our waters off Mandurah are bottle nose dolphins (tursiops truncatus). Their average length is about 3 metres,with calves being about 1 metre at birth. Dolphins are mammals, giving birth to live young and our bottlenose are medium grey in colour with a pale or light grey flank or belly. They may live up to 30 years, and can swim in short bursts at speeds up to 40 km/h.




There are many wild dolphins in our waters. Of course they dont always leap out of the water as some of our pictures show. In fact its not common to see this. The dolphins are mostly seen cruising around in pods and looking for fish. They are totally wild and protected.

mandurah dolphins at playMandurah dolphins at play

One Mandurah dolphin is particularly easily recognisable... U-boat with the chopped-off fin. Some pleases for the sake of U-boat, her calf and her fellow wild dolphins; Leaping dolphin in mandurah waters


Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM)

Rescuing a stranded dolphin
A rescued dolphin being taken by boat to deeper water

In our area CALM has the responsibility for conserving the wildlife of Western Australia, and CALM wildlife officers have developed considerable expertise and a high success rate when dealing with strandings.They should be your first point of contact should you spot a dolphin in trouble.

Our dolphins do get stranded often, caught by the tide in shallow inland lakes and parts of the river system. Summer times seems to be the danger times, when water levels are low and the sun burns unmercifully onto exposed backs in shallow water.

The Calm Wildlife Protection Section should be contacted ASAP on 08 9334 0292 or after hours on 08 9334 0224. The Swan Regional Marine Operations Unit for CALM can be contacted on 08 9432 5111 or on 24 hr. pager on 08 9483 6462.


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