Dolphin conservation volunteer Mundo Azul invites you to be a
dolphin conservation volunteer dedicating yourself to important
life-impacting programs in Peru rather than booking another
packaged holiday. Take part in exciting wildlife research on
bottlenose dolphins along the Central Peruvian coast. There are
more than 30 species of whales and dolphins registered in
Peruvian waters (approximately 37 % of the world’s cetacean
species). The most common species to observe close to the coast
are bottlenose dolphins. For a long time however there was
nearly nothing known about the total population size of coastal
bottlenose dolphins in Peru, their ecology and spatial
distribution, as well as the levels of threats they are exposed
to. All this however is baseline information which is crucial
for conservation planning. Mundo Azul therefore initiated in
2006 a unique and pioneering survey effort on bottlenose
dolphins along the coast from Lima to Paracas (180 km) involving
dolphin conservation volunteers. This is the