These dolphins are known to reside in the coastal waters of Bago City and Pulupandan and were declared as a protected marine area in the latter through the partnerships of these academic institutions and the local government of Bago, it said. Pulipandan and Bago City are local government units next to Bacolod going south of Negros Occidental. Mark de la Paz, URC research associate said Sunday that the eyed construction is one of the threats faced by these dolphins declared as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) December last year.

Garcia, M. L. (2018, March 15). Negros-Panay bridge threat to endangered dolphins -- study. Manila Bulletin, p. B-8.