Delphinus capensis (Gray, 1828)
Common dolphin

Conservation Status:

• Listed in Annex 2 (threatened species) of the International Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES);
• Listed in Annex C1 (strictly protected) of Regulation 3626/82 of the European Union;
• Protected by the US Marine Mammals Protection Act (MMPA);
• Listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a species of which "insufficient information" is available;
• Protected in Peru since 1990.
  

Distribution in Peru:	Historic threats:
Along the entire coastline of Peru	Hunting for human consumption in Peru

Present threats:

Illegal hunting for human consumption in Peru

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