Adopt a dolphin

Become a Sea Guardian today by adopting a dolphin

Dolphins are playful, intelligent, social animals that live in groups of up to 15 or more. They play together and work with each other to catch fish and raise their young. Dolphins have developed a remarkable sense of echolocation which they use to communicate and sense the ocean around them, such as sea floor topography, obstacles and other animals. They produce clicks and sounds underwater by moving air between spaces or sinuses in their head.

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Adopt Echo a common bottlenose dolphin with a monthly gift of $35 or more and you will receive:

Our oceans and marine wildlife need your help. 

Australia has some of the most extraordinary oceans on the planet. But right now, our oceans are facing dire threats, more than ever before. Plastic pollution, rising ocean temperatures and damaging fisheries are just some of the major threats that we’re fighting.

Adopt a species today to fight to protect our oceans and precious marine life.

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Meet Echo the common bottlenose dolphin

Hi! I’m Echo!

I’m a common bottlenose dolphin.

I love to socialise and you can find me in the vibrant waters along the coast of Australia. When I’m not enjoying a tasty meal of fish and squid, you’ll find me leaping and playing in my favourite coastal havens.

My pod and I are under threat from bycatch and pollution.

I’d be so happy if you would adopt me, to help my pod get the marine conservation help they need to survive.

Common Name: Common bottlenose dolphin
Scientific Name: Tursiops truncatus
Type: Mammalia
Diet: Fish, squid, octopus and krill
Size: Up to 3m
Weight: 135kg - 300kg
Group name: Pod
Protection status: Least Concern (IUCN)

Our plush toys are made from 100% RECYCLED fabric and fibre filling.

Each toy is made using 16 plastic water bottles, recycled paper hang tag, and biodegradable packaging.

Join us as a Sea Guardian today and together we will make a difference for tomorrow. 

All donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible. Sea Guardian donations are charged on the 15th of every month. Please contact us at any time to cancel or change your regular donation. Adopt-a-species toys are dispatched after three successful monthly donations.

Not the species you were looking for? Return to adopt-a-species page to select another species to adopt.

Just like to make a regular gift, and not adopt-a-species plushie, visit our Sea Guardian information page.

Learn more about dolphins

Dolphins play a vital role in keeping our oceans balanced. They help control the populations of fish and other marine creatures, and in turn, they are an important food source for larger predators like whales and sharks. Without dolphins, their prey would significantly increase in numbers, leading to imbalances in the ecosystem.

Dolphins have inspired wonder, delight and a connection to nature for millennia. They hold significant cultural and spiritual importance to many First Nations peoples.

The biggest threats to dolphins include plastic pollution, industrial coastal development, shark nets and commercial fishing such as gillnets and purse-seine nets. These types of fishing nets are invisible to dolphins, which become entangled, trapped and drowned. Some dolphins follow fishing trawlers in an effort to catch food, and end up trapped in the trawl nets. Dolphins are also entangled and killed in shark control programs in Queensland and New South Wales.

Many of Australia’s iconic wildlife such as our dolphins, face threats from commercial fishing. Fishers are meant to report their interactions with these iconic species. Unfortunately, in many of Australia’s highest-risk fisheries, these deaths are being covered up and under-reported. To protect our iconic wildlife, we need an independent monitoring solution to get an accurate picture of what is being caught.

With your support, we will continue to advocate for cameras on boats to provide us with the accurate data we need to ensure the recovery of threatened species populations. Together we can push Australia’s fisheries to meet modern sustainability standards.