By a bottlenose: hundreds of citizen scientists join NSW’s first dolphin census

From cliff sides, coastal lookouts, kayaks or boats, people counted every dolphin they saw for at least 15 minutes to aid research into state’s populations Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Looking down the barrel of a telephoto lens, Dr Elizabeth Hawkins tells the dolphins circling the research boat to work it for the camera. “That’s it,” she says, joking to her crew. “Show us some fin. Don’t be shy. How abou...

By Royce Kurmelovs