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Written by: Lao Minyi
2021-04-21 15:54
Last update date: 2021-04-21 15:54
The Ocean Park Conservation Fund of Hong Kong received a report yesterday (20th) to follow up a case of cetacean stranding. An adult Chinese white dolphin about 2.41 meters in length was found on the beach of Shek Pai Wan, Lamma Island. The carcass was severely decomposed. The first white dolphin to be found stranded.
The Conservation Fund brought the dolphins back to the Ocean Park for detailed anatomy and laboratory tests earlier today (21st). So far, there have been 15 cetacean stranding cases this year.
An adult Chinese white dolphin about 241 cm in length ran aground on the beach of Shek Pai Wan, Lamma Island.
(Photo provided by Ocean Park Conservation Fund)
The Hong Kong Ocean Park Conservation Fund urges the public to call the 1823 hotline if suspected cases of whales, dolphins and sharks are stranded, and provide the time, location, and photos of the stranding, so that the action team can arrive at the scene as soon as possible to follow up.
The skeleton of a finless porpoise stranded. The 4th case of a cetacean stranded in Clearwater Bay Country Club in half a month
An adult dolphin stranded in Sai Wan Village, Sai Kung. The body of an adult dolphin has become bones. The third stranding case in a week
Young female finless porpoise stranded in Qingshui Bay, moderately decayed, causing 12th case this year
Adult finless porpoise in Hawan and Chizhou facing the sea and their bodies severely rotted. The 11th case this year
Sub-adult finless porpoise stranded in East Bay, Cheung Chau, severely decomposed, the 9th case this year
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