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Pui O Beach has an adult cetacean stranded with moderately decomposed carcasses, the 15th case this year

2022-07-06T11:05:28.862Z


The Ocean Park Conservation Fund of Hong Kong said that it received a report today (6th) to follow up on a case of stranding of a cetacean, which was found at Pui O Beach, involving an adult Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin. target


The Ocean Park Conservation Fund of Hong Kong said that it received a report today (6th) to follow up on a case of stranding of a cetacean, which was found at Pui O Beach, involving an adult Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin.

At present, the fund staff have brought the dolphins back to the Ocean Park for detailed anatomy and testing.


An adult Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin was stranded at Pui O Beach, the 15th case this year.

(Provided by Ocean Park Conservation Fund Hong Kong)

According to the Ocean Park Conservation Fund of Hong Kong, the cetacean is a female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin with a length of about 238 centimeters and is the 15th stranding case this year.

The Ocean Park Conservation Foundation of Hong Kong appeals to the public to call the 1823 hotline if suspected strandings of cetaceans, sharks and catfish are found, and provide the time, location and photos of the strandings, so that the action team can arrive at the scene as soon as possible to follow up.

The number of cetacean strandings dropped to 32 last year. 30% of finless porpoises involved in human activities were hit by boats and their spines were shattered. Skeletons of adult finless porpoises are now in Clearwater Bay. The 4th finless porpoise stranding case this month. A total of 31 cases of cetaceans were stranded on the 4th day, 2 cases of finless porpoises were severely rotted on the beach of Sai Wan, the 28th adult finless porpoise was stranded on a black rain day, and the bodies of the finless porpoises were seriously rotted this year. The 29th case of this year

Source: hk1

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