Young dolphin found dead at Tri Trang
Young dolphin found dead at Tri Trang
PHUKET: Marine life experts are investigating what caused the death of a young striped dolphin found with heavy wounds to its body, which was lying on rocks at Tri Trang Beach, south of Patong, yesterday (Apr 22).
Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
Officers from the Patong Police were called to the scene at about 1:10pm.
Unfamiliar with investigating dead dolphins, the police officers contacted Kusoldharm rescue workers to take the dolphin to the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) based on Cape Panwa in Wichit.
Marine biologists there noted that the dolphin was not full grown. It measured 1.3 metres long and weighed 30 kilogrammes.