Primarily, the death of dolphin appears to have occurred due to suffocation after it was trapped in the fishermen s nets or ropes.
MUMBAI: A carcass of a 7 feet Indian Ocean humpback dolphin was found at Cuffe Parade beach on Monday afternoon, the second such incident on southern coasts of Mumbai after a dead whale shark was spotted at Sasoon dock in August last year.
Primarily, the death of dolphin appears to have occurred due to suffocation after it was trapped in the fishermen s nets or ropes and the rocks somewhere deep inside the coast a few days ago, forest officials said.
Carcass of Indian Ocean humpback dolphin found near Mumbai beach
ByChittaranjan TembhekarChittaranjan Tembhekar / Updated: Apr 26, 2021, 20:19 IST
(This story was first published in TOI on April 26, 2021)
Mumbai: A carcass of a 7 feet Indian Ocean humpback dolphin was found at Cuffe Parade beach on Monday afternoon, the second such incident on southern coasts of Mumbai after a dead whale shark was spotted at Sasoon dock in August last year.
Primarily, the death of a dolphin appears to have occurred due to suffocation after it was trapped in the fishermen s nets or ropes and the rocks somewhere deep inside the coast a few days ago, forest officials said.