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Officials unable to save dolphin rescued off Phuket

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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The dolphin was rescued off the shore of Bon Island off Rawai Beach. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Officials were unable to save a striped dolphin that was rescued from the shore of Bon Island yesterday (Jan 10) and official from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources.(DMCR) told The Phuket News.

 

Rawai Mayor Mr Aroon Solos was informed by local residents yesterday that they had found an exhausted dolphin at Bon Island off Rawai Beach. Mr Aroon called the Rare Sea Creatures Section of the Research and Development of Marine Resources and Coastal Mangrove to help with the rescue.


Officials said the dolphin was a mature male striped dolphin, aged between 7-12 years old and weighing between 30-40 kilograms.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/officials-unable-to-save-dolphin-rescued-off-phuket-60587.php

 
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