Authorities and citizens have tried to bring back 163 of the dolphin specimens stranded and still alive into the sea, but the animals have not made it
Quasi 200 dolphins of the species Peponocephala electra they ran aground last Tuesday on the beach of Altar and Ponta de Antónia on the island of Cape Verde Boa Vista. Thanks to the collaboration of citizens and authorities, 163 animals are still alive have been brought back to sea, but the effort to save the animals was in vain: most of the dolphins beached again.
The lifeless bodies were found again on the beach and it is assumed that only 27 specimens have survived.
Le rescue operations they involved over a hundred people, including the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment, the Maritime Authority, the National Police, local organizations, tourism businesses, citizens and tourists. Unfortunately, despite everyone's efforts, the animals returned to the shore.
“With the support of local organizations, tourists, authorities and companies, we have been able to bring the dolphins back into the sea. But the animals got stranded again and many died, ”explained Samir Martins, of the environmental association BIOS.CV.
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Le reasons for this incident are unknown and in the next few days tests will be carried out on the bodies of the many adult dolphins and the numerous cubs found dead, to find out the cause of death.
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