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- Jake Richardson
- March 10, 2012
- 7:07 am
- 176 comments
Visitors enjoying the beach at Arraial do Cabo, Brazil one morning recently were surprised to see about 30 wild dolphins get stuck in shallow water. Apparently a strong current or disorientation caused them to get too close to the shore and the normal wave action also pushed them into the water right next to the beach, which is just inches deep.
Fortunately for them, the beaching took place at a time when there were enough caring people around that they all made it back into deeper water, after the people dragged them back out into the bay. The sudden mass beaching took place on the Rio de Janeiro coast. The species in the video is an offshore dolphin and they appeared healthy, said a marine mammal specialist. He also indicated the tail-grabbing manner the people used to pull them out of the shallow water could dislocate bones in the tail or even tear off a flipper. The best option in such cases is to call a marine conservation organization if one is available.
In the United States beachings of 179 dolphins in Cape Cod have been addressed by volunteers directed by people who are trained in dealing with such situations. (International Fund for Animal Welfare)
Proposed federal budget cuts in the U. S. could eliminate all funding for the Marine Mammal Stranding Network, which is the system of local marine conservation organizations all over the country which rescues dolphins, seals and other marine life when they need help.
Image Credit: BabyNuke
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+ add your ownGreat people!
Thank you for sharing.
what an AMAZING site, all these people working together to save them. i love it. I love their noises and am so happy they made it!
Thank you for the caring people who saved those dolphins
Happy to hear...
There are more and more stranded dolphins. I think it's very sad, especially since it is known to cause the large part, the sonar.
thanks for sharing, glad they were all ok :)
More and more beached dolphins...it's so tragic...how do we not see that the human race is destroying the planet?!
It alway warms my heart when I hear about loving caring humans.
Wish there were more of them
Love the dolphins!
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