A dolphin found washing up on a beach of a coastal province in south-central Vietnam has received first-aid and is in care at a wildlife rehabilitation center. Nguyen Trong Chanh, director of the local veterinary department, provided the information on Tuesday. At about 4:30 am on the day, fishermen in Ninh Ich Commune, Ninh Hoa Town, Khanh Hoa Province spotted a dolphin lying on a shore in the Nha Phu Lagoon, a tourist attraction of the region. Many injuries were seen on the body of the mammal, 1.2 meters long and weighing over 70 kilograms, according to Nguyen Cong Toan, chairman of the Ninh Ich People’s Committee. Government officials arriving at the scene persuaded local residents to work with experts in an effort to save the animal’s life, he said. The explanation is necessary since the villagers believe that a washed-up dolphin should be put on a mat; when it dies, a ceremony is performed, and it is worshipped. On receiving a report of the sighting, the Khanh Hoa veterinary department and foreign experts from the Institute of Oceanography in Nha Trang, located in the province, came to the dolphin’s rescue. The mammal was then moved to the provincial center for wildlife rehabilitation for continued care. An injury of the dolphin. Photo: Tuoi Tre Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam!
Several dead fish have been spotted along the coast of the central city of Da Nang on Friday, one day after local authorities released safe test results on sea water samples taken from local beaches. Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper correspondent reported from the scene. Most of the fish are big, some weighing more than 10kg, and many have already rotted and decomposed, making it hard to identify the species. A lifeguard said the dead fish began washing ashore in the early morning. While several provinces in central Vietnam, including Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri, have witnessed the mass…... [read more]
Hundreds of local residents from a tiny coastal village in the central province of Quang Ngai held a respectful burial ceremony on Tuesday for a large whale they had found stranded on the beach. Hundreds of local residents from a tiny coastal village in the central province of Quang Ngai held a respectful burial ceremony on Tuesday for a large whale they had found stranded on the beach. The whale, measuring more than 4m in length and weighing over 700kg, was in a critical condition and had sustained multiple injuries when fishermen discovered it washed ashore on Monday. The villagers…... [read more]
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