Dolphin strandings are common in the canals around Sukkur, India. They tend to become separated from the main body of water they live in close to the Sukkur Barrage. Caught in the canal, they resume swimming in the canals for several hundred kilometres before stranding in the shallow parts.
Such a fate had come to four baby Indus River dolphins during the last two weeks. With the help of locals, the rescue workers of the Indus Dolphin Conservation Unit in Sukkur were able to attend to all cases, including two who had ended up 200 km away from their home. After spending hours searching for the reported animals, they could be rescued and released safely.
The conservator of the Sindh Wildlife Department pointed out that the success was mostly due to the cooperation of the local community. Though the rescues need to be handled with immense care as to not kill the animals in the process, “people are aware of the value of this mammal”. Therefore, they endeavoured to inform and support the rescuers as well as possible.
Find the article here: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2124984/1-swd-rescues-yet-another-stranded-dolphin/
A video of the rescue can be accessed here
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