2 Chinese white dolphins wash up dead on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island; 31 such cases this year
- Carcasses of newborn and adult found in Pui O, with Ocean Park Conservation Foundation to conduct autopsies
The Ocean Park Conservation Foundation said on Thursday it had received a report the day before over the remains found near Pui O’s Tin Hau Temple.
The group retrieved the carcasses to conduct autopsies and further analysis.
A foundation spokesman said the pair were discovered in proximity to each other.
The adult dolphin, measuring about 2.4 metres in length, was severely decomposed.
Last month, the foundation also received a report of a deceased young dolphin found off the southwest coast of Lantau Island.
The group urged the public to report any suspected cases of stranded whales, sharks or other marine life by calling its 1823 hotline to provide details of the time and location of discovery, as well as photos.
It also appealed to residents not to dispose rubbish into the water when going out for sea activities, and to avoid using shampoo and shower gel on boats, as untreated chemicals could directly pollute the marine environment.
