Approximately 150 dolphins feared dead after washing ashore in Hokota City, Japan
Digital Reporter
Saturday, April 11, 2015, 1:12 PM -
Approximately 150 dolphins are feared dead after they washed ashore in Hokota City, Japan Friday morning.
The melon-headed whales (also called blackfish) are usually found in the deep ocean. Residents frantically attempted to save the dolphins, but only a few could be spared. The dolphins were alive but extremely weak when found. Soon after they died.
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According to the National Post, the stranding occurred along approximately 10 kilometres of beach.
A few dolphins were found in good health offshore, and the coast guard and police patrol boats transported and released them further in the water, National Post reports. Almost all the others were presumed dead.
Sources: CNN | National Post
