(The Times of India)
Humpback dolphins set free from nets off Kovalam, 1 dies
M T Saju, TNN | Feb 20, 2012, 01.00AM IST
CHENNAI: In a bittersweet end to a rescue on the Kovalam coast on Sunday, one of two Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins extricated from fishing nets died shortly after it was released. The other dolphin swam out into the bay.
When a group of fishermen who had cast out to sea from Kovalam village spotted a pod of dolphins close to their boat, they did a quick check and found that one of the marine mammals was trapped in their nets. They quickly headed back to shore so more dolphins did not get entangled in the nets.
When the fishermen got to shore, they found that two dolphins were trapped. The fishermen, members of the Sea Turtle Protection Force of the Tree Foundation (TF) released both dolphins. One swam away, but the other looked weak and didn't move. "I asked them to hold the dolphin in the water with its blowhole above water, but that didn't help," said TF chairperson Supraja Dharini. The male Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, which weighed about 250kg, had wounds on its tail, snout and belly.
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