China News Service, Sanya, May 26 (Wang Yuanyuan) On the afternoon of May 25, a dolphin stranded in the Ledong waters of Hainan, the local coast guard, the Blue Sky Rescue Team, the Blue Ribbon Marine Conservation Association and the Sanya Haichang Biological Conservation Center set up more than 20 The rescue team carried out on-site rescue as soon as possible. After 5 hours of rescue, the dolphin died from a serious injury.
Pang Lei, a staff member of the Sanya Haichang Biological Conservation Center who participated in the on-site rescue, introduced that the dolphins were found to be carried by waves to the sea about 300 meters from the shore through aerial photography. The body once drifted sideways and was in a coma. Risk of death from choking.
In order to guide the dolphins to the shore for the next rescue, two divers were arranged to rescue the dolphins ashore.
According to field assessment, the dolphin is breathing slowly and is dying.
Rescuers immediately administered intramuscular injections of antibiotics and sedatives, and at the same time they were subjected to blood sampling and trauma treatment.
During this period, the staff has been spraying water on the surface of the dolphin to keep its body moist.
Unexpectedly, the dolphin experienced convulsions, so he was immediately subjected to emergency operations such as cardiac resuscitation, chest compressions, and epinephrine injections for about 10 minutes. The dolphin's pupils gradually dilated and eventually lost vital signs.
Photo courtesy of Wang Yuanyuan at the rescue scene
The dolphin stranded this time is a male spotted porpoise, whose age is initially judged to be about 2 years old.
With the consent of the local fishery administration department, on May 26, the staff of the Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the staff of the Sanya Haichang Biological Conservation Center found that the dead dolphins were severely malnourished, the fat content was lower than normal dolphins, and the lungs appeared. Lesions are accompanied by bleeding; there is a small amount of sea cement sand in the gastric tract.
It is preliminarily determined that the dolphins are choking water, and the death is related to organ failure caused by lung disease.
Experts remind: If people find cetaceans stranded in the sea, they should notify the relevant local departments as soon as possible. Before the professional rescue team arrives, they should straighten the dolphins and keep them in a safe zone. At the same time, try to keep the dolphins moist and wait for the rescuers to arrive at the scene. Provide professional treatment.
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