Dead dolphins ashore perturb Mumbai activists - The Hindu

Dead dolphins ashore perturb Mumbai activists - The Hindu: "The washing ashore of carcasses of five dolphins, and finless porpoises, both protected species, along the Mumbai coastline in a short span of two months has baffled marine conservation experts.

As many of the carcasses were disposed of before conducting a post mortem study, there is no clarity on why these animals are being washed ashore and the exact cause of death.

On April 21, a dolphin was found dead at Marine Drive in South Mumbai, which was directly taken to the Deonar dumping ground by BMC officials, according to activists. Another one was found dead at Nariman Point a week later, and a finless porpoise was found dead at Dadar Chowpatty seashore in central Mumbai a fortnight later.

The dolphins, identified to be humpback dolphins, are protected under Schedule 2 under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Although the Bombay Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) claimed that a post mortem report was sent to the Forest and Wildlife Department, officials in the department’s control room refused to provide further details about the report."



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