Locals discovered a dolphin washed up on the shore of a beach in Phang Nga province yesterday. A local man tipped off the Royal Thai Navy about the dolphin, and officials from the navy and the Sea Turtle Conservation Center arrived on the scene. The dolphin was then transferred to the Phuket Marine Biological Center in Phuket’s main city district.
The dolphin is believed to have washed up on Kuek Kak Beach in Phang Nga’s Takua Pa district due to strong waves, as Thailand’s monsoon season is particularly hitting the Andaman coast and Phuket areas. The dolphin’s condition has not yet been reported, only that it was still alive when the incident was reported today. The dolphin is 1.5 metres long.
Just last week, a sea turtle washed up on the sands of Phuket’s Kata Beach from strong waves. The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources arrived on the scene after a hotel staff…
