| Date |
2005-02-22 |
| Location |
Taiwan, west coast, Tainan County, Chiangchun |
| Species |
Pygmy killer whale* |
| Number |
8 |
| Stranded Alive |
Yes |
| Behavior if alive |
N/A |
| Notes |
* The animals are "believed to be either pygmy killer whales or melon-headed whales."
The animals were "discovered on a sandbank ... three have died, three have been returned to the sea in good health, while the remaining two have been sent to the Sitsao Reservation District of Tainan City for treatment."
These animals stranded a day before 28 animals of the same species stranded "on the same beach" [See ID# 205]. |
| Ref |
Kuo, D. (2005, February 23). Nine out of 28 beached dolphins die in Tainan. Central News Agency. Retrieved March 13, 2005, from http://english.www.gov.tw/index.jsp?action=cna&cnaid=7107 |
| Last Updated |
2005-03-20 |
| ID |
206 |