Date 2005-03-11
Location Philippines, La Union province, San Fernando City, Barangay (village) Carlatan
Species Spinner dolphin
Number 1
Stranded Alive Yes
Behavior if alive N/A
Notes The dolphin, "which had a bullet wound in its tail ... was taken to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources research center here for treatment.

"Westly Rosario, BFAR center chief, said the dolphin was very weak when Robert Sanchez and Sammy Juvilo, both fishermen, found it ...

"The 40-kilogram, two-meter long sea mammal, however, died on Saturday [March 12] noon and was buried at the BFAR center’s cemetery for endangered aquatic animals."
Ref Sotelo-Fuertes, Y. (2005, March 13). Wounded dolphin dies. Inquirer News Service. Retrieved March 13, 2005, from http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=2&story_id=30405
Last Updated 2005-03-20
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