Dolphin carcass found washed ashore in Kuala Kurau beach
Print this article
Font size -16+
IPOH: The carcass of a dolphin believed to be of the Bottlenose species was found washed ashore at the Ban Pecah beach, Kuala Kurau, about 110KM from here, yesterday.
Kuala Kurau Fisheries Department head Nazri Mohd Noh said four personnel from the enforcement unit rushed to the scene after local fishermen alerted the department at noon.
“The mammal was 2.23 metres long and weighed 80 kilogrammes.
“It is believed to have died a few days ago based on the condition it was found. The carcass was later buried in a nearby area,” he said when contacted here yesterday.
He said further investigations will determine the cause of death.
Bernama