A baby dolphin was killed on a beach in Argentina last week after the animal was taken out of water and passed around by beach goers to take pictures.
This insane incident took place at the beach resort town of Santa Teresita, has drawn wide condemnation from animal lovers and activist, including the Argentine Wildlife Foundation(AWF), which released a statement urging people to return dolphins encountered near the shore to ocean waters.
La Plata dolphins are also known as Franciscana dolphins are only found in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, and fewer than 30,000 of them remain in the wild, the foundation said. The only type of river dolphin to inhabit saltwater, Franciscana dolphins are categorized as “vulnerable” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species.
“This incident should serve to remind people about he need to return these dolphins to the sea if one is found outside of the water,” the foundation’s statement said. “It’s fundamental that people help rescue these animals because every Franciscan has value.”
