Five pilot whales rescued by Hulhumeedhoo youth.
"We saw these dolphins stranded near the beach at around 9:30 this morning, two were found dead" Ameer, the first witness said. They undertook the rescue operation immediately and managed to hauled the five live mammals back into water. Later today another two dead were found, one near Stelco and the other on the beach of Ismehela Hera.
Reason for the continued washing ashore of these underwater giants are unknown so far, but many suspect it as a result of human disturbances and changes in marine ecological system.
Posted by Ahmed Azleem
on 5:25 PM. Filed under
human disturbances make whales lose thir sense of direction and orientation ??? interesting thoery ...
anyways ... great work guys !!!
Three cheers for the whale. Unfortunately I have to side with the comment that humans are the source of the problem. Researchers are only now discovering why these creatures beach themselves, and, although not the only reason, we as a race have contributed greatly.
not a bad theory. delphinoids (the superfamily that these dolphins belong to) use echolocation to both communicate and navigate, so seafaring vessels (and other human marine activities) could easily disorientate them leading to the beaching.