Bhubaneswar: The carcass of the endangered species of ‘Irrawaddy Dolphin’ was spotted on the bank of Chilika Lake, the largest brackish water body in Asia, on Sunday afternoon.
According to reports, some locals spotted the dolphin carcass weighing about 35 kg and measuring about 4 feet long lying in Gopbandhu Colony near Balagaon in Odisha’s Khurda district. It is suspected that the endangered aquatic animal sustained injuries as it was oozing blood from its mouth.
On being informed about the incident, Chilika Wildlife Officer (DFO) Amlan Nayak and other Forest Department officials reached the spot and seized the carcass of the dolphin. Later, Nayak told the media that the cause of the dolphin’s death would be known after the autopsy.
It is worth mentioning here that the Irrawaddy Dolphin has been marked as an endangered species and it finds its place in the UN’s Red List of endangered animals.
