The mass deaths of bottlenose dolphins on the East Coast of the United States have had some significance in Anguilla when one of the species washed up at Sandy Hill Bay several days ago.
The eight-and-a-half-foot dolphin was said to be alive when it was discovered on the rocks but subsequently died. It was viewed by personnel from the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources who considered ways of disposing of the carcass.
Persons frequenting the beaches are being requested to look out for dead or dying dolphins and to report any sightings to the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources or the Department of Health Protection.
A recent press report stated that over 220 bottlenose dolphins washed up on the east coast of several American states between July and August so far. Efforts were being made to identify the cause of the deaths. A prime suspect was the morbillivirus.
