The dolphin was reportedly in such 'poor condition' that rescue workers resorted to euthanization.
The necropsy of a baby dolphin found stranded on a Florida beach revealed that the mammal had eaten a stomach-full of trash, including heaps of plastic, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation said Saturday.
The official cause of death has not yet been determined, wildlife officials cautioned. Marine mammals “strand” for a reason, and it's oftentimes related to sickness or injury. Stomach contents of baby dolphin found in Florida by FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute“Please don't push the animal back into the water as it can delay examination and treatment and often results in the animal re-stranding in worse condition,” the FFWC said.
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