Carcasses of a dolphin and a turtle have washed ashore on a beach in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila.
Staff Correspondent, Cox’s Bazar
Fri Feb 10, 2023 12:00 AM Last update on: Fri Feb 10, 2023 12:00 AM
Carcasses of a dolphin and a turtle have washed ashore on a beach in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila.
Sayeed Mahmood Belal Haider, director general of Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute (BORI), said locals on Wednesday evening informed him of the matter.
For Latest News, Follow “Rexo News” on Google Channel.The dead turtle was of the Olive Ridley species, and the dolphin of Irrawaddy species, he told The Daily Star.
Later, a team of BORI researchers went to the beach in Jaliapalong Mohammad Shafir Beel area of Ukhyia.
The dead animals are thought to have floated to the shore by tidal water after they died in the ocean several days ago, said researchers who visited the site.
The cause of their death could not be ascertained immediately due to decomposition of the bodies.
Sarwar Alam, divisional forest officer at the forest department in Cox’s Bazar and also the official responsible for looking after the animals along the coast, said samples were collected from the carcasses before the animals were buried.
