Mumbai: Porpoise washes ashore at Juhu beach, foul play unlikely

Mumbai | Wednesday | 10th October, 2018

Summary:

A three-foot-long sub-adult finless porpoise washed ashore at Juhu beach on Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, Jog said the porpoise had some external bruises, which were most likely caused by being dragged by the waves. Officials from the mangrove cell said over 32 incidents of marine mammals being stranded have been reported this monsoon. Pawan Sharma, founder of the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) NGO said he received a phone call from a visitor about the dead porpoise. A detailed post-mortem was carried out at the site after which the mammal was buried..