Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Mysterious finding of 30 dead dolphins on a beach in Baja California Sur

The rocky beach of El Calafín, in the state of Baja California Sur, became a graveyard for dolphins on May 25.

Elements of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection ( Profepa ), in coordination with the Network of Attention to Stranding of Marine Mammals, went to the beach located about 40 kilometers north of the city of La Paz after receiving reports of the dead dolphins.

There they counted at least 30 specimens out of the water; None showed visible marks of blows or tears, so an attack by killer whales or other marine predators was . . .

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