A dead dolphin has once again been found on the beach of the tourist destination Kuakata. The dolphin is approximately 10 feet long and 2 feet wide, with signs of injury on its body.
 
On Friday (June 14) morning, locals spotted the dead dolphin on the eastern side of the beach near Zero Point. They believe it died several days ago. The dead dolphin washed ashore at Kuakata Beach with the tide. Members of the Forest Department and Blue-Guard have recovered it and arranged for its burial in a safe location.
 
Additionally, on Thursday afternoon, a live dolphin was caught in the net of Faruk Hossain in the Andharmanik River at Jalalpur village in Nilganj Union, Kalapara Upazila. The dolphin, which is 6 feet long and 1.5 feet wide, was released into the sea estuary after receiving initial treatment at around 6 PM. Environmentalists and fishery researchers are concerned about the frequent appearance of both live and dead dolphins from the sea on the shore.
 
It has been reported that although samples were collected from the bodies of several dead animals for testing, the exact cause of death was not determined. However, experts and environmentalists believe that extreme disruption of habitats, entanglement in fishing nets, trawling, or collisions with ships may be causing the death of these rare marine species.
 
According to sources from the Kuakata Dolphin Conservation Committee, marine resources, aquatic, and mammal species in the Bay of Bengal are now facing extinction threats. Dolphins, porpoises, and turtles are dying one after another. Kuakata Dolphin Conservation Committee Team Leader Ruman Imtiaz Tushar stated that they are continuously working on this issue. However, as soon as they received the news, their members, with the help of the Forest Department and Blue-Guard, arranged for the burial of the dead dolphin in a safe location.
 
Abul Kalam Azad, the Mahipur Range Officer of the Forest Department, stated that the dead dolphin was buried quickly to prevent the spread of odor.
 
Md. Bakhtiar Rahman, an assistant researcher at the international research organization WorldFish and EcoFish-2, said it is believed that adverse sea conditions are causing the death of the dolphins. However, research is ongoing to determine the exact cause of death.

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