Sick dolphin calf improves with tube-fed milk and the many helping hands in Thailand

Volunteer Thippunyar Thipjuntar takes care of a baby dolphin nicknamed Paradon at the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Centre in Rayong province in eastern Thailand, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. The Irrawaddy dolphin calf was drowning in a tidal pool on Thailand’s shore when fishermen found him last month. The calf was nicknamed Paradon, roughly translated as “brotherly burden,” because those involved knew from day one that saving his life would be no easy task. But the baby seems to be on the road to recovery. - AP

RAYONG (Thailand), Aug 27 (AP): The Irrawaddy dolphin calf - sick and too weak to swim - was drowning in a tidal pool on Thailand’s shore when fishermen found him.

The fishermen quickly alerted marine conservationists, who advised them how to provide emergency care until a rescue team could transport the baby to Thailand’s Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Centre for veterinary attention.