Dying mother dolphin struggles to save baby in Mauritius lagoon after oil spill


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  • Saturday, 29 Aug 2020

A carcass of a dolphin that died and was washed up on shore is seen at the Grand Sable, Mauritius August 26, 2020. Picture taken August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Beekash Roopun/L'Express Maurice NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The baby dolphin rolled over on its side, floating on the surface. Its mother repeatedly nudged its head above the oily waves in a lagoon in Mauritius, where environmentalists are demanding an investigation into the deaths of dozens of dolphins following an oil spill.

The footage - obtained by Reuters from a fisherman who tried to help rescue the dolphins - showed the last desperate moments of the mother and her calf before they both died.

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