The second dolphin in a month was found with plastic in its digestive tract, this time a 24-inch-long shower hose and spray nozzle.
This time, the male bottlenose, which stranded May 7, had eaten a 24-inch-long plastic shower hose – complete with nozzle and metal radiator clamp – that looks to be from a camping rig.
Last month, a female rough-toothed dolphin calf who'd also washed up on Fort Myers Beach was found to have two plastic bags and a balloon fragment in her stomach. Both dolphins were given post-mortem exams called necropsies by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, which is how the trash was discovered.
Although the garbage is"a significant finding," according to an institute Facebook post,"there are many additional factors to consider before a final cause of stranding and death for the dolphin can be determined. Samples collected during necropsy will be sent for analysis to help with this determination.
The post goes on to urge people to take responsibility for trash and participating in clean-ups. It also points out that"Marine mammals strand for a reason, often the animals are sick or injured. ... Please don't push the animal back into the water as it can delay examination and treatment and often results in the animal re-stranding in worse condition.
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