On April 3, as many as 32 dolphins were reported stranded on a beach on Japan’s Boso Peninsula. Surfers and local authorities worked together for an emergency rescue operation to save the dolphins. Many dolphins had already died before being carried back into the sea. The stranded dolphins are said to be melon-headed whales with approximately 2 meters length. On April 4, additional eight melon-headed whale dolphins were discovered stranded along the coastlines of Isumi and Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture. Local authorities confirmed that several of the newly found dolphins were dead. Experts from Japan’s National Museum of Nature and … Continue reading Surfers Initiate Rescue Mission as Dozens of Dolphins Wash Ashore in Japan