Hundreds of dolphins are stranded on the Japanese coast.

(Baonghean.vn) - Nearly 150 Electra dolphins – a species of dolphin living in tropical and subtropical waters and on the verge of extinction – were stranded on a Japanese beach on April 10.

Local residents and coast guard personnel are trying to help distressed dolphins off the coast of Japan. Photo: AFP.

Immediately, local residents, the coast guard, and relevant authorities quickly deployed various rescue operations for the dolphins. The area where the dolphins were stranded is reportedly in Hokota town, 100km northeast of Tokyo.

Rescuers continuously poured water on the stranded dolphins to keep their skin moist while trying to guide them back to the sea. Many of the dolphins were injured with deep cuts. Others had died and were buried by locals.

The coast guard said they usually see one or two dolphins stranded each year, but this is the first time they've encountered a case where hundreds of dolphins are stranded at once. Scientists have also arrived to investigate the cause of this phenomenon.

According to the initial hypothesis of Tadasu Yamadao, a researcher at the National Museum of Natural Science, the sonar waves that dolphins emit to determine their location may be absorbed by the sand dunes, leading to disorientation. In 2011, 50 Electra dolphins were stranded on the coast of Japan. Coincidentally, the location where the 50 dolphins were stranded in 2011 is not far from this site.

Chu Thanh– according to Le Monde, April 10