:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/3CMJOYWWLRCKPD2EJ6HNKHB674.jfif "They released a couple of pink dolphins in Vichada: it was the operation of the Colombian navy 1")
In the last hours, the The national army, Maritime General Directorate, WCS Colombia, Orinoco Regional Autonomous Corporation (CORPORINOQUIA), the Puerto Carreno Town Hallhe national army Columbia and the omacha foundation Two pink dolphins have been released in Caño Juriepe, Vichada. Aquatic mammals would have been trapped below the level of the Meta River, in the middle of the long dry season in the region.
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“In Vichada, two bottlenose dolphins (pink dolphins) trapped in a shallow body of water were rescued, their health checked, then transferred and released, in coordination with environmental authorities,” shared the Armada on his account Twitter.
There omacha foundation who supported the work of Armada has been working for more than two decades in favor of the conservation of the country’s wildlife and aquatic ecosystemscontributing to the protection of protected areas, wetlands and endangered wildlife species, through research and collaboration with communities around the Amazon, Orinoco and Caribbean.
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There NGO He led the rehabilitation and release of animals such as otters, manatees and the jaguar Sara, which became the symbol of Yáhui, a campaign against illegal possession and trafficking of wild animals.
The entity carries out various agreements and programs in favor of endangered species, for example; responsible fishing agreements in the La Miel river, responsible fishing agreements for the proper use of the Tarapoto lakes. Likewise, the Plan for the Management and Conservation of Threatened Species in the Biosphere Reserve of El Tuparro, the National Program for the Conservation and Management of Manatees in Colombia, the Action Plan for the Conservation of River Dolphins in America from the South, among others. , all these explained in the official page of the Omacha Foundation.
This rescue comes on top of a similar one that took place in April 2022, when the The national army and the Foundation came together to free a pink dolphin specimen, which was in danger of dying.
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They were found in poor health conditions. One of them suffered from severe dehydration and seizures.
members of Armada the specimen was transferred aboard a river unit to an area of the river with a higher flow. The process was accompanied by members of the Orinoco Regional Autonomous CorporationCorporinoquia and the National University of Colombia.
According to Naval Force of the Colombian Military Forcesthe dolphin remained stranded in an area near the village of Barrancones, located in the municipality of Arauca and in which the flow levels decreased during this season more than usual due to the summer season.
Citizens were instructed to notify the authorities who, upon arrival at the scene, conducted an assessment of the animal and assured that it was in good condition. For this reason, it was decided to order his transfer to a place near the village of Monserrate, where he was released.
The released species is scientifically known as “Inia geoffrensis” and “Tonina” in the east of the country. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified it as an endangered species.
Another of the successful operations in the country was recorded in September 2022 when two dolphins of the species Sotalia Guianensis were released thanks to the Regional Autonomous Corporation of Magdalena and the Rodadero Aquarium, in Santa Marta. The adult female and juvenile male, commonly known as gray dolphins, were sighted 18 days ago by local fishermen in the Don Diego area of Santa Marta.
Apparently the dolphins had difficulty in the middle of the sea, so a technical team of the Center for the Care, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Marine Fauna and the Rodadero Aquarium came to the area.
After six hours of searching at sea, experts found a small dolphin entangled in a drifting fishing net. The individual was also accompanied by a female.
Due to his state of health, the team transferred him to the Center of attention CAVR to assess them and begin treatment and rehabilitation. Thanks to blood samples, it was determined that the animals suffered from a strong gastric and pulmonary infection.
Specimens were checked every three days and as the days passed, improvement was seen. After a successful recovery process, the parries were able to return to their natural habitat at sea.