Early tuesday morning, the townfolks of Bataan were amazed by the sight of hundreds of dolphins near the beaches.
Local officials say although it is not unprecedented, it is the first time such a huge number of dolphins have beached themselves — an estimated 400 to 500, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.
Fishermen and volunteers have been able to successfully guide most, if not all, of the dolphins back to the open sea, as search and rescue vessels of the Coast Guard continue to patrol the area.
There were three which did'nt make it and Dr. Mundita Lim, director of the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and veterinarians from the Ocean Adventure in Subic Freeport and the bureau conducted an initial necropsy of the remains.
The doctors determined that the marine mammals might have drowned after failing to extricate themselves from the fishing nets or baklad.
There are many possible reasons why these dolphins went near shallow waters of Bataan.
One veterinarian says it is possible that they get lost from north going towards South China Sea.
Another says a strong seaquake may have damaged the eardrums while diving for food. A damaged eardrums will lose their sense of direction and disoriented dolphins.
Another possibility is that a school of dolphins was following their sick leader.
Whatever the true reasons of these phenomenon, one thing is sure our sea creatures are now disturbed by what is happening in our world.
Maybe we should now be earth conscious because if will not start now, we might lose the world we live in......