Pygmy whale found dead in Cagayan

By Vince Jacob Visaya

Oct 15, 2022 12:05 am

SANCHEZ MIRA, Cagayan: A stranded adult male pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) was found dead along the coast of Magatan village in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, at about 6:30 in the morning on Wednesday, October 12, by a fisherman, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 2 said on Friday.

Ridel Cabulisan, a local government employee, reported the discovery to the Claveria Brackish Water Technology Outreach Station in Pata East, Claveria, Cagayan.

Staff members of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 2 check an adult male pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps), which was found dead along the coast of Magatan village in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, at about 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, by a fisherman. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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