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Coverage dated August 26, 2022

Sick dolphin calf improves with tube-fed milk, helping hands

Headline from WHEC Rochester

The sick and weakened dolphin calf was drowning in a tidal pool on Thailand's shore when fishermen found him. Conservationists advised the fishermen how to provide emergency care until the calf could receive veterinary attention at a marine research center.

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  1. Fox News

    Sick dolphin with 'low' chance of survival nursed back to health in Thailand (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A sick dolphin calf that experts said had a "low" chance of survival after being found drowning in a tidal pool was successfully nursed back to health in Thailand.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Sick dolphin calf improves with tube-fed milk, helping hands (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    The sick and weakened dolphin calf was drowning in a tidal pool on Thailand's shore when fishermen found him. Conservationists advised the fishermen how to provide emergency care until the calf could receive veterinary attention at a marine research center.

  3. The Guardian

    Dolphin calf being nursed back to health after almost drowning in Thailand (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Dozens of vets and volunteers are caring for Irrawaddy dolphin calf that was too weak to swim after suffering lung infection

  4. Washington Examiner

    SEE IT: Sick baby dolphin recovers thanks to volunteers tube-feeding it milk (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Irrawaddy dolphin calf — sick and too weak to swim — was drowning in a tidal pool on Thailand’s shore when fishermen found him.

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Sick dolphin calf improves with tube-fed milk, helping hands in Thailand (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The Irrawaddy dolphin calf — sick and too weak to swim — was drowning in a tidal pool on Thailand's shore when fishermen found him.

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