A stranded sub-adult Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) died on Monday, four days after being rescued in coastal Barangay Masintoc, Paoay, Ilocos Norte. Vanessa Abegail Dagdagan-Alimbuyuguen, provincial fishery officer of Ilocos Norte, told the Philippine News Agency that the dolphin died at 7:12 am. “The marine mammal was brought to the Mariano Marcos State University-College of Veterinary Medicine for necropsy procedure," she said.

Dolphin dies 4 days after rescue on Ilocos Norte coast. (2026, March 10). SunStar Pampanga, p. 6.