Dolphin that strayed is moved to sanctuary in Pakistan


An endangered grey dolphin twitches its flippers weakly as it lies in a truck speeding towards a sanctuary in Pakistan, while rescuers sprinkle water on the animal to keep its skin moist and save it from dying.

Blind, with a snout equipped with two rows of sharp teeth, the Indus river dolphin strayed from its freshwater home into a busy waterway, and had to be lifted out by rescue staff in the south eastern province of Sindh after they trapped it in nets.

Now they must keep it alive as they race to the sanctuary 82 km (51 miles) away where they can free it.

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