Mauritius fishermen battle to save dozens of dolphins near oil spill.
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Mauritius fishermen battle to save dozens of dolphins near oil spill
Fishermen battled on Sunday to save dozens of injured dolphins washed ashore in Mauritius where in recent days at least 40 of the animals were found dead in a lagoon near the site of an oil spill from a Japanese bulk carrier which struck a coral reef.
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