They stood guard for "baidundun"

Express News reporter Chen muyuan correspondent Zhang Xingping and LAN Junlin reported that April 14 is World Dolphin day. The reporter learned from Shantou maritime police station in Guangdong that on this day, the law enforcement officer of the South Australia workstation of the Bureau met Chinese white dolphins by chance.

At about 15:20 on the same day, when the law enforcement officer of Nan’ao workstation of Shantou maritime police station in Guangdong was carrying out maintenance at the wharf of the station, he heard an abnormal sound of water waves from the sea near the wharf and found a group of dolphins playing freely in the sea. They jumped from the water, splashed bursts of water, and made a “whirring” sound, like singing a happy song. In order to protect dolphins from harm, law enforcement boats on patrol at the nearby sea set up warning points in the channel near the sea area and slowed down the speed for observation, reminding passing ships to strengthen lookout and avoid in time.

It is understood that there are four different kinds of cetaceans near Nan’ao Island, Shantou, Guangdong. The dolphin encountered by maritime police law enforcement officers is Chinese white dolphin, which is a national first-class protected animal and rare in number. It is called “baidundun” by netizens. This year, with the improvement of the ecological environment near Nan’ao Island, the water quality is getting better and better. Therefore, the “presence” of Chinese white dolphins.