A case of successful rescue and release of a stranded Chinese white dolphin

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A case of successful rescue and release of a stranded Chinese white dolphin

Qianhui ZENG¹^,³^,⁴, Lin CHENG², Benming WANG²(), Tengfei CHI², Yuke ZHANG¹^,³^,⁴, Li‐ming YONG¹^,³^,⁴, Xianyan WANG¹^,³^,⁴()

^1.Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
^2.Quanzhou All-Love-Park Ocean Kingdom, Quanzhou 362123, China
^3.Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
^4.Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Xiamen 361005, China

Received:2024-12-06 Accepted:2025-06-02 Online:2026-05-30 Published:2026-06-04
Contact: Benming WANG, Xianyan WANG

一例搁浅中华白海豚的成功救治与放归

曾千慧¹^,³^,⁴, 成林², 王本明²(), 迟腾飞², 张语克¹^,³^,⁴, 雍李明¹^,³^,⁴, 王先艳¹^,³^,⁴()

^1.自然资源部第三海洋研究所，厦门 361005
^2.泉州欧乐堡海洋王国乐园，泉州 362123
^3.自然资源部海洋生态保护与修复重点实验室，厦门 361005
^4.福建省海洋生态保护与修复重点实验室，厦门 361005

通讯作者: 王本明,王先艳
作者简介:曾千慧（1990- ），女，博士，主要从事鲸豚类保护生物学研究；
成林（1986- ），男，本科，主要从事鲸豚类医疗和繁育研究.
第一联系人：共同第一作者
基金资助:
国家重点研发计划项目(2022YFF0802204)

Abstract

Abstract:

The Chinese white dolphin (also known as Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin; Sousa chinensis) is a national first-class protected marine mammal species in China, mainly distributed in estuaries and bays along China’ southeast coast. On August 17, 2024, a Chinese white dolphin was found stranded alive on a mudflat of Shijing Town, Nan’an City, Fujian Province. Its health condition was assessed on site to be extremely poor; and it was then transferred to Quanzhou All-Love-Park Aquatic Wildlife Rescue Station. After 39 days of treatment, the dolphin fully recovered and was released into the wild on September 26, 2024. This is the first Chinese white dolphin in China to be rescued, recovered, and released into the wild after being live-stranded. This article provides a detailed description of the entire process of rescue, treatment, and release, to provide reference and guidance for future rescue and rehabilitation of live-stranded Chinese white dolphins and other small cetaceans.

Key words: Sousa chinensis, Live stranded, Rescue, Treatment, Release

摘要：

中华白海豚（Sousa chinensis）是我国国家一级重点保护野生动物，在我国主要分布于东南沿海的河口海湾。2024年8月17日，福建省南安市石井镇泥滩上发现一头中华白海豚活体搁浅，现场评估其健康状况极差，遂转运至泉州欧乐堡水生野生动物救助站进行救护。经过39 d的治疗，该海豚全面康复，并于2024年9月26日被放归野外。这是我国第一头活体搁浅后被救治康复并放归野外的中华白海豚。本文详细描述了此次救护、治疗和放归的全过程，以期为沿海中华白海豚及其他小型鲸豚类的活体搁浅救护和康复治疗提供借鉴和参考。

关键词: 中华白海豚, 活体搁浅, 救护, 治疗, 放归

CLC Number:

Q958.8

Qianhui ZENG, Lin CHENG, Benming WANG, Tengfei CHI, Yuke ZHANG, Li‐ming YONG, Xianyan WANG. A case of successful rescue and release of a stranded Chinese white dolphin[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2026, 46(3): 433-443.

曾千慧, 成林, 王本明, 迟腾飞, 张语克, 雍李明, 王先艳. 一例搁浅中华白海豚的成功救治与放归[J]. 兽类学报, 2026, 46(3): 433-443.

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Fig.1 Stranding location (A, green dot) and on-site stranding photo of the dolphin (B)

Fig. 2 The dolphin swimming in a counterclockwise loop in the rescue pool (A), and later resting against the landscaped steps (B)

Table 1 Blowhole secretion culture and drug susceptibility test results

药物名称 Drug name	MIC/ （µg/mL）	敏感度 Susceptibility
头孢哌酮/舒巴坦 Cefoperazone/Sulbactam	≤ 8	S
头孢呋辛酯 Cefuroxime axetil	≥ 64	R
头孢呋辛钠 Cefuroxime sodium	≥ 64	R
阿莫西林/克拉维酸 Amoxicillin/Clavulanate	≤ 2	S
头孢他啶 Ceftazidime	2	S
阿米卡星 Amikacin	8	S
头孢吡肟 Cefepime	≥ 32	R
亚胺培南 Imipenem	≤ 0.25	S
头孢西丁 Cefoxitin	8	S
左旋氧氟沙星 Levofloxacin	≥ 8	R
复方新诺明 Co-trimoxazole	≥ 320	R
哌拉西林/他唑巴坦 Piperacillin/Tazobactam	≥ 128	R
头孢曲松 Ceftriaxone	≤ 0.25	S
替加环素 Tigecycline	≥ 8	R

Fig. 3 Thoracic ultrasonography. The red circle indicates the area of fluid accumulation

Fig.4 Comparison of the foreign matter expelled from the respiratory tract on different dates

Fig. 5 The dolphin maintaining balance with the assistance of floats (A), and autonomously controlling balance after humeral reduction (B)

Fig. 6 The dolphin being slowly lowered to the sea surface by a ship-mounted crane

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