Sometimes, regardless of the cause, the only real option is to euthanize the animals — as was done in May
after false killer whales that had washed onto land near Cape Town, South Africa, defied efforts to get them back out to sea.
Instead, the fishermen are acting
after watching environmental conservation groups petition to add many more species to the endangered list in recent years, like dozens of corals, seven different damselfish and a rare dolphin called a
false killer whale, said Philip Fernandez, the coalition's president.