A young endangered Franciscana dolphin died after it was pulled from the water and passed around by beachgoers for selfies and other photos. Video of the incident, which you can watch above, emerged Thursday, showing the crowd lifting the baby dolphin into the air.
According to Sky News, the incident occurred last week at a beach resort in Santa Tersita, Argentina.
There are only about 30,000 of the Franciscana dolphins left in the world. The Argentina Wildlife Foundation issued a reminder to the public that the dolphins are extremely vulnerable.
Photos were posted to Facebook by a man named Hernan Coria, who said it was the second dolphin of the day to be pulled from the ocean.
![(Hernan Coria/Facebook)](https://heavy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dolphin-argentina-e1455824831380.jpg?quality=65&strip=all)
(Hernan Coria/Facebook)
![(Hernan Coria/Facebook)](https://heavy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dolphin-argentina-2.jpg?quality=65&strip=all)
(Hernan Coria/Facebook)
The graphic video below shows the baby dolphin on the beach after it died:
The death of the baby dolphin has angered animal lovers around the world.
“In their efforts to get a novelty ‘selfie,’ these holidaymakers showed a naïve – and ultimately fatal – disregard for life by hauling this baby dolphin out of the sea, where he or she belonged,” PETA said in a statement to Metro. “One can only imagine the trauma suffered not only by this baby, who was passed around like a toy by marauding tourists, but also his or her grieving mother.”