Thousands protest in Mauritius over dolphin deaths after oil spill

Government says it will carry out autopsies on all 40 animals and investigate spill from Japanese ship

Thousands of protesters demonstrated in the Mauritius capital Port Louis on Saturday, calling for an investigation into an oil spill from a Japanese ship and the mysterious death of at least 40 dolphins that have been found near the site of the spill.

Environmentalists have called for an investigation into whether the dolphins died as a result of the spill, caused when the bulk carrier, Wakashio, struck a coral reef last month.

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