Rare Dolphin Sightings Reported in Gulf of Finland

Rare dolphin sightings reported in Gulf of Finland

Reports of dolphin sightings have emerged from the eastern Gulf of Finland, with observations confirmed near St Petersburg and off the coast of Kotka. According to the Russian marine research institute under the Russian Academy of Sciences, dolphins were spotted about 50 kilometres from St Petersburg. A researcher from the institute told the local newspaper Fontanka that the animals are most likely bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).