Londoners have been urged to stay away from a dolphin that has been spotted in the River Thames.
The dolphin has been seen several times near Putney Bridge in the southwest London on Thursday morning but has not been sighted since.
While spectators are likely to see the dolphin if it remains in the river over the weekend, people were told it appeared to be “fighting the tide”.
Julia Cable, operations director at British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), urged the public to get in touch if they spot it.
“He was still in the area throughout the night, but his behavior wasn’t really changing, so we didn’t continue monitoring until too late,” she said.
“It’s actually too far for a dolphin to go upriver.”
Cable added: “There is no way to physically move it unless it runs aground.
“All we can do is monitor it, check its behavior and do our best to make sure everyone on the river is aware that the dolphin is there and stays away from it.
“The worst thing is that if people start to climb, it can disorientate even more. They are used to being in the open sea, with all the noise from the river, for an animal it is very confusing.”
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It comes after members of the public helped save the lives of three dolphins which washed ashore in a bay in Orkney.
The BDMLR said local residents sprang into action in late July after a trio of Risso’s dolphins became stranded on the shore.
They said they “did an incredible job” of administering first aid until doctors arrived from the mainland, when the dolphins were safely refloated back into the water.
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