Overview
- Video recorded Sept. 2, 2026, shows a group lifting a small bottlenose dolphin calf on Trampolín Beach while some bystanders shouted objections and others cheered.
- Local reporters and witnesses say the calf was pulled from the water and at least one person struck it with a stick before the animal appeared to be dead.
- DAUBMA filed a formal complaint with the Civil Guard and an online petition led by Nadia Garcia Gomez calls for the identification and prosecution of those responsible.
- Authorities have begun an inquiry but have not reported arrests, and investigators say the publicly available footage does not conclusively prove who caused the dolphin’s death.
- The episode has sharpened tensions in Ceuta after the July 2026 migrant surge that brought more than 72,000 people to the enclave and left thousands living in makeshift camps near local beaches.