The skeleton of a striped dolphin which was found in Castletown will go on display later this year.

The carcass is being prepared for display at the Manx Museum – it will join other whales and dolphins in the Natural History Gallery.

Laura McCoy is a Curator of Natural History – she says: "A number of cetaceans can be found around the coast of the Isle of Man including Common Porpoise, Bottle-nose Dolphin, Common Dolphin, Risso’s Dolphin and Minke Whale. 

"More rarely Striped Dolphins, Fin Whales and Humpback Whale are also found in Manx waters. 

"From time to time, new specimens are acquired for the museum collections, with one of the most recent being a Striped Dolphin. 

"This particular animal was spotted in Castletown Harbour in December 2017.  

"Sadly, although efforts were made to help it back into deeper water it died shortly afterwards."