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Dozens of swimmers are facing prison time for the alleged harassment of spinner dolphins. Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources announced the probe in a Tuesday press release, which was accompanied by drone footage of the purported March 26 crime. The agency said the video and photographs captured 33 individuals swimming off Hōnaunau Bay, as they were “aggressively […]
Wildlife officials have launched an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a bottlenose dolphin. According to WSVN, the female mammal was found washed ashore last month on Fort Myers Beach in Florida. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration conducted a necropsy shortly after, and found the dolphin had been impaled in with a spear-like object right above its right […]
A sick dolphin died after a crowd of people found her stranded on Quintana Beach in Texas. According to a Facebook post from the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network, the dolphin was still living when she washed ashore. The beachgoers eventually decided to push her back out to sea, but not before trying to swim with and ride […]
A dolphin was found dead on the coast in Manhattan Beach, CA and following an examination of the animal, it was determined that the cause of death was a gunshot wound. Marine Animal Rescue, a marine wildlife group, is offering $5,000 to whoever has information that could lead to a conviction of the culprit. Peter Wallerstein, founder […]
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