Rescuers work to save nearly 50 bottlenose dolphins in historic Cape Cod stranding
Crews worked for a second straight day to rescue nearly 50 bottlenose dolphins stranded in the largest known stranding of the marine mammal in Massachusetts history, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).The organization said reports began circulating around 5:30 a.m. Monday that 28 to 30 bottlenose dolphins were stranded at First Encounter Beach in Eastham, Massachusetts."The dolphins refloated with the incoming tide, while an additional five to six animals died before our team arrived," the group said in a statement Monday.MASSIVE 2,000-POUND SEA LION SHOCKS TOURISTS AT ICONIC US HOT SPOT: 'HE’S LIKE A VOLKSWAGEN!'On Tuesday, IFAW reported that four bottlenose dolphins were initially found stranded.
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Crews worked for a second straight day to rescue nearly 50 bottlenose dolphins stranded in the largest known stranding of the marine mammal in Massachusetts history, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).The organization said reports began circulating around 5:30 a.m. Monday that 28 to 30 bottlenose dolphins were stranded at First Encounter Beach in Eastham, Massachusetts."The dolphins refloated with the incoming tide, while an additional five to six animals died before our team arrived," the group said in a statement Monday.MASSIVE 2,000-POUND SEA LION SHOCKS TOURISTS AT ICONIC US HOT SPOT: 'HE’S LIKE A VOLKSWAGEN!'On Tuesday, IFAW reported that four bottlenose dolphins were initially found stranded. That number quickly multiplied to 19 across three locations along a nine-mile stretch of coastline."These animals are in decent condition. Two have been fitted with satellite tags so we can now monitor their movements and even see if the separated groups come back together," said Brian Sharp, program director for Marine Mammal Rescue at IFAW.TEXAS MAN LANDS RECORD-BREAKING, 884-POUND BLUEFIN TUNA"We are in a rising tide now, and all 19 animals have refloated," Sharp added.
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- Crews worked for a second straight day to rescue nearly 50 bottlenose dolphins stranded in the largest known stranding of the marine mammal in Massachusetts history, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).The organization said reports began circulating around 5:30 a.m. Monday that 28 to 30 bottlenose dolphins were stranded at First Encounter Beach in Eastham, Massachusetts."The dolphins refloated with the incoming tide, while an additional five to six animals died before our team arrived," the group said in a statement Monday.MASSIVE 2,000-POUND SEA LION SHOCKS TOURISTS AT ICONIC US HOT SPOT: 'HE’S LIKE A VOLKSWAGEN!'On Tuesday, IFAW reported that four bottlenose dolphins were initially found stranded.
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