News Reports - 2012
- Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:39 AM PST - (Irish Central) - Three beached whales discovered on Irish coast over holidays
Three whales and a dolphin have been found beached on the Irish coast in recent weeks. The latest discovery occurred on Thursday when a male sperm whale was found on Omey Island near Cleggan, Co Galway, the Belfast Telegraph reports. (Source)
- Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:24 AM PST - (The Age) - Monkey Mia dolphin pod reappears
Concerns about Monkey Mia's world-famous dolphins allayed after two return with their calves. (Source)
- Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:15 PM PST - (The Star) - Beached dolphin dies in Penang
GEORGE TOWN: A hawker found a dolphin beached near Tanjung Bungah here. (Source)
- Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:12 PM PST - (Brisbane Times) - Monkey Mia dolphin pod reappears
Concerns about Monkey Mia's world-famous dolphins allayed after two return with their calves. (Source)
- Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:39 AM PST - (Irish Central) - Three beached whales discovered on Irish coast over holidays
Three whales and a dolphin have been found beached on the Irish coast in recent weeks. The latest discovery occurred on Thursday when a male sperm whale was found on Omey Island near Cleggan, Co Galway, the Belfast Telegraph reports. (Source)
- Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:23 AM PST - (Cebu Daily News) - DOLPHIN FOUND DEAD IN SANTANDER TOWN
by Reporter Marian Z. Codilla A dead dolphin was found on the shores of Canlumacad, Santander town in southern Cebu yesterday. The full grown dolphin was bruised and wounded when a fisherman found it at 6 a.m. yesterday. PO2 Anthony Aba of Santander police precinct said the dolphin measured 62 inches long and 35 inches [...] (Source)
- Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:37 PM PST - (The St. Augustine Record) - News & Notes: January 3, 2012
SACA meeting Zach McKenna, an interpretive naturalist from St. Augustine Eco Tours, will present a photo-illustrated talk on wild dolphin populations and other Matanzas River wildlife at the Wednesday SACA meeting. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. (Source)
- Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:26 PM PST - (The Irish Times) - Whale and dolphin group reports big increase in strandings on coastline
THE Irish Whale and Dolphin Group has said that the past year has seen a big increase in strandings of whales and dolphins compared to previous years. (Source)
- Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:15 AM PST - (The Freeman) - Dead dolphin in Santander
A baby dolphin was found dead along the shore of Barangay Canlumacad, Santander on Sunday.' The dolphin, with scratches and bruises, was found around 6:30 a.m. by fishermen who promptly called the police for assistance. (Source)
- Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:28 PM PST - (The Michigan Daily) - 'Laguna Beach' captured the carefree, simple truth of teenage life
I can tell I'm getting older because the bare-faced stars of Hollywood no longer hold any appeal for me. I look at pictures of Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber grasping pinky fingers and I feel nothing 'no envy, no desire, just the curious energy of a zookeeper looking in on a foreign species of baby dolphin. read more (Source)
- Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:34 AM PST - (Irish Central) - Whale and dolphin group report increase in strandings on Irish coastline
A troubling spike in the number of strandings of whales and dolphins is of growing concern to the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, who announced this week that the past year has seen a big increase compared to previous years. (Source)
- Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:34 AM PST - (Irish Central) - Whale and dolphin group report increase in strandings on Irish coastline
A troubling spike in the number of strandings of whales and dolphins is of growing concern to the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, who announced this week that the past year has seen a big increase compared to previous years. (Source)
- Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:30 PM PST - (Pattaya Mail) - Pattaya Mail
Come the New Year, dolphins will light the way in Pattaya. As the year winds down, city workers are rushing to install 129 new light poles from North Pattaya to Pratamnak Hill, all of which will be adorned with a dolphin symbol. (Source)
- Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:20 PM PST - (Daily Mail) - Anyone for dolphin sandwich? The worrying rise of 'bushmeat of the sea' as fishermen also serve up seals and walruses
They may be man's best underwater friend but more dolphins are being killed for food than ever before. The eating of sea mammals - including seals, sea lions and walruses - is becoming increasingly popular in poor nations across the world. (Source)
- Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:20 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Dolphin increasingly on the menu in poor countries
The eating of marine mammals ' from whales to porpoises to manatees ' is on the rise in poor nations, driven by declines in coastal fish catches (Source)
- Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:45 PM PST - (Business Wire) - Marine Muralist Wyland Teams with Dana Wharf to Debut Landmark Wyland Dolphin and Whale Adventures
Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching 'DanaWharf.com' will debut the landmark Wyland Dolphin and Whale Adventures, 'Art Lessons in the Wild' (Source)
- Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:55 PM PST - (Bradenton Herald) - Store to open at marina in downtown Bradenton
A mini-mart has moved into the Twin Dolphin Marina. (Source)
- Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:40 AM PST - (The New Zealand Herald) - Northland dolphins show off aquabatics
Pods of dolphins have been cruising the Northland coast, some putting on spectacular aerial displays like this pair off Rangiputa Beach in the Far North. The Matthews family were out fishing when they came across this jubilant pod.Dolphin... (Source)
- Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:01 PM PST - (AsiaOne) - Breast-cancer survivors raise more than $6,000
The Pink Dolphin Pretty In Pink Charity Fashion Show was held at The Butter Factory last Saturday. -myp (Source)
- Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:59 PM PST - (New Straits Times) - DOLPHIN RESCUE
A dolphin specialist Lindsay Porter (right) from the St Andrew University, Scotland, and Kenneth Kassem (left) from the World Wildlife Fund in their effort to move the stranded dolphin to an enclosure within the Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort after its staff spotted the mammal at Tanjung Aru beach in Kota Kinabalu, yesterday morning. (Source)
- Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:14 PM PST - (Sun Star) - Dolphin washed ashore in Biliran
A CRITICALLY endangered dolphin has been washed ashore in Biliran province on Monday morning. Ailene Jornales, aquacultural technician of the Biliran provincial agricultural services office, said the Risso's dolphin was spotted by local residents on the shoreline of Barangay. (Source)
- Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:36 PM PST - (China Economic Net) - NGO set up to protect endangered finless porpoise
A new non-government organization has been set up in the central city of Yueyang to protect the Yangtze finless porpoise, an endangered river dolphin that is even rarer than giant pandas. (Source)
- Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:47 AM PST - (Northwest Florida Daily News) - Stunned dolphin cradled by rescuers recovers, swims away (SLIDESHOW)
GRAYTON BEACH - A spotted dolphin, normally found in offshore waters, swam away Saturday evening after being cradled in shallow water by two local men.Shane Carter and Chris Pickren were at Grayton Beach with their families Saturday afternoon when they noticed a pod of dolphins cavorting about... (Source)
- Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:56 AM PST - (WLOX-TV Biloxi) - Dead dolphin found on Deer Island
A WLOX viewer spotted another dead dolphin on Deer Island this weekend. The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies is sending a team out to collect samples Monday afternoon. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:59 PM PST - (New Straits Times) - Hotel staff save stranded dolphin
A two-metre-long dolphin was washed ashore alive at Tanjung Aru beach here, yesterday, with what appears to be a scar wound on its body. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:09 PM PST - (Queensland Times) - New dolphin challenge
PREMIER Anna Bligh has been challenged to visit Tin Can Bay and see for herself the dolphin-feeding experience her government wants to ban. (Source)
- Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:13 PM PST - (Valley Morning Star) - Dolphin rescued last month dies
The 7-foot dolphin found stranded on South Padre Island last month has died.The Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network reported on its website that Bo Jingles passed away suddenly on Jan. 6. The agency reports Bo Jingles was very sick and was being... (Source)
- Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:52 PM PST - (The Brownsville Herald) - Dolphin rescued last month has died
The 7-foot dolphin found stranded on South Padre Island last month has died. The Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network reported on its website that Bo Jingles passed away suddenly on Jan. 6. The agency reports Bo Jingles was very sick and was being treated for pneumonia. (Source)
- Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:03 PM PST - (Orlando Sentinel) - Discarded fishing line threatens dolphins, other animals
Entangled bottlenose dolphin rescued near New Smyrna Beach The year-old bottlenose dolphin, found near New Smyrna Beach, needed to be rescued from a man-made problem in the Indian River Lagoon: It had become entangled in discarded fishing line. (Source)
- Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:58 PM PST - (Valley Morning Star) - Rescued baby dolphin dies of pneumonia
BROWNSVILLE -- A dolphin rescued from South Padre Island last month died of pneumonia, not as a result of bite wounds it sustained in a shark attack.The dolphin, named Bo Jingles, was discovered by fishermen near Beach Access No. 6 on Dec. 21. He... (Source)
- Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:37 PM PST - (The Brownsville Herald) - Necropsy finds pneumonia in dolphin Bo Jingles
A dolphin rescued from South Padre Island last month died of pneumonia, not as a result of bite wounds it sustained in a shark attack. The dolphin, named Bo Jingles, was discovered by fishermen near Beach Access No. 6 on Dec. 21. He died Jan. 6. (Source)
- Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:05 PM PST - (The Monitor) - Dolphin treated after shark attack dies of pneumonia
BROWNSVILLE - A dolphin rescued from South Padre Island last month died of pneumonia, not as a result of bite wounds sustained in a shark attack.The dolphin, named Bo Jingles, was discovered by fishermen near Beach Access No. 6 on Dec. 21. He died Jan. 6.The mammal, in weak condition when... (Source)
- Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:10 PM PST - (The Ocala Star-Banner) - Man accused of stealing dolphin fountain
An Ocklawaha man has been arrested and accused of dealing stolen property including a 10-foot dolphin statue/fountain valued at $20,000. (Source)
- Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:20 AM PST - (Orange County Register) - Whale watching preps art students for Dana Point festival
The common dolphin is abundant in the wild but rarely appears in captivity - which means you can see it only by sailing the ocean and meeting it face to face.Some things can only be experienced in person. That's why organizers of the Dana Point Festival of Whales took 90 students and teachers... (Source)
- Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:10 PM PST - (FOX 13 Tampa Bay) - Pinellas tourism industry sees recovery
The Tourism Development Council said 5.235 million people visited Pinellas last year, coming close to the record 5.3 million set in 2007. They credit the upswing to attractions like the Dali Museum and Winter the Dolphin. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:31 PM PST - (WFTV 9 Orlando) - Dolphin statue recovered 3 years later in chop shop
Marion County deputies say they have found a 10-foot tall dolphin fountain that was stolen from a local neighborhood three years after the crime. Detectives recovered it, and plenty of other things, while busting a large-scale burglary ring and chop shop. The Fountains is one of Marion County's nicer neighborhoods. But it lost a bit of its character when a 10-foot dolphin statue disappeared from... (Source)
- Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:04 AM PST - (thewest.com.au) - Rare Chinese white dolphin gets DNA bank
HONG KONG (AFP) - A Hong Kong conservation group said Saturday it has set up a DNA bank for the rare Chinese white dolphin, also known as the pink dolphin, in a bid to save the mammals facing a sharp population decline. (Source)
- Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:58 PM PST - (PhysOrg) - Rare Chinese white dolphin gets DNA bank
A Hong Kong conservation group said Saturday it has set up a DNA bank for the rare Chinese white dolphin, also known as the pink dolphin, in a bid to save the mammals facing a sharp population decline. (Source)
- Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:39 PM PST - (The News-Press) - Historic tours: Take a voyage back in time
Captiva Cruises is known for taking guests island-hopping and dolphin-watching, but it can also take them back in time all the way to the days when... (Source)
- Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:12 AM PST - (Montgomery Advertiser) - New books at area libraries
MONTGOMERY CITY-COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY ADULT NONFICTION "Area 51" by Annie Jacobsen "Black Banners" by Ali Soufan "Dolphin In The Mirror" by Diana Reiss "Killing Lincoln" by Bill O'Reilly "Knocking On Heaven's Door" by Lisa Randall "Maphead" by Ken Jennings "Public Parts" by Jeff Jarvis "Rogue" by Joe McGinniss "Take The Lead" by Betsy Myers "America's Quarterback" by Keith Dunnavant "Painless... (Source)
- Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:09 AM PST - (Dawn) - Rare Chinese white dolphin gets DNA bank
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong conservation group said Saturday it has set up a DNA bank for the rare Chinese white dolphin, also known as the pink dolphin, in a bid to save the mammals facing a sharp population decline. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:24 PM PST - (Phnom Penh Post) - Kratie fears loss of dolphin | Business | The Phnom Penh Post
Kampi, in Kratie province, is just one of countless Cambodian fishing villages that calls the Mekong River home. About 130 families make up the tiny community of subsistence farmers and fishermen, 230 kilometres north of the Kingdom's capital. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:06 PM PST - (Northern Star) - Dolphin behaviour next on the list
A TEAM of Southern Cross University researchers and local marine parks staff have once again hit the waters of the Cape Byron Marine Park to monitor the movements and behaviour of dolphins and assess the levels of dolphin-human encounters. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:35 PM PST - (Northwest Florida Daily News) - Stranded dolphin found dead days after rejoining pod
A spotted dolphin that beached itself at Grayton Beach on Jan. 7 washed up dead less than a week after being released by by-standers who tried to care for it.Two local men spotted the dolphin, which makes its home in offshore waters, floating upside down in shallow water. They righted it, called... (Source)
- Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:13 AM PST - (Boston Herald) - Experts worry about dolphin strandings
PROVINCETOWN - Marine mammal experts predict the mass stranding of common dolphins along the Cape Cod Bay coastline... (Source)
- Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:39 AM PST - (US News & World Report) - Italian Cruise Liner Turns Hazardous
There are fears that fuel might leak into waters off Tuscany that are part of a dolphin sanctuary (Source)
- Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:13 AM PST - (PRWeb) - Top 5 Activities in Northwest Florida to See Dolphins
Spring Break is approaching quickly for tourists looking to visit the beaches of Northwest Florida. TripShock.com lists the top 5 activities for dolphin watching on the Gulf Coast. (PRWeb January 17, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Top-5-Dolphin/Tours-Attractions/prweb9113122.htm (Source)
- Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:55 PM PST - (Business Examiner) - Valley activist keeps up fight against dolphin hunt
The number of dolphins killed per year has been halved, partly due to international pressure on the Japanese government (Source)
- Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:19 PM PST - (EarthSky) - Rare Chinese white dolphin gets DNA bank
A Hong Kong conservation group has set up a DNA bank for the rare Chinese white dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:00 AM PST - (WJHG Panama City) - Dolphin Thought to be Rescued Turns Up Dead a Week Later
Panama City - A Dolphin, found dead on Panama City Beach last Friday, had been distressed for several weeks. It turns out two bystanders helped the dolphin get back to it's pod on January 7th. Wildlife experts say, while their intentions were good, that could have lead to the dolphin's death. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:22 PM PST - (The Daily Northwestern) - 70th Annual Dolphin Show to debut Friday
This weekend marks the 70th birthday of the Dolphin Show with Broadway classic '42nd Street.' by Kris Modi... (Source)
- Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:26 PM PST - (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids) - Dolphin jumps onto deck of boat, injures woman
At the Capitol, reaction to Governor Rick Snyder's State Of The State speech... A longtime communications professor says Gov. Rick Snyder delivered his State... (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:03 AM PST - (EARTHtimes.org) - The drowning Baiji princess waits in vain
Of the world's remaining river dolphins, the Chinese Lake Dolphin or Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) has suffered the most. From the large pink Amazonian Botos - to the charmingly shy blue-grey Baiji seems a big step, but once upon a time, scientists believed them to be quite closely related, despite the geographical disparity. (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:39 PM PST - (The San Francisco Examiner) - Pod of 40 killer whales seen off Dana Point
The Associated Press The Associated Press DANA POINT, Calif. Whale watchers have been treated to the sight of a huge pod of killer whales off Dana Point. Tour operator David Anderson says a pod of about 40 killer whales passed through the area Thursday, and appeared to be headed north toward Newport Beach. It's unclear if they'll be back. Anderson, who operates Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale... (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:47 PM PST - (CBS Boston) - Dolphin Strandings On Cape Higher Than Usual
Dolphins are stranding themselves in record numbers on the Cape and researchers don't know why. (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:45 PM PST - (WCVB Boston) - Scientists Scramble To Solve Dolphin Stranding Mystery
Scientists on Cape Cod are desperately trying to figure out what is causing dozens of dolphins to swim dangerously close to shore, and sometimes get stranded. (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:54 AM PST - (ScienceBlogs) - Dolphin Ecolocation [Greg Laden's Blog]
Read the comments on this post... (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:15 AM PST - (The Hindu) - Dolphin numbers slips to 145 in Chilika lake
The Chilika Development Authority has decided to set up a permanent station at the mouth of the lagoon to study migratory behaviour of Irrawady dolphins whose count slipped by 11 during this year's census, official sources said. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:34 PM PST - (FOX 13 Tampa Bay) - Video: Dolphin races waterskiier
Many of us have had dolphin encounters in the waters of the Bay Area, but this one may be hard to top. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:02 PM PST - (Eastday.com) - Eastday-Medics remove ball from dolphin's stomach
DOCTORS yesterday operated on an unusual patient, when they came to the rescue of a dolphin that had swallowed a toy volleyball. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:54 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! Canada Finance) - US appeals WTO ruling in Mexico dolphin-tuna row
The United States on Friday appealed a World Trade Organization decision that accuses Washington of imposing overly stringent rules on dolphin-safe tuna from Mexico."Our dolphin-safe labeling measures... (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:48 PM PST - (Mindanao Times) - The Amazing Dolphins in Panglao
After our four-day Sinulog pilgrimage in Cebu, I went to Bohol for the much needed rest and relaxation with my son Joffer. We stayed at Dumaluan Beach Resort and chose Kamalig 1 as our three-day 'home' on this very wonderful resort. On our second day, we decided to go on a 'dolphin watching' and island hopping. It was a sunny morning and the sea was very calm, we hired a pumpboat that brought us... (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:23 PM PST - (Reuters) - U.S. appeals WTO ruling on dolphin-safe tuna label
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it was appealing a World Trade Organization ruling against U.S. dolphin-safe labeling measures for tuna in a longrunning spat with Mexico closely watched by environmentalists. (Source)
- Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:37 AM PST - (New Kerala) - Ball removed from dolphin's stomach
Beijing, Jan 21 : Doctors in China have removed a toy volleyball from the stomach of a dolphin after sedating it. (Source)
- Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:31 PM PST - (Eastday.com) - Eastday-Medics remove ball from dolphin's stomach
DOCTORS yesterday operated on an unusual patient, when they came to the rescue of a dolphin that had swallowed a toy volleyball. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:29 AM PST - (The Sun) - Dolphin was having a ball... until he swallowed it
WATCH VIDEO: MEDICS at a Chinese hospital have miraculously saved a dozy dolphin after he gulped down ball (Source)
- Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:18 PM PST - (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Dozens of Stranded Dolphins on Cape Cod Shores Perplex Rescuers
WELLFLEET, Mass. -- When a single dolphin washed up on Cape Cod on Jan. 12, it was nothing out of the ordinary. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:36 AM PST - (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) - Dolphins May Sleep-Talk in Whale-Song
A group of five captive dolphins in France have been recorded making whale-like noises late at night despite the fact that they have only heard whale sounds as recordings during their daytime dolphin shows. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:39 AM PST - (The Epoch Times) - US Files Appeal Over Dolphin-Safe Tuna Dispute
The United States has been embroiled in a tuna-related trade dispute with Mexico for over two decades. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:57 PM PST - (WTVY Dothan) - Gulf World Marine Park Rescues Stranded Dolphin
Gulf World Marine Park responded to a call about a stranded dolphin at 7:45am this morning located at St. Andrews State Park. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:16 PM PST - (Straits Times) - At least 85 dolphin beached in mass strandings at Cape Cod
NEW YORK (AFP) - At least 85 dolphins have beached themselves in a shallow inlet of a US nature reserve at Cape Cod, officials said on Tuesday, adding that the cause of the mass strandings remained a mystery. Related Stories Thousands evacuated in flooded Australia Flamboyant Megaupload founder's champagne lifestyle in rural NZ US forces free aid workers held in Somalia Irishman builds home out... (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:57 AM PST - (New Kerala) - Dolphins, marine mammals hunted for human consumption
Washington, Jan 25: More and more marine mammals, including dolphin and porpoise species, are being killed relentlessly for human consumption worldwide. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:37 AM PST - (Tax-News.com) - US Appeals In WTO Dispute With Mexico
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has confirmed that it is filing an appeal in the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute with Mexico challenging the United States' dolphin-safe labeling measures for tuna products sold in America. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:38 AM PST - (Daily Mail) - 'Voulez vous couchez avec moi? Dolphins are so smart they can speak 'Whale'... in their sleep
Captive dolphins in France have been recorded sleep talking, scientists have found. But bizarrely, as they rest at night, the aquatic mammals are making not dolphin sounds but whale-like noises. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:58 PM PST - (WTVY Dothan) - PCB Stranded Dolphin Transported to Orlando for Rehabilitation
An Atlantic Spotted Dolphin rescued in Panama City Beach on Tuesday is on its way to central Florida for treatment. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:26 PM PST - (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! Canada News) - Humans' Taste for Dolphins & Manatees on the Rise
Fillet of dolphin? Polar bear steak? As world population increases, people in coastal poverty-stricken areas are turning to the ocean for their meals, consuming marine mammals such as dolphins and seals, new research suggests. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:05 PM PST - (The News Herald) - Gulf World rescues stranded dolphin
Gulf World Marine Park employees responded to a call about a stranded dolphin at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday morning, officials wrote in a news release.The team found the six-foot adult female Atlantic Spotted dolphin at St. Andrews State Park removed it from the area and brought it to Gulf World's... (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:58 PM PST - (ScienceBlogs) - Dolphins might be able to learn new language [Life Lines]
Researchers have discovered that dolphins might be able to learn a new language! Four captive bottlenose dolphins in Port-Saint-Pere, France have repeatedly heard recorded whale sounds during their various performances at the aquatic park. When researchers recorded the dolphins talking in their sleep, they found that the animals actually made whale-like noises as opposed to dolphin sounds. It... (Source)
- Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:36 AM PST - (New Kerala) - Volleyball removed from dolphin's stomach in China
Shanghai, Jan 24 : Doctors in China managed to remove a toy volleyball from a dolphin, which had been swallowed by the mammal while playing. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:45 AM PST - (Orlando Sentinel) - Stranded dolphin recovering at SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando Wednesday began caring for an Atlantic spotted dolphin that was stranded and rescued by Gulf World Marine Park, officials said. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:42 PM PST - (Central Florida News 13) - SeaWorld Orlando caring for rescued dolphin
Tuesday, a stranded Atlantic spotted dolphin is making progress according to animal care experts from SeaWorld Orlando. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:43 PM PST - (Mobile Press-Register) - Dolphin rescued in Panama City, sent to Orlando for rehabilitation
Stranded dolphin headed for SeaWorld research facility for testing and rehabilitation. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:27 PM PST - (Boston Globe) - Stranding specialists on alert after about 200 dolphins are sighted in Cape Cod Bay; 77 have already died
Approximately 200 dolphins have been sighted in the center of Cape Cod Bay, dolphin stranding specialists said today, announcing that rescue teams have been put on alert in case the dolphins come ashore. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:29 AM PST - (FOX 35 Orlando) - SeaWorld caring for rescued dolphin
A stranded Atlantic spotted dolphin is being cared for at SeaWorld Orlando's Cetacean Rehabilitation Facility. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:58 AM PST - (Mobile Press-Register) - Rescued dolphin is yielding 'significant information,' scientist says
GULFPORT, Mississippi -- A nearly dead dolphin found in Alabama in November is recovering at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies and yielding data that may help explain 630 dolphin strandings that have occurred in the northern Gulf of Mexico since February 2010. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:51 PM PST - (The Irish Times) - Dolphin group secures $48,000 grant to refit former Haughey boat
THE IRISH Whale and Dolphin Group has secured 75 per cent funding from the Leader scheme to refit the former Charles Haughey-owned vessel Celtic Mist. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:31 PM PST - (The Sand Mountain Reporter) - Albertville School Board learns about dolphin, endorses movie night fundraiser
An inspiring story about a dolphin without a tail has turned into a movie night fundraiser and a project for a trio of Gifted and Talented Education program students at Albertville Elementary School. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:30 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - The World is Still Consuming Dolphins and Other Marine Mammals
Not too long ago, a big problem with the fishing industry was that dolphins were being captured in the large nets used to harvest tuna. They would get mixed in and their meat would be ground up and served with the tuna in the tuna can. When people caught on, they were outraged. Now tuna fish providers offer their tuna cans with labels which say dolphin free. But not everything is so peachy for... (Source)
- Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:17 AM PST - (New York Times) - When Marine Mammals Become Food
Rising human consumption of marine mammals in tropical regions poses a threat to animals like the dugong, which is similar to a manatee, and the Atlantic humpback dolphin, researchers write. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:14 PM PST - (Portland Press Herald) - Dolphin deaths pose 'big question'
Scientists wonder why the gentle marine mammals have been found dead on Cape Cod in increasing numbers. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:04 PM PST - (FOX 25 Boston) - Dolphin, seal deaths a cause for concern
BOSTON - Dozens of dolphins stranded on Cape Cod during the past few weeks have died in New England's second mass of marine mammal deaths in three months. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:56 PM PST - (MSNBC) - Dolphin, seal deaths plague New England
Scores of dolphins that beached on Cape Cod in recent weeks have died, the second time in three months New England has seen a mass of marine mammal deaths. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:40 AM PST - (CBS Boston) - Possible Link Probed Over Dolphin & Seal Die-Offs
Dozens of dolphins stranded on Cape Cod during the past few weeks have died in New England's second mass of marine mammal deaths in three mont (Source)
- Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:19 PM PST - (Irish Examiner) - Haughey's yacht to sail for dolphin conservation group
Plans by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group to refit and relaunch a yacht once owned by Charles Haughey have moved a step closer after the group received a funding boost. (Source)
- Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:20 AM PST - (The Cape Codder) - Cape Cod dolphin strandings a mystery
At least 86 common dolphins have stranded along the beaches and marshes of Cape Cod Bay since mid-January. The International Fund for Animal Welfare released 24 back into the open ocean, mostly from beaches in Provincetown. (Source)
- Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:04 PM PST - (Stuff) - Rare Maui's dolphin killed
One of the world's rarest dolphins has been accidentally killed off the coast of Taranaki, an official says. (Source)
- Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:49 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Maui's Dolphin Mortality
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) believes that a dolphin reported accidentally killed by a set net off the coast of Taranaki was likely a Maui's dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:06 AM PST - (CBS News) - Mysterious Cape Cod dolphin beachings continue
Reason remains elusive scientists, who say more than 100 have been stranded -- almost as many as in an entire normal year (Source)
- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:03 AM PST - (Stuff) - Rare maui's dolphin killed
One of the world's rarest dolphins has been accidentally killed off the coast of Taranaki, an official says. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:57 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Fight to end Japan's dolphin slaughter ritual
While there has been much attention on Japan's renewed hunt for whales in the Antarctic, another hunt for marine mammals is in full swing along Japan's own shores. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:44 PM PST - (CBS Boston) - Nine More Dolphins Rescued On Cape Cod
Another dolphin rescue in Brewster Wednesday night brings the total number of stranded dolphins on Cape Cod to 111 since the new year began. (Source)
- Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:34 AM PST - (CNN) - Dead dolphin tally reaches 81 on Cape Cod
At least 81 dolphins have been found dead or died shortly after being discovered on Cape Cod in a series of largely unexplained strandings that began early last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:22 AM PST - (Local 6 Orlando) - Dead dolphin tally reaches 81 on Cape Cod
At least 81 dolphins have been found dead or died shortly after being discovered on Cape Cod in a series of largely unexplained strandings that began early last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. More than 100 dolphins, of the common species, have been found stranded along the rocky Massachusetts shoreline since January, said NOAA spokeswoman Teri Rowles and... (Source)
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:28 AM PST - (FOX 25 Boston) - Congress briefing on dolphin strandings
Congress will be briefed Friday on a string of dolphin strandings that have happened over the past few weeks on the Cape. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:28 PM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - Stranded dolphins in Cape Cod baffle scientists
The worst spate of dolphin strandings in a decade will be brought to the attention of Congress Scientists in Cape Cod are trying to determine what is causing dolphins to swim dangerously close to shore, with more than 100 becoming stranded in the last three weeks. Members of Congress are due to be briefed on Friday about the strandings, the worst such event in more than a decade. Volunteers are... (Source)
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:45 PM PST - (NBC 10 Providence) - 3 more dolphins die as Mass. strandings continue
Officials say of the 116 common dolphin strandings on Cape Cod since Jan. 12, 84 have died. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:13 PM PST - (Boston Globe) - Research urged into 'troubling and tragic' Cape Cod dolphin strandings; 10 more believed in danger
A Massachusetts congressman today called the recent string of more than 100 dolphin strandings on Cape Cod 'troubling and tragic' and urged an investigation into the cause, even as an animal welfare group said another 10 dolphins were in danger. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:40 AM PST - (Wired News) - Army Hunts for New Targets: Manatees, Sea Turtles
The U.S. military's tech still isn't sophisticated enough to consistently tell Aunt Irma apart from Terrorist Jane. (Unless Jane is holding an AK-47, that is.) But what about telling a sea turtle apart from a dolphin? Yeah, um, the Army's still working on that one too. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:13 PM PST - (Boston Globe) - Research urged into 'troubling and tragic' Cape Cod dolphin strandings; 10 more believed in danger
A Massachusetts congressman today called the recent string of more than 100 dolphin strandings on Cape Cod 'troubling and tragic' and urged an investigation into the cause, even as an animal welfare group said another 10 dolphins were in danger. (Source)
- Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:51 PM PST - (Daily Mail) - Rescuers continue struggle to rescue hundreds of dolphins mysteriously beaching themselves on Cape Cod
Three dolphins off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts died Friday, bringing the total dolphin casualties this year up to 84. Scientists are baffled why the numbers are so high. (Source)
- Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:46 PM PST - (ABC News) - Watch: Dolphins Wash Up on Shore in Cape Cod
Scientists and volunteers brave cold waters to help save Dolphin's lives. (Source)
- Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:02 PM PST - (WESH 2 Orlando) - Dolphin Mystery Captivates Cape Cod
A Cape Cod animal rescue team works to save about 116 dolphins stranded along Cape Cod. (Source)
- Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:06 AM PST - (Stuff) - Rare Maui's dolphin numbers still dropping
The world's rarest dolphin could be down to fewer than 80 individuals, with conservationists enraged after a female was killed last month. (Source)
- Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:06 AM PST - (Stuff) - Rare Maui's dolphin numbers still dropping
The world's rarest dolphin could be down to fewer than 80 individuals, with conservationists enraged after a female was killed last month. (Source)
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:46 PM PST - (The Advocate) - Dolphin activist gets Hollywood backing
Hollywood action veteran Rutger Hauer has tried to shine on a light on the case of a Dutch environmentalist jailed in Japan since mid-December over an alleged minor assault. (Source)
- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:08 PM PST - (Laguna News Post) - Wyland gives kids an adventure of art, ocean
DANA POINT 'Marine-life artist Wyland, known worldwide for his "Whaling Wall" murals, provided art tips to children via video Saturday as the Wyland Foundation and Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching kicked off "Wyland's Whale and Dolphin... (Source)
- Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:49 PM PST - (The Kentucky Post) - Massachusetts stranded-dolphin death toll up to 92
(CNN) -- The unexplained beachings of scores of dolphins over the past month along Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is the largest "single-species event" of its kind on record in the northeastern United States, a marine mammal specialist said Monday. (Source)
- Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:24 PM PST - (Minnesota Public Radio) - Cause of dolphin death under investigation
A young dolphin has died unexpectedly at the Minnesota Zoo. It was the sixth to die in six years. (Source)
- Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:48 PM PST - (CBS Minnesota) - Good Question: Do Animals Live Longer In Zoos?
When an 18-month-old dolphin named Taijah died at the Minnesota Zoo Monday night, it was a rough moment for the staff that was there from the time she was born. (Source)
- Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:25 PM PST - (Provincetown Banner) - Rescuers brace for more dolphin strandings on Outer Cape
Wildlife rescuers remained poised for action this week as dolphins continued to beach themselves along the bayside shores of the Outer Cape, no end yet in sight to the exhausting and perplexing stretch of stranding activity that began nearly one month ago. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:08 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Questions And Answers Feb 9
1. GARETH HUGHES (Green) to the Minister for Primary Industries : Will he extend the Taranaki set net ban after the recent death of a Maui's dolphin in a fishing net? (Source)
- Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:36 PM PST - (News.com.au) - Baby dolphin's first birthday milestone
PORT River dolphin experts did not expect Ali to reach her first birthday after she was orphaned last October. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:34 PM PST - (UPI) - Minnesota Zoo loses dolphin calf
APPLE VALLEY, Minn., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Taijah, a 1 1/2-year-old dolphin calf at the Minnesota Zoo, died after a sudden illness, zoo officials said. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:13 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Questions for Oral Answer
1. GARETH HUGHES to the Minister for Primary Industries: Will he extend the Taranaki set net ban after the recent death of a Maui's dolphin in a fishing net? (Source)
- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:42 AM PST - (Boston Globe) - Dolphin saved in Wellfleet as stranding total hits 147
On the 28th day of the largest single-species stranding event on record in the northeastern United States, the International Fund for Animal Welfare said one more dolphin stranded itself in Wellfleet, bringing the total to 147 common dolphins. Michael Booth, spokesman for the animal welfare organization, said crews rescued the dolphin from the banks of Herring River in Wellfleet this morning... (Source)
- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:35 AM PST - (KSLA-TV Shreveport) - Recovering dolphin reveals secrets about Gulf oil spill
The young dolphin found stranded November 24th is now thriving thanks to the scientists at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies. Since he is the first living dolphin they've rescued since the oil spill, he's turning out to be a wealth of information about what really happened in the Gulf. (Source)
- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:30 AM PST - (NZ Newswire via Yahoo! New Zealand News) - Minister grilled over dolphin death
A cabinet minister has been asked in Parliament whether he's prepared to be an accessory to the extinction of Maui's dolphins. (Source)
- Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:44 AM PST - (The Westerly Sun) - Aquarium plans postmortem for dolphin washed ashore in Weekapaug
Mammal's swimming patterns had appeared normal Monday but dolphin dead by Tuesday. (Source)
- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:04 PM PST - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Rescuers corral dolphins, free calf from fishing line
An animal rescue team from SeaWorld Orlando took to the Halifax River in boats on Friday to rescue a young dolphin that had been spotted earlier in the week wrapped in monofilament fishing line. INSIDE: Video of rescue (Source)
- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:30 PM PST - (FOX 35 Orlando) - Entangled dolphin rescued and released
SeaWorld Orlando's animal rescue team on Friday helped to rescue and release a young dolphin that had become tangled in discarded fishing line in the Halifax River near Daytona Beach. (Source)
- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:53 PM PST - (Central Florida News 13) - Workers rescue dolphin entangled in fishing line in Halifax River
A 9-month-old dolphin calf can thank SeaWorld's animal rescue team for freeing it from some discarded fishing line. (Source)
- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:08 PM PST - (KSAT San Antonio) - Cape Cod dolphin death toll reaches 103
The number of unexplained dolphin deaths on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, rose Friday, with rescuers tallying the toll at 103. About 160 common dolphins have been found since the animals began stranding themselves in early January, said Michael Booth, a spokesman for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the organization leading the rescue the effort. The beachings have puzzled investigators, as... (Source)
- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:04 PM PST - (WJXT Jacksonville) - Frequent beachings began in early January
The number of unexplained dolphin deaths on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, rose Friday, with rescuers tallying the toll at 103. (Source)
- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:58 PM PST - (NBC Philadelphia) - Dolphin Makes its Way into NJ Lagoon
Residents find a dolphin swimming in Ocean City lagoon. (Source)
- Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:55 PM PST - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - SeaWorld stages dolphin rescue in Halifax River
A 9-month old dolphin wrapped in monofilament fishing line was rescued by a team from SeaWorld Orlando on Friday near the Seabreeze Boulevard bridge in Daytona Beach. (Source)
- Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:06 PM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - Dolphin deaths mystery in Peru 'video
Hundred of dead dolphins have washed up on a 66-mile stretch of coastline 500 miles north of Lima (Source)
- Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:28 AM PST - (NBC Philadelphia) - Dolphin Found Swimming in NJ Lagoon
The dolphin could still be seen in the Ocean City, N.J. waterway late Friday (Source)
- Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:23 AM PST - (CBS Boston) - Dolphin Strandings Continue On Cape
Animal rescuers say they have successfully herded more than 50 common dolphins out of Wellfleet Harbor on Cape Cod to avoid strandings. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:42 PM PST - (Canberra Times) - 'Unusually high' dolphin kill rate
The number of dolphins killed by Australia's commercial shark fisheries is ''higher than previously thought,'' a Senate estimates hearing has heard. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:59 PM PST - (NBC40 South Jersey) - SECOND COMMON DOLPHIN FOUND DEAD IN CAPE MAY COUNTY
VILLAS-- Lower Township Police say "common dolphin" found dead on the beach at Wildwood Ave. Lower Township Police were notified by a witness that a dolphin was laying deceased on the beach just after 3 this afternoon. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:46 PM PST - (The Irish Times) - Dolphin proving dominant at home
ST MARY'S College find themselves in second spot in Division 1A, a point behind new leaders Clontarf following a 12-8 away defeat by Dolphin. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:22 PM PST - (Gulf Times) - Bangladesh declares three dolphin sanctuaries
By Mizan Rahman Dhaka Bangladesh has declared three areas of the Sundarbans mangrove forests covering 32km as 'dolphin sanctuaries' for conservation of the species. (Source)
- Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:29 PM PST - (NBC40 South Jersey) - OCEAN CITY DOLPHIN FOUND DEAD
OCEAN CITY-- The dolphin that captured the attention of locals and the concern of wildlife authorities was found dead today police say. (Source)
- Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:18 AM PST - (IGN PS3) - IGN AU Pubcast Ep. 38: The Big Wang Theory
Bazonga! Yes, it's the IGN AU Pubcast - the world's leading podcast on all things gaming... and movies, dolphin love, Michael Winslow... you know the drill by now! This episode, we have a heck of a lot of game talk (a.k.a. the dreaded 'on topic'), a rundown of our recent Black Beta event, some di... (Source)
- Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:41 PM PST - (Today's Sunbeam) - The Scoop: A stranded dolphin in the Delaware River? Valentine's Day weddings set in Salem; new news in battle to...
The call Monday was for a stranded dolphin in the Delaware River in Pennsville. Goodwill Fire Co. of New Castle sent out a boat and Pennsville police scanned the waters from the shoreline from along Riviera Drive near Harvard Road. Was there a dolphin? Not sure. (Source)
- Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:51 PM PST - (EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press)
Police are appealing for information after a carving of a dolphin and a digital photo frame were stolen from a house. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:30 AM PST - (News.com.au) - Council votes to kill off old dolphin
HOLDFAST Bay Council's controversial new wave logo will remain, after a vote to reinstate the original dolphin image was rejected by councillors. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:58 AM PST - (NBC Philadelphia) - More Dolphin Deaths in NJ
More dolphins found dead in waters off South Jersey coast as experts try to find out why they are coming close to land. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:37 PM PST - (FOX 25 Boston) - Dolphin strandings are extraordinary
Eleven more dolphins stranded themselves on Tuesday in Wellfleet Harbor in an area known as 'The Gut'. It's been an ongoing problem that's claimed the lives of over 100 dolphins this winter alone. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:14 PM PST - (Adelaide Now) - Reduce river speeds for dolphin safety
PORT River speed limits should be changed to protect dolphins from being injured by jet skiers, tourism operators and experts say. (Source)
- Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:30 AM PST - (Adelaide Now) - Baby dolphin rides in Wave's wake
IT was raining, cold and misty on the day this Port River dolphin was born - so its name seems fitting. (Source)
- Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:07 AM PST - (FOX 29 Philadelphia) - Dolphin Deaths Worry Marine Biologist
Dolphins are dying off the Jersey coast, and concern is growing. (Source)
- Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:07 PM PST - (Boston Herald) - Cape dolphin rescues face budget ax
Even as dolphin strandings continue at an unprecedented rate along Cape Cod, a grant program that has been a major... (Source)
- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:07 AM PST - (Belfast Telegraph) - Beached US dolphins puzzle experts
A mysterious outbreak of dolphin beachings is baffling wildlife experts in Massachusetts. Related Stories Netanyahu in historic Cyprus visit Top al-Qaida leader in Yemen killed Palestinian children die in crash Robert Kennedy's grandson launches Congress bid Palestine children die in bus crash (Source)
- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:38 AM PST - (The Observer-Dispatch) - Unexplained dolphin strandings continue in Mass.
There's no good spot on Cape Cod for dolphins to continue this winter's massive and unexplained beachings, but a group of 11 has chosen one of the worst. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:58 AM PST - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Long days, tough decisions, weary crews as unexplained stranding of dolphins continue in Mass.
WELLFLEET, Mass - The dolphin beachings in Massachusetts are continuing at a baffling and unprecedented pace. After 11 dolphins were stranded on Cape Cod Tuesday, the total for the last month is 177 'five times what researchers typically see in a year. So far, 124 have died. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:41 PM PST - (Boston Globe) - MUCH DATA, FEW ANSWERS IN DOLPHIN STRANDINGS
Over the past five weeks, 178 dolphins have stranded on Cape Cod. Most have been dead, but the painstaking process of tending, hauling, and releasing the live ones is exacting a physical and emotional toll that grows greater every day. It is a toll made all the heavier because the reasons for the strandings remain a mystery. Despite all the blood samples, and the necropsies on the animals, known... (Source)
- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:17 PM PST - (Portland Press Herald) - Days blur together for dolphin-rescue team
The puzzling strandings that have lasted all winter continue, with 10 of the animals rescued Tuesday. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:49 PM PST - (Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot) - Briefly In Education
The Wallstein family looks at some of the art during the opening of the Dolphin Gallery at Top of the World. ( Courtesy Tom Fay / February 16 , 2012 ) (Source)
- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:26 PM PST - (The Online NewsHour) - Marine Experts Flummoxed by Mass Dolphin Strandings
Scientists and volunteers respond to stranded dolphins on the shores of Cape Cod. Video by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Since January 12, 179 dolphins have been found stranded on the sandy shores, mud flats, and shallow waters of Cape Cod, unable to swim back to sea. Strandings have been recorded for centuries on Cape Cod; an average of 228 marine animals -- that includes dolphins... (Source)
- Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:20 PM PST - (KSEE 24 Fresno) - Sanctuaries Open to Protect Rare Dolphin Species
Sanctuaries will protect last two remaining species of freshwater dolphins in Asia. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:31 AM PST - (Ireland Business World) - 30 jobs for Waterford's Rigney Dolphin
Waterford company Rigney Dolphin today announced that it is finalising a deal with US-based Cleveland Clinic that will create 30 new jobs and with the prospect of more job creation in the future. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:53 AM PST - (Boston Globe) - Much data, few answers in Cape Cod dolphin strandings
Most of the 178 stranded dolphins have been dead. Rescuing the live ones is exacting a toll that grows greater every day, while the reason for the strandings remains a mystery. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:46 AM PST - (Ireland Business World) - New jobs for Waterford on US contract
Thirty jobs are to be created at an IT company in Waterford. Rigney Dolphin has begun recruiting for the new positions after sealing a deal to provide support services to the Cleveland Clinic in the US. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:36 PM PST - (The West Australian via thewest.com.au) - Sharks spotted feeding on dolphin
Two sharks have been sighted feeding on a dead dolphin south of Yanchep. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:54 PM PST - (Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News) - Recent Incidents of Mass Dolphin Deaths Unexplained
Mass strandings of dolphins in Massachusetts have kept rescue workers busy, according to an Associated Press report. As of February 15, the total number of dolphins that had stranded themselves in Cape Cod had reached 177 in just the last month, leaving researchers baffled as to the reason. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:07 PM PST - (New York Times) - Green Blog: In Marine Wildlife Preserves, a Balancing Act
Bangladesh is creating two dolphin preserves, in a country where officials say wildlife conservation will have to be balanced with the demands of a growing human population. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:25 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Dolphin activist released from jail
A Dutch environmentalist has been ordered to be released from a Japanese jail pending a judge's verdict in the case against him. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:36 AM PST - (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) - 1st dolphin mural painting marathon held
Idinaos kanina ang kauna-unahang mural painting marathon na naglalarawan ng hayop sa dagat gaya ng mga dolphins. Pinangunahan ng World Wildlife Fund ang proyekto na naglayong imulat sa mga kabataan ang pangangalaga ng mga hayop sa dagat tulad ng dolphins. Nagpa-Patrol, Abner Mercado. TV Patrol, Pebrero 18, 2012, Sabado. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:58 AM PST - (Perth Now) - Shark spotted feeding on dolphin
THE Surf Lifesaving WA helicopter has spotted a shark feeding on a dead dolphin, about 65km north of Perth. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:15 PM PST - (CNews) - Cape Cod dolphin strandings a mystery
Officials and environmental experts are at a loss to explain the mass stranding of dolphins on the beaches of Cape Cod. Eleven washed up on shore Tuesday, and one more Wednesday, bringing the total to 178 in little over a month. That far surpasses the typical average for a whole year. (Source)
- Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:01 PM PST - (News.com.au) - Baby dolphin dies in Port River
DOLPHIN calf Misty, born in the Port River last week, has died. (Source)
- Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:37 PM PST - (WINK TV Southwest Florida) - ONLY ON WINK: Crews save dolphin stranded on sandbar
Crews came to the rescue Sunday afternoon, after a dolphin was stranded on a sandbar in the Caloosahatchee River. Witnesses shot video and pictures of the rescue. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:58 PM PST - (KPBS San Diego) - Nature: Ocean Giants: Deep Thinkers
Above: A bottlenose dolphin, one of the largest-brained animals on the planet. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:28 PM PST - (Daily Mail) - A bill of rights for dolphins: They're so smart we must treat them as 'non human persons' say scientists
A coalition of scientists, philosophers and animal welfare groups have come up with a declaration of dolphin rights which they hope will one day be enshrined in law. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:42 PM PST - (New York Daily News) - Dolphin washes ashore in Jamaica Bay
The carcass of an infant dolphin was found on the Queens shoreline Sunday 'a death possibly related to the mass stranding of the same species off the Cape Cod coast. The remains of a female common dolphin calf were found at Fort Tilden park off Jamaica Bay, according to officials with the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:29 PM PST - (NBC40 South Jersey) - PRELIMINARY FINDINGS RELEASED IN SOUTH JERSEY DOLPHIN DEATHS
BRIGANTINE -- An update now to the dolphin deaths here in South Jersey. Officials with the Marine Mammal Stranding Center have released the preliminary findings of three of the animal deaths. (Source)
- Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:38 AM PST - (Staten Island Advance) - Dolphin found in Queens may have made its way from Massachussets
NEW YORK -- Wildlife experts say the death of a dolphin that washed ashore in Queens linked to a mass stranding off the Cape Cod coast.The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation says the remains of the female dolphin... (Source)
- Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:32 AM PST - (Middletown Times Herald-Record) - Dead dolphin in NY; possible Massachusetts link
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wildlife experts say the death of a dolphin that washed ashore in New York City may be linked to a mass stranding off the Cape Cod coast. (Source)
- Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:54 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Japan court clears anti-dolphin-hunt activist
A Japanese court on Wednesday ruled that a Dutch supporter of militant environmentalist group Sea Shepherd was not guilty of assaulting a man in a dolphin-hunting town. (Source)
- Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:48 PM PST - (DutchNews.nl) - Dolphin activist found not guilty in Japan
A Dutch environmental activist has been found not guilty of manhandling a dolphin hunter in Japan, after spending 60 days in prison. (Source)
- Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:31 PM PST - (The Advocate) - Dolphin activist cleared in Japan
A Sea Shepherd dolphin activist, held for two months in jail in the town of Taiji over an alleged minor assault, has been cleared of the charge in a very rare finding by a Japanese court. (Source)
- Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:31 PM PST - (CBS 6 Richmond) - Are dolphins non-human persons?
A dolphin Bill of Rights A coalition of scientists, philosophers and animal welfare groups are taking up the cause for dolphins saying they're so intelligent they should be given their own bill of rights. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:19 AM PST - (Daily Mail) - Orca the dolphin killer: Families see astonishing attack as they enjoy nature trip
This is the shocking moment a killer whale leapt from the sea to kill an exhausted dolphin. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:13 AM PST - (Brisbane Times) - Anti-dolphin hunt man cleared in Japan
A Japanese court has ruled that a Dutch supporter of militant environmentalist group Sea Shepherd was not guilty of assaulting a man in the dolphin-hunting town of Taiji. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:37 AM PST - (Asian Correspondent) - Hongkong Airlines dolphin shipment: making money with animal cruelty?
A friend shared on Facebook an article at China Daily that featured Hong Kong's 'other'carrier Hongkong Airlines making hefty profits after it was chartered to fly live dolphins from Japan to Vietnam. Although we don't interfere with how they do business 'we mind our own 'the sad thing about it is that the (Source)
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:48 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Hector's dolphin deaths tragic for species
Forest & Bird said today the deaths of two Hector's dolphins in set nets was a tragic loss for the highly endangered species and urged that any offender should be prosecuted and punished. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:48 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Tourism operator calling for action after dolphin deaths
A leading tourism operator is calling for Government action in the wake of the death of two Hector's dolphins found washed up on a beach near the Waimakariri River mouth in north Canterbury this week. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:32 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Illegal fishing blamed for rare dolphin deaths
Illegal fishermen are believed to be behind the deaths of two rare Hector's Dolphins. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:28 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Minister concerned at Hectors dolphin deaths
Hon Kate Wilkinson Minister of Conservation 23 February 2012 Media Statement Minister concerned at Hectors dolphin deaths (Source)
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:31 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Two more endangered dolphin deaths requires immediate action
The death of two Hector's dolphins in set nets near Christchurch yesterday is a warning for the Government to step up their protection for this endangered species, the Green Party said today. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:01 PM PST - (Fuseworks via Yahoo! New Zealand News) - Tourism operator calls for action after dolphin deaths
A leading tourism operator is calling for Government action in the wake of the death of two Hector's dolphins found washed up on a beach near the Waimakariri River mouth in north Canterbury this week. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:33 PM PST - (Savannah Morning News) - Bryan County events
Love dolphins? If you do you're invited to The Dolphin Project's dolphin program and training workshop in Savannah 10 a.m.-noon, March 3 at Memorial Hospital's Conference Room D. Come learn about our residential Bottlenose dolphins and be amazed. (Source)
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:40 AM PST - (WBAL-TV Baltimore) - Ava Plays With Dolphin, Octopus At Aquarium
For her third day of moonlighting, Ava Marie tests out what it's like to be a handler at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, hanging out with dolphins, an octopus, a parrot and a bearded dragon. (Source)
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:09 PM PST - (Asian Correspondent) - The other side of the whale hunt
A Japanese documentary showing the 'other side' of the whale hunts that have been the source of so much tension between Japan and other governments, for almost 10 years, was recently brought to my attention. In the documentary, called Sea Shepherd: What's happening in the 'Town of the Dolphin Hunt', activists are seen mocking and (Source)
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:34 PM PST - (The Huffington Post) - Video: It's A Dolphin Stampede Off Dana Point!
Previewing Your Comment. You have exceeded your word limit by words. Please click the "Edit" button and shorten your comment. (Source)
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:42 PM PST - (Provincetown Banner) - Rescue team hopeful Cape dolphin strandings have subsided
'The numbers are staggering. Higher than any other year,' said Brian Sharp, stranding coordinator for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, about the largest mass stranding on record in 20 years. (Source)
- Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:55 AM PST - (Canada.com) - Eyes on Japanese dolphin town Taiji after arrest, activist says
A Dutch supporter of environmentalist group Sea Shepherd, remanded in custody for two months on assault charges, says world attention has been turned on the dolphin hunt town in Japan where he was held. (Source)
- Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:53 AM PST - (AsiaOne) - Eyes on Japan dolphin town after arrest: Activist
World attention had been turned on the dolphin hunt town in Japan where he was held. -AFP (Source)
- Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:40 AM PST - (Irish Central) - Horrific shooting of three grey seals and a dolphin found on Waterford beach condemned
Three grey seals and a dolphin were found dead on Tramore Beach, County Waterford, with 'horrific' gun wounds. On Wednesday the BBC reported that Irish police are investigating the crime. (Source)
- Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:04 PM PST - (CBS News) - Video: Dolphin stampede
Surprising video shows perhaps 2,000 dolphins racing a whale-watching boat off Dana Point, Calif. Scott Pelley reports on a phenomenon at sea. (Source)
- Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:32 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Govt action urged over Hector's dolphins
A company which runs nature cruises in Akaroa harbour says the government is not doing enough to protect the endangered Hector's dolphin (Source)
- Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:24 PM PST - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Dolphin's death at Minnesota Zoo still a mystery
The Minnesota Zoo pathologist on Friday completed a follow-up investigation into the death of the zoo's baby dolphin in early February and could find no specific cause of death. (Source)
- Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:07 PM PST - (Great News Network) - New sanctuaries declared for Asia's freshwater dolphins
Bangladesh has declared three new sanctuaries to help protect the south Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) in the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. (Source)
- Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:12 PM PST - (Vancouver Province) - Eyes on Japanese dolphin town Taiji after arrest, activist says
A Dutch supporter of environmentalist group Sea Shepherd, remanded in custody for two months on assault charges, says world attention has been turned on the dolphin hunt town in Japan where he was held. (Source)
- Sat, 25 Feb 2012 23:28 PM PST - (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) - HK airline criticized over dolphin cargo
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong Airlines was under pressure Sunday to stop its live dolphin cargo business after an internal memo describing a recent delivery from Japan to Vietnam was leaked to Chinese media. (Source)
- Sat, 25 Feb 2012 23:17 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! Canada Finance) - Hong Kong Airlines criticised over dolphin cargo
Hong Kong Airlines was under pressure to stop its live dolphin cargo business after an internal memo describing a recent delivery from Japan to Vietnam was leaked to Chinese media.More than 2,800 people... (Source)
- Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:29 PM PST - (The Middletown Press) - VIDEO SPOTLIGHT: Dolphin stampede off California coast
A dolphin watch boat got a surprise visit from a large pod of dolphins. (Source)
- Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:37 AM PST - (Business Insider) - Randy Moss shows us all that he is one with the dolphins
That may very well be the most adorable creature I've ever seen. And the dolphin doesn't look too bad either. Randy Moss posted this terrific picture of him frolicking with Flipper here on his Twitter account a while back, but it really is too delicious not to share. (Source)
- Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:09 AM PST - (New Haven Register) - Dolphin stampede off California coast
A dolphin watch boat got a surprise visit from a large pod of dolphins. (Source)
- Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:06 AM PST - (Pretoria News) - Airline criticised over dolphin cargo
Hong Kong Airlines was under pressure Sunday to stop its live dolphin cargo business after an internal memo describing a recent delivery from Japan to Vietnam was leaked to Chinese media. (Source)
- Sun, 26 Feb 2012 01:48 AM PST - (Business Recorder) - Hong Kong airline criticised over dolphin cargo
HONG KONG : Hong Kong Airlines was under pressure on Sunday to stop its live dolphin cargo business after an internal memo describing a recent delivery from Japan to Vietnam was leaked to Chinese media. (Source)
- Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:36 PM PST - (Local 10 Miami) - Construction starts on 826/836 ramp
Crews get ready to close the fly-over ramp that connects the Dolphin and Palmetto Expressways. Watch to see what drivers need to know. (Source)
- Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:10 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Hong Kong airline criticised over dolphin cargo
Hong Kong Airlines was under pressure Sunday to stop its live dolphin cargo business after an internal memo describing a recent delivery from Japan to Vietnam was leaked to Chinese media. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:30 AM PST - (News.com.au) - A second Port River calf dies
ANOTHER baby dolphin has died in the Port River. The body, believed to be of Georgie's calf, Susan, has been sent to the South Australian Museum for an autopsy. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:56 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Baby dolphin found without tailfin
An autopsy examination will be made of a baby bottlenose dolphin which was found without its tailfin at Semaphore in Adelaide. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:54 PM PST - (Air Cargo World) - Hong Kong Airlines address dolphin controversy
Hong Kong Airlines has responded to the backlash surrounding its January 16 transportation of five dolphins from Japan to Vietnam. The carrier is also donating an undisclosed amount to an animal charity after an online petition urging it to stop hauling dolphins surfaced last week. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:12 PM PST - (KPCC Pasadena) - Did Flipper deserve human rights?
A baby bottle nose dolphin, born last month, swims close to his mother at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on June 7, 2011. (Source)
- Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:04 AM PST - (WJXT Jacksonville) - New lab allows first dolphin necropsy in area
Students at the University of North Florida are getting a fascinating look at some of the sea life that swims off our coast. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:05 AM PST - (The Gadgeteer) - More uses for your Box Account on Android
Okay, you've got your free 50GB Android Box Account, you've set your Box account up as a network drive, what else can you do with it ? If you use Dolphin HD browser on your Android device, then you can load the Box for Dolphin extension. So while you're surfing and you find a site that you [...] (Source)
- Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:37 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Dolphins and Signature Whistles
Wild dolphins use specific melodies called signature whistles to introduce themselves when they come across new groups of dolphins, researchers have discovered. They say the tuneful exchanges are an important part of a greeting sequence that allows dolphins to recognise each other in the wild. 'These signature whistles are special, because they contain the dolphin's identity in the modulation... (Source)
- Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:16 AM PST - (SouthFlorida.com) - Dolphin stampede
A massive dolphin pod captured in action by the Dana Point Whale Watch. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:11 AM PST - (John O'Groat Journal) - Whale watchers wanted in Caithness
WHALE and dolphin watchers are wanted in Caithness and a meeting next week will give people the chance to find out more about the activity. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:48 AM PST - (New Kerala) - Dolphin activists oppose Sea World project in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Feb 29 : An international environmentalist Wednesday urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to scrap the planned building of a marine-mammal park in Sindhudurg district in the coastal Konkan region. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:09 PM PST - (New Kerala) - Dolphin activists opposes Sea World project in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Feb 29 : An international environmentalist today urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to scrap the state government's plans to build a marine-mammal park in Sindhudurg district in the coastal Konkan region to boost tourism. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:44 PM PST - (Gather) - Dolphin Stampede: Are Animals Scared or Hurt? (Video)
A stunning dolphin stampede video has amazed viewers, but some are worried that the beautiful creatures are either scared or hurt? Is this the truth? As many as 2,000 of the amazing sea creatures . . . (Source)
- Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:17 AM PST - (AsiaOne) - Hong Kong airline bans dolphin cargo: Activists
The airline has come under heavy criticism from animal welfare activists for transporting dolphins. -AFP (Source)
- Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:16 PM PST - (Stuff) - Couples rescue baby dolphin
A stranded baby dolphin was rescued this morning by a Marlborough couple who say the marine mammal was beached almost on their doorstep. Murray Brooks said his wife Eila found the young dolphin when she went to take their dog for a walk along Rarangi Beach, near Blenheim, about 9am. (Source)
- Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:34 PM PST - (Brandon Sun) - Alberta dinosaur museum finds rare fossil of prehistoric marine reptile
DRUMHELLER, Alta. - Think Flipper the dolphin, but really, really big and with a nasty set of teeth. That's sort of what the prehistoric marine reptile which used to swim across Alberta's ancient seas looked like, according to a 75-million-year-old fossil recently discovered in southern Alberta. (Source)
- Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:31 AM PST - (Scientific American) - Friday Fun: Dolphin Stampede
This video (via the Washington Post , CBS Evening News, and Dana Point Whale Watch ) showing a super-pod of perhaps 2000 dolphins off the coast of southern California, made the rounds last week. [More] (Source)
- Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:30 AM PST - (Scientific American) - A peculiar whale skeleton is included fortuitously in the sci-fi movie Hunter Prey
It s funny how things work out. We looked recently at a mystery whale carcass from Baja California . As explained here, it turned out to be a Risso s dolphin Grampus griseus. I recently watched a 2009 sci-fi movie called Hunter Prey. Should you wish to know more about it, the wikipedia article is pretty good . Anyway, at a few points in the movie, we see the skeleton of what is evidently a... (Source)
- Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:49 PM PST - (Gizmodo) - Researchers Discover the Dolphin Handshake [Video]
# science Marine biologists have been recording the "signature" whistles of captive dolphins for decades but have never been sure of their function. However a new study suggests that these personalized calls are in fact the the cetacean equivalent of shaking hands and trading business cards. (Source)
- Sat, 03 Mar 2012 06:27 AM PST - (NBC Philadelphia) - Dolphin Dies After Washing Up On N.J. Coast
A second common dolphin has washed up on a New Jersey beach this week. (Source)
- Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:31 AM PST - (AsiaNews.it) - 03/03/2012 13:29 CAMBOGIA Phnom Penh: fishing bill to protect the Mekong dolphin
Tourism, Agriculture and Transportation Ministries are expected to present a draft bill to protect 180 kilometres of river. The cabinet should approve the proposal in the near future. Fish cages and gill nets would be banned. WWF expert praises the proposal, calling it "essential". (Source)
- Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:43 AM PST - (GMA News Online) - Dolphin Sonar lets you browse the web on Android
Browser maker Dolphin has developed 'Sonar,' a feature that allows a smartphone user to talk directly to the browser. (Source)
- Sat, 03 Mar 2012 21:16 PM PST - (NBC40 South Jersey) - DEAD DOLPHIN WASHES UP ON ATLANTIC CITY BEACH
ATLANTIC CITY -- A dolphin washed up on the Atlantic City beach and died Saturday. The dolphin was found around 8 a.m. at Pacific Ave. and the Boardwalk. (Source)
- Sat, 03 Mar 2012 07:47 AM PST - (6abc Philadelphia) - Dolphin dies after washing ashore
The dolphin was discovered around 7:00 this morning on the beach off Civic Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Source)
- Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:02 PM PST - (KFSN-TV Fresno) - Calif. man sails Pacific for dolphin awareness
A man has set sail on an 8,000-mile voyage across the Pacific Ocean to raise awareness for the protection and humane treatment of dolphins. (Source)
- Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:11 PM PST - (The Star-Ledger) - Woman suffers fatal fall from balcony; Cause of dolphin's death in AC uncertain
News briefs from Atlantic County (Source)
- Sun, 04 Mar 2012 14:26 PM PST - (CBS 47 Fresno) - Man sails Pacific for dolphin awareness
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. (AP) 'A Southern California man has set sail in an engine-less boat on an 8,000-mile voyage across the Pacific Ocean to raise awareness for the protection and humane treatment of dolphins. About 100 people gathered late Sunday morning at Marina del Rey Yacht Club, as Jim Sullivan pushed off in the Elusive Spirit, on his way to Cebu, Philippines. Sullivan says he expects... (Source)
- Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:05 PM PST - (CBS 2 Los Angeles) - SoCal Man Embarks On 8,000-Mile Voyage For Dolphin Awareness
A Southern California man has set sail in an engine-less boat on an 8,000-mile voyage across the Pacific Ocean to raise awareness for the protection and humane treatment of dolphins. (Source)
- Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PST - (The Suffolk Times) - Dolphin spotted in shallows of Shelter Island's West Neck Bay
A common dolphin was spotted on Sunday swimming in the northwest section of West Neck Bay not far from the shoreline and West Neck Road. Marine rescue personnel were responding to the report. (Source)
- Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:34 AM PST - (The Shelter Island Reporter) - Dolphin seen close to shore in West Neck Bay appears to have headed back to sea
A common dolphin spotted swimming in West Neck Bay on Shelter Island Sunday seems to have returned to the open waters of the Peconic Bay system. There were no spectators, marine mammal rescues, police and no sign of the dolphin Monday morning after a tour around the bay. The dolphin was monitored Sunday by the [...] (Source)
- Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:10 AM PST - (Asbury Park Press) - Dolphin dies after washing up on AC beach
ATLANTIC CITY 'Experts are still trying to determine what caused the death of a dolphin that washed up on a beach in Atlantic City this weekend. Officials with the Marine Mammal Stranding Center say the dolphin died shortly after it was found around 8 a.m. (Source)
- Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:04 PM PST - (The Shelter Island Reporter) - Dolphin seems to be safe; no sightings since Sunday
A common dolphin that had been spotted swimming in West Neck Bay on Shelter Island seems to have returned to the open waters of the Peconic Bay system, according to Julika Wocial, Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation supervisor. There were no spectators, marine mammal rescues, police and no sign of the dolphin Monday [...] (Source)
- Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:46 AM PST - (Leader Community Newspapers) - Wish comes true for Frankston's Lily, but others on hold
LITTLE battler Lily is going to the Gold Coast with her family to pat a dolphin because she made a wish. (Source)
- Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:07 AM PST - (The Inquisitr) - Online Petition Asks Amazon To Permanently Ban The Sale Of Whale and Dolphin Meat
An Amazon.com customer is taking to the web with an online petition to ban the sale whale and dolphin meat on their site. An open letter to Amazon, posted to Change.org reads in part: 'I know that not everyone can come to Japan to join me to speak out for dolphins and whales, but together [...] Online Petition Asks Amazon To Permanently Ban The Sale Of Whale and Dolphin Meat is a post from: The... (Source)
- Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:02 PM PST - (WKRG News 5 Mobile) - Coast Guard Continues Search for Drew Knight
Search crews were back on the water Monday looking for the body of the last missing crew member aboard the downed Coast Guard helicopter. It's been nearly a week since the Dolphin crashed into the muddy bottom of Mobile Bay. But there's still no sign of Drew Knight. (Source)
- Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:19 PM PST - (Toon Zone) - BLOG: The Penguins of Madagascar
Loathe At First Sight: Kowalski invents the "Loveulator," a machine that causes whoever's struck by it to fall truly, madly, deeply in love with each other. He wants to use it to make Doris the Dolphin fall in love with him. After... Read More (Source)
- Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:07 PM PST - (The Cape Codder) - Dolphin rescuers glad the tide of Cape Cod strandings is over
The days and nights on freezing beaches, rerouting, rescuing and (unfortunately) autopsying dolphins are over for Katie Moore, who manages International Fund for Animal Welfare's marine mammal rescue and research team. (Source)
- Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:44 PM PST - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Something in the water? Dolphin and beluga pregnant at Shedd
This year is shaping up to be the year of the big baby at the Shedd Aquarium.Pacific white-sided dolphin Piquet, 24, who weighs about 200 pounds, and beluga whale Mauyak, 31, who weighs 1,200 pounds, both are pregnant, aquarium officials announced Tuesday.First time mother Piquet (PEE-ket) is due in May. Mauyak (My-AK), who gave birth to Qannik (kah-NIK) and Miki (MEE-kee) at the Shedd, is due... (Source)
- Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:12 PM PST - (ABC 7 Chicago) - Dolphin, whale at Shedd Aquarium pregnant
Two marine mammals at the Shedd Aquarium are expecting. (Source)
- Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:15 PM PST - (Zoo and Aquarium Visitor) - Shedd Aquarium is Expecting a Dolphin and Beluga Whale Birth this Year
Mauyak, a Female Beluga at Shedd, is Estimated to Birth Between September and November By Sheena Quinn Chicago, IL - Shedd Aquarium announced today that two members of its marine mammal family are expecting - Piquet (PEE-ket), a Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), and Mauyak (My-AK), a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas). Every marine mammal pregnancy allows Shedd to... (Source)
- Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:07 PM PST - (The Cape Codder) - Dolphin rescuers glad the tide of Cape Cod strandings is over
The days and nights on freezing beaches, rerouting, rescuing and (unfortunately) autopsying dolphins are over for Katie Moore, who manages International Fund for Animal Welfare's marine mammal rescue and research team. (Source)
- Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:11 AM PST - (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier) - Shedd Aquarium prepares for dolphin, beluga births
Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is getting ready for a dolphin birth in the spring and a beluga whale birth in the fall. (Source)
- Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:51 PM PST - (Boston Globe) - 9 more dolphin strandings off Cape Cod this month
Animal rescuers on Cape Cod say nine more common dolphins have stranded this month, bringing the total to 189 in 2012. (Source)
- Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:15 PM PST - (KPRC Local 2 Houston) - Stranded dolphin rescued in Galveston
A stranded dolphin is rescued after a group of fishermen spot it in shallow water. (Source)
- Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:05 PM PST - (Provincetown Banner) - Late night dolphin rescue in Wellfleet
Two dolphins were rescued in Wellfleet Tuesday evening and brought to Herring Cove in Provincetown to be released. (Source)
- Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:02 PM PST - (ScienceBlogs) - Dolphin "stampede" [Life Lines]
If you have not yet had a chance to see this viral video from CBS News of dolphins swimming en masse, here it is! I have seen large pods of dolphins gather around the fishing vessel when deep sea fishing, presumably hoping for a reject from one of the fisherman. I have also seen them following cruise ships and other ocean vessels, but I have never witnessed that large of a group. When pods of... (Source)
- Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:20 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Dramatic dolphin rescue captured in Brazil
A video documenting a mass dolphin beaching in Brazil has become an internet hit. (Source)
- Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:40 PM PST - (News 24 South Africa) - Dolphin rescue a hit on YouTube
A dramatic video showing 30 beached dolphins being rescued by beachgoers in Brazil has become an internet sensation. (Source)
- Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:56 PM PST - (Metro via Yahoo! Canada News) - Dolphin Spinnaker dies at Vancouver Aquarium
Spinnaker the dolphin died Thursday morning at the Vancouver Aquarium after a long illness. The Pacific white-sided dolphin had been under close observation and was receiving care for several months before he died. 'He would have lived a full life,' said Andrew Trites, director of the marine mammal research unit at UBC. 'If everything goes well, a dolphin should live well into their late 20s... (Source)
- Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:38 AM PST - (The Globe and Mail) - Video: Brazilian mass dolphin rescue video goes viral
A dramatic video showing 30 beached dolphins being rescued by beachgoers in Brazil has become an internet sensation. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:13 AM PST - (Scientific American) - SciAmBlogs Thursday
With travel and all, I am late with this, but here it is finally ' the new Video of the Week . - Alexis Rudd ' Towing my weight: Partnering with commercial shipping for whale and dolphin research [More] (Source)
- Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:20 AM PST - (BBC News) - VIDEO: Dolphin rescue in Brazil is internet hit
Local people and tourists in Arraial do Cabo, in Rio de Janeiro state, helped a pod of 30 dolphins swim back out to sea after they got caught in the area's strong current and became beached. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:18 AM PST - (Vancouver Sun) - Pacific dolphin Spinnaker dies after long illness
Spinnaker, one of the Vancouver Aquarium's three Pacific white-sided dolphins, died Thursday morning after a prolonged illness. Preliminary results from a necropsy to determine the cause of his death could be announced as early as today. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:57 PM PST - (Marco Eagle) - Injured dolphin Seymour captured, treated by rescue crew
Rescue crews captured, treated and released an injured dolphin nicknamed Seymour near Marco Island this afternoon, capping a months-long tracking effort. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:57 PM PST - (NBC 2 Fort Myers) - Dolphin rescued off Marco Island
A bottlenose dolphin was rescued after becoming entangled in fishing line in the Ten Thousand Islands area off the coast of Southwest Florida. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:00 PM PST - (www.telegraphindia.com via Yahoo! India News) - Dolphin vessel named Kahua
Nearly 300 dolphins have been recorded in the Brahmaputra mainstream so far. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:17 PM PST - (Vancouver Province) - Cause of Spinnaker the dolphin's death still unclear
By all accounts, Spinnaker, the beloved dolphin at the Vancouver Aquarium, was doing well. About two weeks ago, veterinarian staff at the aquarium thought Spinnaker had overcome an illness and appeared to be back to his playful self. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:47 PM PST - (The News-Press) - Dolphin netted, tagged and released in 6-hour Marco rescue operation
Eight-year-old Seymour had line snagged around his fluke for about seven months. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:44 PM PST - (The Globe and Mail) - Death of dolphin Spinnaker remains a mystery
White-sided Pacific dolphin was found dead in his tank on Thursday (Source)
- Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:33 PM PST - (Brandon Sun) - Exam fails to determine the cause of death of dolphin at Vancouver Aquarium
VANCOUVER - An examination of the body of a dolphin that died at the Vancouver Aquarium hasn't determined what caused the death. Head veterinarian Dr. Martin Haulena says the cause could remain a mystery until the results of toxicology tests on Spinnaker's body come in. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:19 PM PST - (CBC British Columbia) - Cause of Spinnaker the dolphin's death unknown
The Vancouver Aquarium says a necropsy conducted on Spinnaker the dolphin was unable to determine why he died. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:54 AM PST - (E! Online) - Dolphin Safe Brazil
When thirty dolphins beached themselves on the Rio de Janeiro coastline, a group of nearby beach-goers leapt to their rescue. (Apparently the dolphins thought this beach was clothing... (Source)
- Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:27 PM PST - (The News Herald) - Gulf World helps investigate unusual dolphin strandings
PANAMA CITY BEACH - Dolphins have been showing up dead in record numbers along the northern Gulf of Mexico , and experts are investigating why.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued an Unusual Mortality Event (UME) because of the situation, which has claimed 580 dolphins in... (Source)
- Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:52 PM PST - (NBC Miami) - Dolphin Rescued from Entanglement
A Marco Island dolphin caught in fishing line is rescued by a team of marine animal rescue experts. (Source)
- Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:16 PM PDT - (The Malaysian Insider) - Last hurrah at Kampachi
KUALA LUMPUR, In the book Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine, journeys were undertaken by the authors to see the Aye-aye in Madagascar, the Yangtze River Dolphin in China and other endangered animals in remote places around the world before they went extinct. It got me thinking why do we only seek out what is... (Source)
- Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:23 AM PDT - (WINK TV Southwest Florida) - Fla. marine park helps investigate dolphin deaths
A Florida Panhandle marine park is helping investigate the deaths of a record number of dolphins along the northern Gulf of Mexico. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Mar 2012 05:11 AM PDT - (AsiaOne) - S. Korea stops dolphin show at Seoul zoo
Animal rights activists have called for the release of the dolphins, saying one called "Jedol" was illegally captured last July. -AFP (Source)
- Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:58 AM PDT - (WPBF Palm Beach) - Fla. park investigates record number of dolphin deaths
A Florida Panhandle marine park is helping investigate the deaths of a record number of dolphins along the northern Gulf of Mexico. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:14 AM PDT - (New Kerala) - NEWS CHANNELS
Beijing, March 12 : The Yangtze cowfish, an endangered sub-species of the dolphin family in China's Yangtze river, might die out in 15 years if there were no effective preservation methods, an expert said Monday. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:23 AM PDT - (IANS India Private Limited via Yahoo! India News) - Yangtze cowfish on verge of extinction
Beijing, March 12 (IANS) The Yangtze cowfish, an endangered sub-species of the dolphin family in China's Yangtze river, might die out in 15 years if there were no effective preservation methods, an expert said Monday. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:33 PM PDT - (Calcutta News) - Japan experts to conduct study on Chilika lake dolphins
A team of scientists from Japan Tuesday began studying the underwater behaviour of the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin in the world-famous Chilika lake, a senior state official said. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:58 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Action needed to protect Maui's dolphin
13 March 2011 Green Party comment on action needed to protect Maui's dolphins 'The Government needs to act now to protect the critically endangered Maui's dolphins. At this stage, talking is not enough,' said Green Party Oceans spokesperson Gareth... (Source)
- Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:09 PM PDT - (3news) - Maui's dolphin numbers hit new low
The Government is planning to extend set net bans on the West Coast after a new study showed a substantial drop in the number of Maui's dolphins. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:18 PM PDT - (WJHG Panama City) - Gulf World Help Investigate Hundreds of Dolphin Deaths
Is it something in the water, or something else? Marine Wildlife officials at are not sure, but are determined to get to the bottom of why hundreds of dead dolphins have been washing ashore in large numbers over the last few years. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:56 PM PDT - (Gulf Times) - S Korea stops dolphin show
South Korea's Seoul Grand Park zoo has agreed to suspend a popular dolphin show over claims by activists that one of the animals was captured illegally, city officials said yesterday. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:09 AM PDT - (FOX 35 Orlando) - Dolphin rescued in Southwest Florida
On Friday afternoon, a team of marine animal rescue experts -- from SeaWorld Orlando, NOAA Fisheries Services, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Chicago Zoological Society, Mote Marine Lab, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and University of Florida - worked together to free a dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:15 AM PDT - (ABC News 4 Charleston) - Rare feeding technique of local dolphins under increased threat
As temperatures increase this spring, thousands of people will head back to the coast. Here in the Lowcountry those trips are often accompanied by the spotting of a native friend, the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:16 AM PDT - (New Kerala) - NEWS CHANNELS
Bhubaneswar, March 13 : A team of scientists from Japan Tuesday began studying the underwater behaviour of the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin in the world-famous Chilika lake, a senior state official said. (Source)
- Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:22 AM PDT - (Bernama) - New Zealand Extends Protection For World's Smallest Dolphin
WELLINGTON, March 13 (Bernama) -- The New Zealand government announced Tuesday it was considering further measures to protect the critically endangered Maui's dolphin as fears rose for the creature's ability to survive. (Source)
- Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:47 PM PDT - (The Nation - Thailand's English news)
Wellington - The world's smallest and rarest dolphin has seen its population fall by half to about 55 in the last seven years and is at risk of extinction, a survey released this week showed. (Source)
- Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:24 PM PDT - (3news) - Dolphin will become extinct 'with or without ban'
Taranaki fishermen say they want the dolphins to survive - but their numbers may just be too low to avoid extinction. (Source)
- Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:15 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Estimated 55 Adult Maui Dolphins Left: 'Act Now Or Lose A Species'
Victoria University expert Dr Wayne Linklater on measures needed to save the Maui dolphin. 'If we lose Maui dolphin it is likely that the effects will cascade through the food chain to radically change the community of plants and animals off our coasts. (Source)
- Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:08 PM PDT - (Straits Times) - Swiss lawmakers support ban on dolphin aquariums
ZURICH (REUTERS) - Switzerland's lower house voted on Tuesday to ban the keeping of dolphins in zoo aquariums or for entertainment purposes following the deaths last year of three dolphins at a Swiss theme park. Related Stories Irish army defuses 2 homemade bombs in Dublin Iranian minister slams using oil as 'political tool' Sarkozy not expecting Merkel at election rally The price of a life? In... (Source)
- Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:00 PM PDT - (3news) - Greens: Govt's plan for dolphin protection not enough
The Greens are welcoming the Government's plan to extend a set-net ban and marine sanctuary off the coast of Taranaki. (Source)
- Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:07 AM PDT - (Marco Island Sun Times) - Dolphin set free in mercy mission
8-year-old Seymour had line embedded in his fluke (Source)
- Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:56 PM PDT - (Beaumont Enterprise) - Lungs found on Galveston beach likely belonged to a dolphin
A pair of lungs found on Jamaica Beach Wednesday morning probably belonged to a dolphin, but definitely are not human, the Galveston County... (Source)
- Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:44 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Ministry merger, dolphin dilemma, Pink Terraces find
Super ministry Maui's dolphins Pink & White Terraces Mind reading New from the SMC Sciblogs highlights Research highlights Sci-tech events (Source)
- Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:27 PM PDT - (KPRC Local 2 Houston) - Dolphin lungs found on Jamaica Beach
It's not something you usually see in Jamaica Beach, and for thousands of spring breakers, it's not something they would likely recognized if they walked right past it. But police say a doctor on vacation had the expertise to notice something out of place. (Source)
- Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:17 PM PDT - (ABC News 4 Charleston) - Wando students adopt a wild dolphin
Did you know that you can adopt a wild dolphin? It's now possible thanks to a new program that the SC Aquarium recently started with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Source)
- Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:47 AM PDT - (The Biloxi Sun Herald) - UPDATE: Dead dolphin found on beach in Gulfport
Authorities have confirmed the discovery of a dead dolphin this morning on a stretch of Gulfport beach near Long Beach. (Source)
- Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:13 AM PDT - (Naples Daily News) - Seymour: A dolphin (rescue) tale
It took all of about 15 seconds to set the net that captured Seymour, a local dolphin whose entanglement in fishing line had resulted in a life threatening injury.Forty-five minutes earlier, at 11:45 as the Dolphin Explorer turned into Collier Bay a passenger called out a dolphin sighting. The dolphin only had to resurface once for James Liviccari, the naturalist aboard, to confirm that after... (Source)
- Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:39 AM PDT - (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
The carcass of a critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin was found floating off the coast of the southern province of Songkhla on Sunday. (Source)
- Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:29 AM PDT - (WXVT 15 Greenville) - Samples from dead dolphin will be sent for testing
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - In order to find out what caused the death of an adult female dolphin found dead and floating in the Mississippi Sound, officials say samples, measurements and photographs of the carcass are being sent to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Source)
- Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:58 AM PDT - (Otago Daily Times) - NZ's rarest dolphin nearing extinction
New Zealanders are being warned the country's shrinking Maui's dolphin population is "staring down the barrel of extinction' and we could end up following in China's footsteps if more is not done to protect the rare species. read more (Source)
- Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:48 PM PDT - (Naples Daily News) - Letter to the Editor: Saving Seymour
I was aboard the Dolphin Explorer on March 9 when our group spotted 'Seymour.' The keen, trained eyes of our guide, James Livaccar (marine biologist and researcher) knew immediately from a far distance that it was Seymour. At that time, our captain, Chris Desmond (founder and director of the Dolphin Study Project) radioed the team of rescue and recovery boats that were in another area that we had... (Source)
- Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:03 AM PDT - (WCMH Columbus) - 5th Hawaii dolphin tour wins NOAA recognition
HONOLULU (AP) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says Hoku Naia of Oahu runs responsible dolphin tours that don't disturb the wild animals as they rest, nurse and breed... (Source)
- Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:08 AM PDT - (KPUA AM 670 Hilo) - 5th Hawaii dolphin tour wins NOAA recognition
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says Hoku Naia of Oahu runs responsible dolphin tours that don't disturb the wild animals as they rest, nurse and breed. (Source)
- Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:10 AM PDT - (Associated Press via Yahoo! News) - 5th Hawaii dolphin tour wins NOAA recognition for treating dolphins responsibly
HONOLULU, Hawaii - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says Hoku Naia of Oahu runs responsible dolphin tours that don't disturb the wild animals as they rest, nurse and breed. (Source)
- Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:02 AM PDT - (Zoo and Aquarium Visitor) - Virginia Aquarium has Completed 104 Winter Wildlife Boat Trips with Nearly 7500 Guests
The Virginia Aquarium Dolphin Watching Boat Trip Season Begins April 7 By Joan Barns Virginia Beach, VA - Most years the Virginia Aquarium Winter Wildlife Boat Trips end mid-March. But this exceptional year of whale sightings deserves a longer season, so trips have been extended through April 1. Last week's record-breaking high temperatures didn't seem to bother the boat passengers or whales... (Source)
- Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:50 AM PDT - (First Coast News) - The Dolphin Limousine: "At Your Service"
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. -- Spring has sprung and there's a lot more activity out on our waterways. This time of year brings many dolphins swimming in the Intracoastal and Josh Schrutt says he has the perfect vehicle for you to see them up close. (Source)
- Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:35 PM PDT - (Daily Mail) - World's smallest dolphin under threat from nets as species reduced to just 55 survivors
Maui's dolphins which are classified as critically endangered - have seen their numbers halve in the last seven years alone, as dozens have been caught in fishing nets. (Source)
- Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:20 AM PDT - (Daily Mail) - 'No thanks for all the fishing': World's smallest dolphin under threat from nets as species reduced to just 55 survivors
Maui's dolphins which are classified as critically endangered - have seen their numbers halve in the last seven years alone, as dozens have been caught in fishing nets. (Source)
- Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:30 AM PDT - (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) - False Killer Whales Focus Sound Waves to 'See' Prey
Like their dolphin cousins, false killer whales can "see" underwater using echolocation to bounce sound off of objects. Now, a new study finds that the animals can actually focus their echolocation on their target much like humans can focus their vision on objects near and far. (Source)
- Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:42 AM PDT - (International Business Times) - World's Smallest Dolphin On The Verge Of Extinction
The number of last surviving Maui's dolphins, the world's rarest and smallest marine dolphins, is estimated to be around 55 that call for urgency in conserving the endangered species from extinction, a new find suggests. (Source)
- Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:58 AM PDT - (PhysOrg) - CITES seeks tougher limits on coral, shark, dolphin trade
UN wildlife trade regulator CITES said Wednesday that tougher limits should be imposed on trade of aquatic species such as corals, dolphins and sturgeons to protect them from extinction. (Source)
- Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:07 PM PDT - (The Barnstable Patriot) - Students grow tropical forest
There's a tropical forest at the Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School. In it are beetles the size of the palm of your hand, a pink river dolphin, butterflies of all colors of the rainbow, and even '¦ children! (Source)
- Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:31 PM PDT - (The Irish Times) - Vodafone denies move will cost jobs
VODAFONE IRELAND denied there would be job losses when it announced it was moving its mobile call centre operation from Irish firm Rigney Dolphin to Newry-based Teleperformance. (Source)
- Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:47 PM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - Maui's Dolphins, World's Smallest Dolphin Species, Almost Extinct At 55 Survivors
Conservationists have issued repeated warnings that the Maui's dolphins of New Zealand, the planet's smallest species of dolphin, are in danger of extinction. This month, they've estimated there are only about 55 surviving members left, according to an updated survey of the species' population. (Source)
- Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:25 PM PDT - (Miami Herald) - The 'Dullphins'
I have been a Dolphin fan since back when they lost to the Dallas Cowboys and they promised a crowd that met them at the airport they would win a Super Bowl the next year. Not only did they win, they went 17-0. (Source)
- Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:11 AM PDT - (The World) - Will theater play a development role?
COOS BAY -- A project that will establish the Dolphin Players in Empire could be a linchpin for economic development in the area's core. (Source)
- Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:21 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Sound waves help false killer whales 'see' prey
Like their dolphin cousins, false killer whales can "see" underwater using echolocation to bounce sound off of objects. Now, a new study finds that the animals can actually focus their echolocation on their target much like humans can focus their vision on objects near and far. (Source)
- Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:58 AM PDT - (The Irish Times) - Vodafone to move call centre jobs
Vodafone Ireland is moving its mobile call centre operation from Irish firm Rigney Dolphin to Newry-based Teleperformance. (Source)
- Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:18 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - Coalition Aligns Goals to Achieve a World Free of Whale Hunting
The International Jojoba Export Council & the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society are set to sign an agreement at In-Cosmetics® 2012 in Barcelona (PRWeb March 23, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9315579.htm (Source)
- Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:11 PM PDT - (WTVY Dothan) - NOAA: Dolphin Illnesses Not Definitively Linked to Oil Spill
Scientists say 32 dolphins taken from Louisiana's Barataria Bay were in overall poor health, though they say their studies don't yet definitely tie the illnesses to the 2010 Gulf oil spill. (Source)
- Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:57 PM PDT - (Straits Times) - Dolphin therapy for terminally ill at Sentosa's Underwater World
Most of the patients have been diagnosed by doctors as having only a year to live, so staff and volunteers at HCA Hospice Care often take them out on excursions. On Wednesday, more than 30 patients spent the morning and a good half of the afternoon at Underwater World Singapore in Sentosa. Related Stories 3 key factors for active ageing identified DPM Teo joins 1,000 walkers at Lorong Halus for... (Source)
- Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:57 PM PDT - (Straits Times) - Dolphin therapy for terminally ill at Sentosa's Underwater World
Most of the patients have been diagnosed by doctors as having only a year to live, so staff and volunteers at HCA Hospice Care often take them out on excursions. On Wednesday, more than 30 patients spent the morning and a good half of the afternoon at Underwater World Singapore in Sentosa. Related Stories DPM Teo joins 1,000 walkers at Lorong Halus for 1km walk Community effort needed to keep... (Source)
- Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:10 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Video: Dolphins still sick from BP oil spill
Scientists say the dolphin population in Louisiana's Barataria Bay, one of the areas hit hardest and longest by the BP oil spill, are severely ill. NBC's Anne Thompson reports. (Nightly News) (Source)
- Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:13 PM PDT - (Yakima Herald-Republic) - Mr. 500 -- 82-year-old prepares for milestone marathon
Bob Dolphin starts his stopwatch at the start of the last race in the Winter Race Series Jan. 15, 2012. Dolphin walked the 3.1-mile-long race to avoid risking injury in advance of his 499th and 500th marathons. Dolphin will run his 500th marathon March 31, 2012 at the Yakima River Canyon Marathon. (Source)
- Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:02 PM PDT - (The Standard-Times) - Dolphin found dead on Sconticut Neck
Judy Bond Gonsalves of Fairhaven saw this dolphin from the window in her kitchen at Bayview Avenue around noon Sunday as she was preparing lunch and provided The Standard-Times with these photos. It had washed up in the high tide, but by evening was... (Source)
- Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:53 PM PDT - (3news) - Dolphin sanctuary proves successful with numbers up
A Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary off is proving its worth in saving the endangered Hector's dolphin. (Source)
- Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:02 PM PDT - (The Inverness Courier) - Dolphin strands near Cromarty
WILDLIFE medics were last night keeping a close eye on a dolphin whic h stranded itself on Cromarty beach yesterday. (Source)
- Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:02 PM PDT - (NBC Los Angeles) - Whale Rescue: "It Was Pretty Awesome"
A California Grey Whale found itself stuck in a giant fishing net. Some quicking thinking volunteers spent hours trying to help the whale, now known as Bart. Photo Credit: Dolphin Safari (Source)
- Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:31 PM PDT - (Northern Star) - Young Dolphin makes impact
ASK anyone in Far North Coast Rugby Union and they will tell you Jake McIntyre has a big future in the sport. (Source)
- Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:33 AM PDT - (Reuters.co.uk) - Swiss lawmakers support ban on dolphin aquariums
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's lower house voted on Tuesday to ban the keeping of dolphins in zoo aquariums or for entertainment purposes following the deaths last year of three dolphins at a Swiss theme park. (Source)
- Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:40 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Rare NZ dolphin survival boosted
Hector's dolphins living off the coast of Christchurch, New Zealand, have benefitted from the area's special designation, say scientists. (Source)
- Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:27 AM PDT - (Daily Record) - Rescue mission to save dolphin stranded on beach proves a success
A YOUNG dolphin which twice beached along the Cromarty Firth yesterday morning has been saved. (Source)
- Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:46 PM PDT - (Summit County Citizens Voice) - Grim outlook for dolphins exposed to BP oil in Gulf
Critical hormones affected in almost half the marine mammals studied By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY 'The scope of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster was so unprecedented that biologists weren't sure what they would find when they started investigating dolphin health in Barataria Bay. What they did find was disturbing. Many dolphins are underweight and anemic, [...] (Source)
- Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:09 PM PDT - (MSNBC) - Dolphin society adopts freewheeling lifestyle
An unprecedented open society of bottlenose dolphins, marked by complicated sexual relationships, has just been identified in Western Australia. (Source)
- Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:24 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Dolphin society is run by 'gangs'
Bottlenose dolphins in Australia organise their complex society into gang-like groups of males, according to scientists. (Source)
- Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:50 PM PDT - (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! Canada News) - Animals Without Borders: 'Open' Dolphin Society Discovered
Dolphins in Shark Bay, Australia, are free spirits of sorts, leaving their group's borders unpatrolled and letting their females mingle unrestrained among outsider males, new research confirms. This is the first truly open mammalian community, the researchers say. (Source)
- Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:10 PM PDT - (EARTHtimes.org) - Male bonding works for dolphins too
Male bonding in bottlenose dolphins? A study of Indo-pacific bottlenose (Tursiops sp) dolphin social relationship behaviour shows a close match for advanced human and other sociability. (Source)
- Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:10 PM PDT - (New Scientist) - Dolphin social networks are unusually open
Male dolphins don't live in tribes, but they form complex alliances with each other (Source)
- Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:41 PM PDT - (iVillage) - Breathtaking beaches and dolphin days
Standing in the shallows I tentatively held out a fish, watching in awe as a dolphin gently took it, swallowing it whole. (Source)
- Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:50 AM PDT - (CBS 47 Fresno) - Gray whale tangled in fishing net off coast
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) 'For the second time in five days, a gray whale has been spotted tangled in fishing nets off the Southern California coast. The Los Angeles Times says a Coast Guard vessel spotted the whale Wednesday tangled in discarded netting and a fishing buoy off Orange County. A rescue team from Capt. Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari and the Pacific Marine Mammal Center... (Source)
- Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:43 AM PDT - (Discovery News) - Rare Dolphin Makes a Splash in Kiwi Park
The survival rate of the rare Hector's dolphins in the protected area increased by 5.4 percent over the past 21 years. (Source)
- Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:10 AM PDT - (West Hawaii Today) - Island Life
A spinner dolphin clears the ocean's surface March 23 off the Kona Coast. (Carole Carraway/Community Contributor) (Source)
- Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:46 PM PDT - (Queensland Times) - Clipper goes cruising
CLIPPER, the teenage bottlenose dolphin with a winning smile, may have found romance in the warm blue waters of Sardinia's Emerald Coast. (Source)
- Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:39 PM PDT - (NBC 10 Providence) - Dolphin stranded in Warwick
A dolphin stranded on a Warwick beach is euthanized. (Source)
- Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:00 PM PDT - (Beaver Dam Daily Citizen) - Dolphin Squad created at Lincoln school
A fourth-grade student is being credited with creating a group at Lincoln Elementary School. (Source)
- Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:41 AM PDT - (Boston Herald) - 10 more dolphins stranded off Cape Cod
Another spate of dolphin strandings hits Cape Cod. The International Fund for Animal Welfare said 10 common... (Source)
- Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:41 AM PDT - (FOX 25 Boston) - 10 more dolphins strand in Mass.
BOSTON - Another spate of dolphin strandings hits Cape Cod. The International Fund for Animal Welfare said 10 common dolphins beached early this week, but its rescue team was able to release nine of them into Nantucket Sound. One had to be euthanized. (Source)
- Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:19 AM PDT - (The Providence Journal) - Stranded dolphin found on Warwick beach
Stranded dolphin found on Warwick beach (Source)
- Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:26 PM PDT - (The Hindu) - Children's theatre to get new look
Demolition of the dolphin-shaped structure has begun (Source)
- Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:05 PM PDT - (Discover) - Ancient Ichthyosaur Carcass Did Not Explode, According to Study of 100 Bloated Human Corpses
In 2004, a street in Taiwan got showered in whale guts . The putrefying whale was on route to a necropsy when pent-up gas blew a hole in its body and entrails spewed onto unfortunate passersby. One hundred to 200 million years earlier, an ichthyosaur 'a dolphin-looking marine reptile contemporary to dinosaurs' died and became a fossil. Since embryos were scattered around the ichthyosaur mother's... (Source)
- Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:48 PM PDT - (North Shore News) - Dolphin Mall
As if Miami needed another mall, this $250-million megamall is similar to Broward County's monstrous Sawgrass Mills outlet, albeit without the luxury stores. (Source)
- Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:37 AM PDT - (News West 9 Midland) - Oil surveys halted in dolphin calving season
With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from using seismic equipment that sends out underwater pulses known to disturb... (Source)
- Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:26 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - March held to highlight danger of dolphin extinction
About 60 people marched through Wellington today in an effort to raise awareness of Maui's dolphins.The march was organised by Earthrace Conservation New Zealand, with national director Scott Bowman saying latest estimates put the... (Source)
- Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:02 PM PDT - (3news) - Photos: March to Parliament in support of Maui's dolphin
Various conservation groups marched to Parliament this afternoon in support of the urgent measures proposed to save the dwindling Maui's dolphin population. (Source)
- Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:48 PM PDT - (WTVY Dothan) - Dolphin Deaths Lead to Halt in Oil Exploration Off La. Shore
With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from using seismic equipment that sends out underwater pulses known to disturb marine mammals. (Source)
- Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:35 PM PDT - (Straits Times) - Agency stops seismic tests after dolphin deaths
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisiana's coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from using seismic equipment that sends out underwater pulses known to disturb marine mammals. Related Stories Energy giant Total losing $3.1m a day from North Sea gas leak US investigates possible Internet threat to NYC Nato denies... (Source)
- Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:08 PM PDT - (Charleston Daily Mail) - Dolphin deaths prompt end to seismic tests
NEW ORLEANS - With sick and dead dolphins turning up along Louisianas coast, federal regulators are curbing an oil and natural gas exploration company from using seismic equipment that sends out underwater pulses known to disturb marine mammals.The Bureau... (Source)
- Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:11 AM PDT - (3news) - Protestors say Maui's dolphins can be saved
Protesters have marched to Parliament calling for the Government to take emergency measures to save the rare Maui's dolphin (Source)
- Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:01 AM PDT - (Discovery News) - How to Rescue Beached Dolphins: Video
An amazing dolphin beaching incident filmed on the coast of Brazil provides insight on how to rescue dolphins in distress. (Source)
- Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:00 AM PDT - (Discovery News) - Dolphin Die-off Multinational
In Per'º, more than 3,000 dolphins have washed ashore dead on the north coast beaches so far this year. (Source)
- Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:55 PM PDT - (FOX 25 Boston) - IFAW still working to save dolphins
BOSTON - Massachusetts has reached some unfortunate records in 2012 for dolphin strandings. The strandings are nothing new, but with over 200 in one year, 2012 is certainly unique. FOX 25 Chief Meteorologist Kevin Lemanowicz brings you a behind-the-scenes look at the work being done to save these animals by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. (Source)
- Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:32 PM PDT - (donga.com) - Court ends dolphin show
A Jeju Island court has ended a dolphin show in the Jeju capital of Seogwipo, ordering the release of several dolphins caught illegally. (Source)
- Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:01 AM PDT - (The Mechanicsville Local) - Cool Spring Elementary gets ready for Dolphin Dash
Third annual race to be held on May 5 (Source)
- Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:00 AM PDT - (Discovery News) - Dolphin Die-off Multinational
More than 3,000 dolphins have washed ashore dead on the north coast beaches so far this year. (Source)
- Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:50 AM PDT - (Mobile Press-Register) - Pace of dolphin die off slows in Alabama
The stench of death was heavy along the rocks of Dauphin Island's Katrina Cut last week. Midway across the mile-wide rock wall, wedged between two boulders at the water's edge, a dolphin carcass washed back and forth in the gentle waves. (Source)
- Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:13 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - Mock dolphin funeral held outside PM's office
Conservation protesters are calling for the Government to protect endangered dolphins. (Source)
- Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:19 PM PDT - (Dana Point News) - 'Capt. Dave' tells Ellen of whale rescue
Dave Anderson of Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari appeared on the Ellen show Thursday to tell of his dramatic rescue of a gray whale tangled in a fishing net last week. The popular daytime talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres, talked with Anderson... (Source)
- Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:00 PM PDT - (www.telegraphindia.com via Yahoo! India News) - Plan to set up dolphin study centre in capital
Other experts in this sector have also welcomed the idea of the proposed research centre. "The river dolphin at present is one of the species facing the threat of extinction. There is a need for immediate intervention by both the scientific community and the government. The proposed dolphin research centre can play a very important role in this regard," said Ashok Ghosh, a member of the state... (Source)
- Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:47 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - NZ'S 10 most endangered species
New research shows the Maui's dolphin is sliding closer to extinction, but it is far from the only species struggling to cope in New Zealand's water, forests and rivers. Environment reporter Isaac Davison looks at 10 mammals and... (Source)
- Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:14 AM PDT - (Marlborough Express) - Conservation custodian
Rescuing a stranded dolphin and rounding up roosters let loose on a beach are all part of the job for Crystal Pritchard. (Source)
- Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:19 PM PDT - (WJXT Jacksonville) - 11-year-old captures rescue on camera
While out for spin on their boat, a local family spotted a stranded dolphin and jumped in to save the animal. (Source)
- Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:30 AM PDT - (Local 6 Orlando) - Family saves beached dolphin
A Jacksonville family acted fast and rescued a beached dolphin while out on their boat over the weekend, WJXT-TV reports. Father and daughter George Heheman and Kerry Ware said they were on their boat in the Intracoastal near Fort George Island when they saw the dolphin who accidentally beached herself on a sandbar. "It was just flapping and it looked really helpless so we stopped the boat to... (Source)
- Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:12 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Dolphin deaths blamed on oil exploration
The death of about 3000 dolphins on a stretch of Peruvian coast in recent months is being blamed on a controversial oil exploration technique.However other experts are not convinced, and believe a virus or pathogen may be responsible... (Source)
- Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:19 PM PDT - (WJXT Jacksonville) - Check our restaurant inspection database
A father and daughter save a dolphin from shallow water. State Attorney Angela Corey's office announces she will not ask a grand jury to determine if charges should be filed in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. (Source)
- Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:39 PM PDT - (Marlborough Express) - Preserve our Sounds
Tineka Houra, 11, from Blenheim, became Dolphin Watch Eco Tours' first volunteer junior journalist on a boat trip into Queen Charlotte Sound. After the outing she wrote the following article. (Source)
- Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:31 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Global eyes on Government over dolphin response
The Government's response to the possible extinction of the Maui's dolphin will be under worldwide scrutiny, Labour's Conservation spokesperson Ruth Dyson has warned. (Source)
- Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:08 PM PDT - (Local 10 Miami) - Expert: Helping beached dolphins is dangerous
Recently dozens of dolphins beached themselves in Brazil, and beachgoers jumped to rescue them. "Intuitively, you would want to bring back the dolphin that is on the beach back into the ocean because that's where you think it belongs," said Hada Herring, of the Marine Animal Rescue Society. That's exactly what George Hehan and his daughter team did in Jacksonville over the Easter weekend when... (Source)
- Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:20 AM PDT - (BBC Suffolk) - Dolphin's Dart competition rules
BBC Radio Suffolk's competition rules for Dolphin's Dart (Source)
- Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:12 AM PDT - (Baller Status) - Pink + Dolphin Drops 2012 Spring Collection & Lookbook
Rising Los Angeles-based streetwear brand, Pink+Dolphin, dropped their 2012 Spring collection last month. So if you haven't seen it yet, here's a peek via the line-up's lookbook. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:09 AM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Florida family tugs dolphin by the tail to safety after finding it stranded on a sandbar in Jacksonville
George Heheman and his daughter, Kerry Ware, were on their boat in the Intracoastal near Fort George Island in Jacksonville when they spotted the beached animal flapping above water. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:40 PM PDT - (Asia News Network via Yahoo! Malaysia News) - OPINION: The path of gas
Islamabad (Dawn/ANN) - In my last column I had suggested that Pakistan needed to be careful in awarding contracts for the Pakistan part of the Iran-Pakistan pipeline. We should study such recent examples of pipeline construction in our neighbourhood as the Dolphin Project in the UAE, the IGAT 7 pipeline in Iran and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan gas pipeline. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:49 PM PDT - (The West Australian via Yahoo!7 News) - Competition to name dolphin calf
A competition has been launched to name the State's newest dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:19 PM PDT - (Perth Now) - Name Perth's baby river dolphin
THE healthy eight-month-old is regularly spotted with its protective mum Highnitch. What do you think its name should be? (Source)
- Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:35 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Dolphin births a sign Swan health is improving
Scientists say the births of several new dolphins in the Swan River is a sign the health of the waterway is improving. (Source)
- Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:13 AM PDT - (The Irish Times) - Rare sighting of humpback whales
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group has recorded the arrival of a newly documented humpback whale off the Cork coast, the first time the species has been recorded in the area at this time of year. (Source)
- Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:06 AM PDT - (Denver Post) - Movie publicity at its simplest: Kleenex = tearjerker
Mad Moviegoer is a bit of hoarder, it’s true. So my desktop has its share of publicity tchotchkes: an Iron Man action figure; a Turner Classic Movies Robert Osborne Bobble Head; a fountain-style glass with “I Drank You milkshake! I drink it up!” inscribed on it; a plush dolphin –with tail– from the makers of [...] (Source)
- Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:50 AM PDT - (FOX 2 News St. Louis) - Viral Video: Father, Daughter Save Dolphin
JACKSONVILLE, FL (KTVI) 'A father and daughter were boating near Jacksonville, FL when they spotted a dolphin flapping on... (Source)
- Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:53 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - Fascinating Human
A fascinating insight into human and dolphin interaction, with 2010 Oscar Winner Ric O'Barry. Filmed on location in Egypt, Israel, USA, Denmark and the UK. (PRWeb April 11, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Blue_Velvet_in_Sinai/Ric_OBarry/prweb9383673.htm (Source)
- Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:40 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Dolphin death case closed, unsolved
Authorities have closed without resolution the investigation into two rare dolphins found dead in north Queensland last year. (Source)
- Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:59 AM PDT - (KPLR 11 St. Louis) - Viral Video: Father, Daughter Save Dolphin
JACKSONVILLE, FL (KPLR) 'A father and daughter were boating near Jacksonville, FL when they spotted a dolphin flapping on... (Source)
- Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:31 AM PDT - (Associated Content) - Best Dolphin Tours: Florida's Gulf Coast
With our large native dolphin population and miles of unspoiled coastline, there's plenty of Florida's west coast to enjoy, but only one way to really see dolphins in their natural habitat, and that's the smart way. Contributor: Kimberly Morgan Published: Mar 01, 2012 (Source)
- Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:38 PM PDT - (The Irish Times) - Trips to see Fungie at risk from new harbour charges
Dingle's Fungie boats, which ferry tourists to see the resident harbour dolphin, are to cease to operate 'with immediate effect' if new fishery harbour charges are imposed, a spokesman for the boatmen said. (Source)
- Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:34 AM PDT - (Business Times) - Themed Attractions investing RM267m in Desaru Coast
The theme parks and#8211; Ocean Quest marine park and Ocean Splash water park and#8211; are scheduled to open in mid-2014. "Ocean Quest is a brand new product. We are in partnership with Dolphin Quest (from the US) for this particular project," Themed Attractions and Resorts Sdn Bhd's (TAR) chief operating officer Steve Peet said. "It is an interactive marine park. We are working with... (Source)
- Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:07 AM PDT - (Irish Central) - Dingle boatmen threaten to pull Fungie trips over new harbour charges
The world famous boat trips to see Dingle's dolphin Fungie are under threat from Ireland's new draconian tax system. Boat operators in the picturesque Kerry harbour town are up in arms over new plans to increase their charges. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:12 AM PDT - (Erie Times-News) - Chautauqua County officials seek return of dolphin sculpture containing man's ashes
MAYVILLE, N.Y. -- Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office investigators said a bronze dolphin sculpture stolen in a burglary in Pomfret earlier this month is actually a cremation urn that contains the ashes of the burglary victim's late husband. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:12 PM PDT - (Erie Times-News) - Chautauqua County officials seek return of dolphin sculpture containing man's ashes
The skinny: Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office investigators said burglars who thought they were grabbing a nice piece of art in a break-in at a Pomfret, N.Y., residence actually made off with an urn containing the remains of the victim's late husband. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:15 AM PDT - (The Buffalo News) - Thief who stole urn gets more than he bargained for
The highly polished bronze sculpture of a dolphin apparently looked enticing to the burglar who walked into a Chautauqua County home through an unlocked back door earlier this month. (Source)
- Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:03 PM PDT - (Calcutta News) - Asia's first dolphin research centre to come up in Bihar
With only about 2,000 Gangetic river dolphins left in India, down from tens of thousands just a few decades ago, the Bihar government is planning to set up Asia's first research centre to strengthen conservation efforts to save the endangered mammal. (Source)
- Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:16 PM PDT - (KIII Corpus Christi) - Unexpected Death of Dolphin at Texas State Aquarium
CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) - Sad news from The Texas State Aquarium after the unexpected death of one of their Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, DJ. TSA Officials say DJ, short for De Janeiro, was acting (Source)
- Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:46 PM PDT - (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - One of aquarium's three dolphins died overnight
A dolphin that has entertained millions of guests at Texas State Aquarium died early Saturday morning. (Source)
- Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:23 AM PDT - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Sick dolphin dies in Ormoc City shore
A spinner dolphin died shortly after it was found by a fisherman a few meters from the shoreline of Barangay (village) Danhug in Ormoc City on Sunday morning. (Source)
- Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:50 AM PDT - (IBN live) - Asia's first dolphin research centre in Bihar
The Gangetic river dolphin is India's national aquatic animal but frequently falls prey to poachers. (Source)
- Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:21 PM PDT - (China Economic Net) - Animal rights groups seek performance ban
Animal rights groups are calling for a ban on all animal performances in China, including live shows, petting zoos and photo sessions. However, their campaign - which also calls for a ban on dolphin shows - is said by some to have gone too far. (Source)
- Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:38 PM PDT - (New Kerala) - Asia's first dolphin research centre to come up in Bihar
Patna, April 15 : With only about 2,000 Gangetic river dolphins left in India, down from tens of thousands just a few decades ago, the Bihar government is planning to set up Asia's first research centre to strengthen conservation efforts to save the endangered mammal. (Source)
- Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:37 PM PDT - (Eastday.com) - Eastday-Animal rights groups seek performance ban
Animal rights groups are calling for a ban on all animal performances in China, including live shows, petting zoos and photo sessions. However, their campaign - which also calls for a ban on dolphin shows - is said by some to have gone too far. (Source)
- Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:20 PM PDT - (ABC 13 Houston) - 1 of Texas State Aquarium's 3 dolphins dies
An aquarium statement says the dolphin named D.J. was found dead at the bottom of a dolphin tank early Saturday (Source)
- Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:44 PM PDT - (Houston Chronicle) - Texas State Aquarium dolphin dies
Texas State Aquarium dolphin dies CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) 'One of the three popular bottlenose dolphins at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi has died. Schmid says D.J. was born in November 1996 at the Minnesota Zoo in suburban Minneapolis, was considered middle-aged for a dolphin and had appeared to be in good health. (Source)
- Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:33 PM PDT - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Beached dolphin dies in Ormoc
A spinner dolphin died shortly after it was found by a fisherman a few meters from the shoreline of Barangay Danhug, Ormoc City on Sunday morning. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:51 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - BPZ rules out seismic link to dolphin fatalities off Peru
HOUSTON -- BPZ Energy has responded to recent enquiries concerning its seismic activity offshore Peru and a possible link to dolphin deaths. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:07 AM PDT - (Belfast Telegraph) - Ex-Garda charged with corruption
A former Garda has been charged with corruption and breaching the data protection act. Related Stories Donegal town resurrects the 'wile goose chase' for charity Row grows over water meter charges Dublin bay dolphin display for commuters 489m euro instalment from Britain No up-front charge for water meters (Source)
- Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:47 AM PDT - (Belfast Telegraph) - 489m euro instalment from Britain
The Government has been handed the latest multimillion-euro handout from the British Treasury. Related Stories Donegal town resurrects the 'wile goose chase' for charity Row grows over water meter charges Dublin bay dolphin display for commuters Ex-Garda charged with corruption No up-front charge for water meters (Source)
- Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:24 AM PDT - (Hartlepool Mail) - Porpoise washed up on beach
AN amateur photographer was stunned to come across what looked like a dolphin washed up on the beach. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:47 AM PDT - (Belfast Telegraph) - Dublin bay dolphin display for commuters
Commuters sitting in traffic-congested Dublin have been treated to a spectacle which, for many, made up for the early morning logjam. Related Stories Road rage dad killed UK driver with hurley stick, court told Enright nominated for novel award 300 jobs in store with 10 new Dealz Donegal town resurrects the 'wile goose chase' for charity Row grows over water meter charges (Source)
- Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:30 AM PDT - (Belfast Telegraph) - Row grows over water meter charges
Government proposals to stagger water meter payments have been shot down amid further criticism of the charges. Related Stories Road rage dad killed UK driver with hurley stick, court told Enright nominated for novel award 300 jobs in store with 10 new Dealz Donegal town resurrects the 'wile goose chase' for charity Dublin bay dolphin display for commuters (Source)
- Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:29 AM PDT - (Belfast Telegraph) - Donegal town resurrects the 'wile goose chase' for charity
Glengad in Donegal is preparing to revive an age old tradition - a 'wile goose chase' - which it has scheduled to take place this Christmas in aid of Coronary and Cancer Care. Related Stories Road rage dad killed UK driver with hurley stick, court told Enright nominated for novel award 300 jobs in store with 10 new Dealz Row grows over water meter charges Dublin bay dolphin display for commuters (Source)
- Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:11 AM PDT - (Belfast Telegraph) - 300 jobs in store with 10 new Dealz
Discount retailer Dealz is to create 300 jobs by opening 10 new stores, the company has revealed. Related Stories Road rage dad killed UK driver with hurley stick, court told Enright nominated for novel award Donegal town resurrects the 'wile goose chase' for charity Row grows over water meter charges Dublin bay dolphin display for commuters (Source)
- Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:08 AM PDT - (Savannah Morning News) - USCB students study May River ecology
Fish sounds and dolphin behavior were two subjects discussed during the University of South Carolina Beaufort's Research and Scholarship Day at the Bluffton campus. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:26 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - Golden Dolphin Villa Invites Moms, Grads And Memorial Day Travelers to "Make May Marvelous"
Private Caribbean villa launches May vacation package with exclusive discounts and spa credit. (PRWeb April 17, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9405536.htm (Source)
- Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:39 PM PDT - (Coast Magazine) - A Day in the Life of... Captain Dave Anderson
[image2] Join the Safari Capt. Dave's whale and dolphin trips run daily at various times. Excursions usually last 2.5 to 3 hours. There is also the option of booking a private charter at a time of your choice. Call to book.949.488.2828 ::... (Source)
- Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:57 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - For the jubilee
Head of Historic Carving Alan Lamb poses next to a 'classical dolphin' that will decorate the Royal Barge in which Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will travel along the River Thames, during the diamond jubilee river pageant in June, at the City and Guilds of London Art School in London. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:44 AM PDT - (Manufacturing and Logistics IT) - HHP LAUNCHES THE DOLPHIN 7900 MOBILE COMPUTER
HHP, the worlds leading provider of image-based data collection systems, has launched its newest addition to the popular Dolphin range - the Dolphin 7900 mobile computer. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:27 AM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - Hardy Jones: Dolphin Catastrophe in Peru Still a Mystery
What is known is that catastrophic die-offs of dolphins and other marine mammals are occurring with greater frequency and virulence around the world. They are an indication that the oceans are in deep, deep trouble; perhaps greater trouble than we have imagined. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:09 PM PDT - (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) - Photo of hooked dolphin gets flak online
MANILA, Philippines 'A photo of a man with a dolphin caught on a fishing hook has gone viral online, with Filipino netizens outraged at what is said to be a form of animal cruelty. (Source)
- Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:14 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Peru probes mass dolphin die-off
Hundreds of dolphin carcasses washing up on shore prompt officials to study if virus or seismic oil exploration to blame (Source)
- Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:21 PM PDT - (Bernama) - Peru Probes Mass Dolphin Deaths
LIMA, April 20 (BERNAMA-NNN-ANDINA) -- officials were investigating whether a virus caused the deaths of more than 800 dolphins that had washed up on the country's northern coast over the past four months, said Peru's Deputy Environment Minister Gabriel Quijandria on Thursday. (Source)
- Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:11 PM PDT - (Sky News Australia) - Peru investigates mass dolphin die-off
Scientists and Peruvian officials are investigating a mass die-off of dolphins along the country's coast. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:00 AM PDT - (Associated Press via Yahoo! Finance) - Peru investigates deaths of hundreds of dolphins
Scientists and Peruvian officials are investigating a mass die-off of hundreds of dolphins along the South American country's coast.A total of 877 dolphin carcasses have been counted recently along the... (Source)
- Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:42 AM PDT - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Conservation group looks for man in hooked dolphin photo
A man who had posted a photo of himself on Facebook with a hooked dolphin was now being hunted by a non-government organization. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:57 AM PDT - (GlobalPost) - Peru's massive dolphin die-off sparks concern over oil search
LIMA 'Dolphins have been dying along this South American country's northern coast in unprecedented numbers. Conservationists say the die-off could be the result of seismic testing by a private oil company. read more (Source)
- Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:24 AM PDT - (Independent) - Scientists continue to investigate dolphin deaths off Peru
Scientists and Peruvian officials are investigating a mass die-off of hundreds of dolphins along the South American country's coast. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:07 AM PDT - (Vallejo Times-Herald) - Vallejo, Benicia hold Earth Day events
Earth Day events will be held Saturday in Benicia and Vallejo.Dolphin Charters will host a five-hour Earth Day cruise aboard its 42 passenger vessel the River Dolphin along the Napa River at 9 a.m. Cost is $60 per person.The boat will depart from the Vallejo Marina "K" dock (Source)
- Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:20 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Expert: Dolphin deaths in Peru still a mystery
A Peruvian official says authorities are still trying to unravel the mystery of why hundreds of dolphins ended up dead on beaches in the country over the past 2 1/2 months.Deputy Environment Minister Gabriel Quijandria says studies... (Source)
- Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:57 AM PDT - (Novinite) - Bulgaria to Seek EC Assistance to Stop Dolphin Killings
A count of Black Sea dolphins should start in a month, according to Dragomir Gospodinov, Executive Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Executive Agency (FAEA). "We know that fishers say that there are too many dolphins that are causing huge damages to nets and traps. The only thing that can be done is to count the dolphins in the Black Sea aquatory and to address the European Commission... (Source)
- Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:20 AM PDT - (The Atlantic Wire) - How Much Does a Dolphin Cost?; Offshore Drilling Is Still Risky
Fresh news and ideas about our planet's future See full coverage The Washington Post on offshore drilling Today is the two-year anniversary of the BP oil spill, and The Washington Post looks at how risky deep-water drilling still is. One needs to look no further than recent headlines to see the dangers: an ongoing natural gas leak in the North Sea, a December oil spill off the coast of Nigeria... (Source)
- Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:28 AM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Official: Dolphin deaths in Peru still a mystery
(AP) -- Peruvian authorities are still trying to unravel the mystery of why hundreds of dolphins ended up dead on beaches in the country over the past 2 1/2 months. (Source)
- Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:41 AM PDT - (Al Jazeera) - Mekong losing its dolphin population
Irrawaddy dolphin deemed a critically endangered species as conservationists fail to agree on how to save it. (Source)
- Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:09 AM PDT - (The Jamaica Observer) - Dolphin kill
Chiclayo, Peru 'Coast guard officials stand next to dolphins caracasses on the shore of Pimentel Beach in Peru. Scientists and Peruvian officials are investigating a mass die-off of hundreds of dolphins along the South American country's coast. (Source)
- Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:27 PM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - Beached dolphin dies in Belmar
BELMAR 'James Fusaro was lying on the sand, enjoying a sunny spring day at the beach when he caught sight of something he's never seen. A dolphin had come ashore in the surf off Ocean Avenue between 17th and 16th streets in Belmar. (Source)
- Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:15 PM PDT - (Independent) - Mystery of mass dolphin deaths in Peru
Maritime scientists in Peru are trying to solve a mystery that has turned stretches of the country's beaches into a grim dolphin morgue. (Source)
- Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:30 AM PDT - (Adelaide Now) - Perfect backdrop for a playful swim
This friendly dolphin made a splash when it put on a show for a boat of tourists on the Spencer Gulf north of the Port Augusta road bridge recently. (Source)
- Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:30 AM PDT - (News.com.au) - Dolphin puts on a wild show
THIS friendly dolphin made a splash when it put on a show for a boat of tourists on the Spencer Gulf north of the Port Augusta road bridge recently. (Source)
- Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:12 AM PDT - (Burlington County Times) - Dolphin dies after coming ashore in central NJ
BELMAR, N.J. (AP) 'Authorities say a dolphin found with a hook in its mouth died shortly after it came ashore on a beach in central New Jersey. (Source)
- Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:22 AM PDT - (International Business Times) - Mass Dolphin Death Mystery In Peru, Authorities Blame It On Viral Infection
Investigations are on to the death of hundreds of Dolphins that have washed up on the northern coast of Peru. Around 877 carcasses of Dolphins and porpoises were found in the Peruvian beaches in two and half months and the Peruvian officials and environmentalists are trying to unravel the mystery behind the phenomenon. (Source)
- Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:03 AM PDT - (CNN) - Peru puzzled by 877 dolphin deaths
Environmental authorities are investigating the deaths of more than 800 dolphins that have washed up on the northern coast of Peru this year. (Source)
- Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:16 AM PDT - (TVNZ) - Hundreds of dead dolphins wash up in Peru
Almost 900 porpoises and dolphin carcasses have washed up on Peruvian beaches. (Source)
- Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:01 PM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - Beached dolphin dies shortly after coming ashore in Belmar
Witnesses said they saw the dolphin on the beach off Ocean Avenue (Source)
- Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:26 PM PDT - (Gulf Times) - Mass dolphin deaths stump authorities
Some 877 dolphins were found dead on the Northern coast of Peru since the beginning of 2012, with the reason for their death yet to be discovered. Environmental authorities in Peru are currently investigating the possible causes of the death. (Source)
- Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:08 PM PDT - (The Jacksonville Daily News) - Dolphin program planned
Want to learn more about the area's dolphins? The N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort will host 'Beaufort's Dolphins, Getting to Know Them' at noon on Wednesday for a free informal lunchtime presentation. Natural Science Curator Keith Rittmaster... (Source)
- Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:25 AM PDT - (CNN) - Peru puzzled by 877 dolphin deaths
Environmental authorities are investigating the deaths of more than 800 dolphins that have washed up on the northern coast of Peru this year. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:30 AM PDT - (Greensboro News & Record) - Mystery surrounds deaths of hundreds of dolphins
LIMA, Peru (AP) 'Scientists and Peruvian officials are investigating a mass die-off of hundreds of dolphins along the South American country's coast. A total of 877 dolphin carcasses have been counted recently along the shore in the northern regions of Piura and Lambayeque, Deputy Environment Minister Gabriel Quijandria said Thursday. read more (Source)
- Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:29 PM PDT - (BigPond News) - Peru investigates mass dolphin die-off
Scientists and Peruvian officials are investigating a mass die-off of dolphins along the country's coast. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:29 PM PDT - (U-T San Diego) - Dolphin dies in Encinitas despite rescue effort
A dolphin that was beaching itself along the Encinitas coastline Monday died despite a rescue effort by lifeguards. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:55 PM PDT - (KGTV San Diego) - Dolphin Beaches Self On Encinitas Beach, Dies
A dolphin beached itself on an Encinitas beach Monday afternoon, where it later died, according to lifeguards. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:47 PM PDT - (FOX 5 San Diego) - Dolphin dies on Encinitas beach
ENCINITAS, Calif. -- Marine mammal experts from SeaWorld were unable to save an ill or injured dolphin that beached itself on Moonlight Beach in Encinitas Monday afternoon. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:00 PM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - Joseph Russ
Mortician who founded his business at Dolphin and McCulloh had been active in his industry for nearly 70 years Joseph Russ, a West Baltimore mortician who was active in his industry for nearly 70 years, died of heart disease April 16 at his West Baltimore home. He was 98. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:55 PM PDT - (MTV) - Swipe Justin Bieber's Summery Travel Style
Justin Bieber wears a Pink Dolphin sweatshirt and Neff snapback.Photo: Getty Images/Courtesy of Pink Dolphin/iShop We don't know about all of you, but here at MTV Style, we're on constant Justin Bieber watch. From his latest magazine spreads to finding his visage on a t-shirt, our eyes are peeled 24/7 on all avenues for any [...] (Source)
- Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:20 PM PDT - (North County Times) - ENCINITAS: Distressed dolphin dies after rescue attempt
A dolphin in distress died Monday afternoon at Moonlight Beach after authorities tried to save it, officials said. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:45 AM PDT - (CNN) - Dolphin deaths a mystery in Peru
Environmental authorities are investigating the deaths of more than 800 dolphins that have washed up on the northern coast of Peru this year. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:02 PM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Jumping for joy: Dolphins who donїt stop playing even when the sun goes down
Pictures of not just one bottlenose dolphin jumping for joy, but images of groups jumping in tandem show that these sea mammals really are clever. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:01 PM PDT - (The Village Voice) - Dolphin Boy
An inspirational tale that doesn't oversell its inspiration, Dani Menkin and Yonatan Nir's Dolphin Boy documents the results of 'dolphin therapy' on its eponymous subject, Morad, a boy from an Arab village in Israel, so severely beaten by his classmates over a misunderstandin... (Source)
- Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:37 PM PDT - (The Online NewsHour) - Baby Dolphin Die-Offs Continue in the Gulf
An unusually high number of dead dolphins - including stillborn and infant calves - have washed up along the Gulf of Mexico shores in the two years since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded into flames, unleashing tens of thousands of barrels of oil into the ocean. More than 100 dolphin strandings already this year add to a pattern of death and disease among the marine mammals. In a normal... (Source)
- Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:29 AM PDT - (Washington Post) - 12-million-year-old dolphin skull found on beach near Calvert Cliffs!
We live in a distracted world. We walk into poles while staring down at our smartphones. Children seem to type more words into text messages than they speak during the day. Have I been caught by my wife staring at my Twitter feed while sitting on the beach? (Source)
- Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:20 AM PDT - (Nepalnews. com) - Dolphin found dead at BNP
An adult dolphin was found dead at Bardiya National Park. Assistant Conservation Officer, Ashok Bhandari, told RSS the dolphin measuring 7 feet and 2 inches was found dead at Janaknagarghat of Karnali River. The dolphin weighing 60 kg was around 10 years old, said officials. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:00 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - PcPools Announces It Is An Authorized Dealer Of Maytronics' Dolphin Swimming Pool Cleaner Robot
PcPools to Sell 'Dolphin' Robotic Pool Cleaners by Maytronics for Residential and Commercial In Ground Swimming Pools (PRWeb April 25, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/automaticpoolcleanerrobot/dolphinswimmingpoolcleane/prweb9439492.htm (Source)
- Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:36 PM PDT - (Cumberland Times-News) - YMCA stresses family literacy 'with puppets'
The playroom was packed Wednesday for the YMCA's family literacy puppet show, in which five characters, a pirate, two green fish, a dolphin, and a dog 'set off to hunt for a buried treasure. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:17 PM PDT - (The Times of India) - Dolphin stuck in Cooum slush rescued in Chennai
A 150kg dolphin was rescued from the mouth of the river Cooum on Wednesday by Coast Guard officials and local fishermen. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:06 AM PDT - (The Herald-Palladium) - Lakeside cinema in St. Joe
ST. JOSEPH - There will be whale and dolphin sightings along the lakeshore in St. Joseph this summer - and even a talking fish. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:00 AM PDT - (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - PETA seeks investigation of dolphin's death at Texas State Aquarium
An animal protection organization on Wednesday requested a federal investigation into the recent death of a dolphin at Texas State Aquarium. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:47 AM PDT - (NDTV) - Dolphin and three calves rescued, let out to sea
A 150 kg, eight- foot- long dolphin and three baby dolphins stuck in the Cooum river mouth were rescued by the Coast Guard on Wednesday. Related Stories Ten-year-old boy swims with hands and feet tied Govt announces sops to attract electronic hardware industry Bangalore readies for World Dance Day with a daylong dance fiesta Collector's abduction: Tamil Nadu Congress leaders meet PM Smart City... (Source)
- Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:03 AM PDT - (NDTV) - Dolphin and its three babies rescued, let out to sea
A 150 kg, eight- foot- long dolphin and three baby dolphins stuck in the Cooum river mouth were rescued by the Coast Guard on Wednesday. Related Stories Left parties at loggerheads in Andhra Pradesh over by-polls Madurai airport starts international flights to Colombo Good news for Tamil Nadu - Mullaperiyar Dam is safe, water level can be increased Congress fields CPM rebel in Kerala assembly by... (Source)
- Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:42 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Unique proposal on dolphin swim trip
Sisi He from Auckland got a little more than she bargained for on a Swimming with the Dolphins trip with Black Cat Cruises in Akaroa this week. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:37 AM PDT - (Thanh Nien Daily) - Netted dolphin released in Vietnam
Authorities in the northern province of Thanh Hoa on Saturday released a dolphin caught by local fishermen the same day. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:13 AM PDT - (Mission Times Courier) - It's Whale Watching Season!
(Mission Times Courier, San Diego, CA) - The San Diego Natural History Museum offers gray whale watching adventures in partnership with Hornblower Cruises. Aboard every Hornblower Whale and Dolphin-wa (Source)
- Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:37 AM PDT - (The Herald-Palladium) - Lakeside cinema in St. Joe
ST. JOSEPH - There will be whale and dolphin sightings along the lakeshore in St. Joseph this summer - and even a talking fish. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:10 AM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - Dolphin In Huntington Beach's Bolsa Chica Wetlands Is Drawing Spectators (VIDEO)
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Wildlife experts are trying to return a healthy dolphin to the ocean after it became stranded by swimming into a narrow wetlands channel along the southern California coast. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:27 AM PDT - (Sabahkini) - RIVER DOLPHINS MAY BE EXTINCT IN 15 YRS
FINLESS porpoise is the last surviving mammal in China's Yangtze River after the extinction of the white Yangtze River dolphin. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:07 AM PDT - (ABC News) - Watch: Dolphin Stranded in Calif.
The animal became separated from its pod and is stuck in shallow water. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:02 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Wayward dolphin lingers in Bolsa Chica wetlands
The animal eluded would-be rescuers, who hope it will eventually find its way back to sea on its own. Helicopters circled, crowds gathered to gawk and worry, and traffic snarled along Pacific Coast Highway as a disoriented dolphin circled in the shallow, murky waters of the Bolsa Chica wetlands Friday. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:58 AM PDT - (RadarOnline.com) - Wayward Dolphin Is Hottest Show In Hollywood
By Radar Staff A 7-foot-long, black-and-white common dolphin, stranded and swimming in shallow water just south of Los Angeles, has brought the entertainment capitol to a standstill for the last 24 hours. First spotted midday Friday, the dolphin had become separated from its pod and was obviously in stress as it swam in circles in the Bolsa Chica wetlands off of Huntington Beach on Friday. That... (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:29 AM PDT - (CTV.ca) - California rescuers to aid dolphin's return to sea
Wildlife experts are trying to return a healthy dolphin to the ocean after it became stranded by swimming into a narrow wetlands channel along the southern California coast. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:44 AM PDT - (KAAL Austin) - Calif. Rescuers to Aid Dolphin's Return to Sea
Wildlife experts are trying to return a healthy dolphin to the ocean after it became stranded by swimming into a narrow wetlands channel along the southern California coast. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:12 AM PDT - (Erie Times-News) - Lost dolphin wanders into Calif. wetlands
A dolphin wandered into a narrow channel in a coastal wetlands on Friday, circling in shallow waters as crowds grew along the banks, TV helicopters flew overhead and marine animal experts considered how to return it to the ocean. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:06 AM PDT - (ABC News) - Rescuers to Aid Dolphin's Return to Sea
Calif. rescuers hoping dolphin stranded in wetlands finds own way to sea (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:39 AM PDT - (Boston Herald) - Dolphin that swam into wetlands will be left to find its own way back to sea
LOS ANGELES - A wayward dolphin that accidentally swam into the Bolsa Chica wetlands off the coast of Orange County... (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:31 PM PDT - (The Bryan-College Station Eagle) - Rescuers to aid dolphin in Calif.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Wildlife experts are trying to return a healthy dolphin to the ocean after it became stranded by swimming into a narrow wetlands channel along the southern California coast. Rescuers are hoping that by Saturday morning... (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:17 PM PDT - (Portland Press Herald) - Dolphin almost coaxed back to sea, but opts for channel
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. 'A wayward dolphin that has spent two days in a narrow wetlands channel along the southern California coast was on its way out to the ocean Saturday when it suddenly turned tail and swam back to shallow waters. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:02 PM PDT - (Straits Times) - California rescuers hope dolphin finds way to sea
HUNTINGTON BEACH (AP) - A wayward dolphin that has spent two days in a narrow wetlands channel along the southern California coast was on its way out to the ocean on Saturday when it suddenly turned tail and swam back to shallow waters. Related Stories Pope urges young people to priesthood Iran hopes for 'success' in next nuclear talks US pastor Terry Jones burns Quran again More than 90 wounded... (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:02 PM PDT - (NZCity) - Dolphin remains found off Taranaki coast
The remains of a dolphin found off the coast of Taranaki have been sent to Massey University. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:42 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Maui's Death the Tragic Price of Inaction
Forest & Bird said today the reported death of another Maui's dolphin on the Taranaki coast underlines the tragic failure of the government to act fast enough to ensure the world's rarest dolphin is saved from extinction. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:36 PM PDT - (Stuff) - People 'worried' to report dolphin deaths
People are still afraid to report on dolphin deaths due to repercussions from the fishing industry, a University of Otago zoology professor says. (Source)
- Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:08 AM PDT - (Boston Herald) - Wayward dolphin scared back into wetlands by other dolphins
LOS ANGELES - On Friday, human spectators scared a confused dolphin into staying in the shallow waters of... (Source)
- Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:50 AM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Calif. rescuers hope dolphin finds way back to sea
(AP) -- A wayward dolphin that has spent two days in a narrow wetlands channel along the southern California coast was on its way out to the ocean Saturday when it suddenly turned tail and swam back to shallow waters. (Source)
- Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:13 AM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Government must act on latest Maui's dolphin death
29 April 2012 Government must act on latest Maui's dolphin death The Green Party is calling on the Government to implement an immediate moratorium on set-net fishing in the Taranaki region following another Maui's dolphin death. 'This Government... (Source)
- Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:54 AM PDT - (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) - Wayward dolphin does about-face
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - A wayward dolphin that has spent two days in a narrow wetlands channel along the southern California coast was on its way out to the ocean Saturday when it suddenly turned tail and swam back to shallow waters. (Source)
- Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:17 AM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - Dolphin In Huntington Beach's Bolsa Chica Wetlands Gets Spooked By Other Dolphins (VIDEO)
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- A wayward dolphin is spending a third straight day in a narrow wetlands channel along the Southern California coast, under the watchful eyes of wildlife experts. (Source)
- Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:28 AM PDT - (WTOL 11 Toledo) - Disoriented dolphin confuses experts
A dolphin's determination to stay in a narrow channel in Huntington Beach, California, for the past four days baffles marine experts who are closely watching the animal. (Source)
- Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:05 AM PDT - (Orange County Register) - Day 4: Wayward dolphin lingers in wetland
A common dolphin apparently remained unwilling to leave the Bolsa Chica wetlands early Monday, its fourth day swimming in circles in a narrow channel. State Fish and Game officials and rescue specialists will stand by and continue... (Source)
- Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:43 AM PDT - (CBS 2 Los Angeles) - Wayward Dolphin May Have Been Bullied Into Bolsa Chica Wetlands
Wildlife experts are continuing their efforts to coax a wayward dolphin back out to sea. The animal has been tugging at the heartstrings of locals and tourists 'and confounding wildlife experts 'since it was first spotted in the Bolsa Chica wetlands Friday morning. (Source)
- Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:36 AM PDT - (KABC-TV Los Angeles) - Wayward dolphin rescue efforts continue in Huntington Beach
Wildlife officials planned to step up efforts Monday to get a wayward dolphin out of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands. (Source)
- Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:04 AM PDT - (FOX 31 Denver) - Dolphin refuses to leave Southern California channel
Los Angeles (CNN) 'A dolphin's determination to stay in a narrow channel in Huntington Beach, California, for the past... (Source)
- Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:59 AM PDT - (The Japan Times) - Taiji floats plan to create whale zoo
The town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, has floated a plan to turn part of a local bay into a huge pool where people can swim and kayak along with small whales and dolphins. The town, which is known for its annual dolphin hunt, aims to officially launch the project within five years after hammering out the plan with the prefectural government, which manages the bay, and pearl farmers operating... (Source)
- Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:17 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - Tim Hortons and Dolphin Show How Ongoing AP Optimization Elevates Overall Organizational Performance
$2.5 billion food service company presents AP automation results (PRWeb April 30, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9452986.htm (Source)
- Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:28 AM PDT - (CNN) - Dolphin lingers in SoCal channel
A dolphin's determination to stay in a narrow channel in Huntington Beach, California, for the past four days baffles marine experts who are closely watching the animal. (Source)
- Tue, 01 May 2012 08:31 AM PDT - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Cubao dolphin show execs going to trial for cruelty to animals
For causing pain and suffering to animals, the maintainers of a dolphin and sea lion show which ran for several months have been charged with violating Republic Act 8485 or the Animal Welfare Act. (Source)
- Tue, 01 May 2012 08:33 AM PDT - (Orange County Register) - Dolphins, day 6: Bullies or protectors?
A common dolphin that has drawn crowds and television coverage remained hunkered down in a narrow channel in Huntington Beach for a sixth day Tuesday. A group of dolphins also has remained in nearby Huntington Harbour, just beyond the Warner Street bridge to the west. Some experts say it... (Source)
- Tue, 01 May 2012 07:47 AM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Dolphin who got stuck in California wetlands may be the victim of BULLYING
When the mammal tried to leave the Bolsa Chica wetlands, two other dolphins emerged, apparently blocking its path out and back towards the ocean. (Source)
- Tue, 01 May 2012 07:02 AM PDT - (Saipan Tribune) - FOA to stage 'Sleuth' this week
Friends of the Arts will stage the play Sleuth, written by Anthony Shaffer, at the Dolphin Blackbox Theatre (Marianas High School-T Building) on May 4, 5, and 6, 2012. This is the final production of their current season. (Source)
- Tue, 01 May 2012 06:46 AM PDT - (WebProNews) - Bullied Dolphin Takes Shelter in Huntington Beach: Twitter Reacts
Bullied dolphin: Just saying those two words aloud fills me with some sort of bizarre, misplaced sadness. And, no, this isn't some sort of publicity stunt for a new animated film from Dreamworks. The next time someone is giving you '¦ (Source)
- Tue, 01 May 2012 06:41 AM PDT - (Vibe Magazine) - Bullied Dolphin Seeks Refuge Near Huntington Beach
Humans aren't the only creatures capable of bullying one another. Apparently a tormented dolphin swam into Orange County 's Bolsa Chica wetlands and has been hanging around for several days. Wildlife officials tried took to paddle boards on Saturday in an effort to shoo the dolphin back to deeper waters but noticed it swimming back from Huntington Harbour. Experts say the dolphin was chased back... (Source)
- Tue, 01 May 2012 05:50 AM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Japan 'Cove' town plans dolphin park
The dolphin-hunting Japanese town of Taiji, made infamous by the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove", plans to open a marine mammal park where visitors can swim with the creatures, a media report said. (Source)
- Tue, 01 May 2012 02:45 AM PDT - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Charges filed vs dolphin show operators
The Quezon City Prosecutor's Office has filed criminal charges against the operators of a dolphin and sea lion show that was held in Cubao, Quezon City, during the 2010 Christmas season and into the first two months of 2011. (Source)
- Tue, 01 May 2012 02:10 AM PDT - (GlobalPost) - Japanese dolphin hunt town Taiji considers marine safari park
"We want to send out the message that the town is living together with whales," says Taiji's mayor. read more (Source)
- Tue, 01 May 2012 23:14 PM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - Top writing tips: Gill Lewis
Gill Lewis, author of Sky Hawk and White Dolphin, explains how to observe and absorb wild places and wildlife and then write them into your stories Read the first chapter of Gill Lewis's White Dolphin Read the first chapter of Gill Lewis's Sky Hawk Dasypus novemcinctus Balaenoptera physalus Steatornis caripenses Ophiothrix fragilis Peripatopsis capensis Impossible to pronounce and impossible to... (Source)
- Tue, 01 May 2012 22:56 PM PDT - (Stuff) - Ban on dolphin killing set nets demanded
Chanting "set nets out now", more than 50 people have marched on Parliament demanding immediate action to save the endangered Maui's dolphins. (Source)
- Wed, 02 May 2012 07:02 AM PDT - (Gather) - The Bullied Dolphin Won't Budge as Angry Comrades Wait for Him
A lone dolphin swimming close to shore acts as if he's hiding out in Bolsa Chica wetlands in Southern California. It looks as if the mammal that's spent the last five days swimming in a nature preserve . . . (Source)
- Wed, 02 May 2012 05:52 AM PDT - (ABC News) - Watch: Was Stranded Dolphin Bullied?
Rescuers say mammal may be a bullying victim making it afraid to swim to freedom (Source)
- Wed, 02 May 2012 05:34 AM PDT - (WJCL Savannah) - Adventure Wednesday: Capt. Mike's Dolphin Tour
Looking for a year-round activity the whole family would love? Join Good Morning Savannah's Kevin Solomon as he heads to Lazaretto Creek on Tybee Island to enjoy Captain Mike's Dolphin... (Source)
- Wed, 02 May 2012 05:08 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Over 30 Yangtze porpoises found dead in China as population nears extinction
Six years after the Yangtze river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), or baiji, was declared "functionally extinct" by scientists, another marine mammal appears on the edge of extinction in China's hugely degraded Yangtze River. In less than two months, 32 Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis), a subspecies of the finless porpoise, have been dead found in Dongting and... (Source)
- Wed, 02 May 2012 03:36 AM PDT - (The Malaysian Insider) - Japan 'Cove' town plans dolphin park
TOKYO, May 2 'The dolphin-hunting Japanese town of Taiji, made infamous by the Oscar-winning documentary 'The Cove', plans to open a marine mammal park where visitors can swim with the creatures, a media report said. The town intends to section off part of the cove and turn it into a place where people can swim and kayak alongside small whales... (Source)
- Wed, 02 May 2012 02:09 AM PDT - (PhysOrg) - World?s most northerly bottlenose dolphin population stable, report concludes
The world's most northerly resident population of bottlenose dolphins is stable and may even be increasing, according to new research. (Source)
- Wed, 02 May 2012 19:02 PM PDT - (3news) - Coroner urges more safety in dolphin swims
A coroner wants tourism operators offering snorkelling and dolphin encounters to carry oxygen on their vessels and warn participants of the potential risk involved, following the death of an American tourist in the Marlborough Sounds. (Source)
- Wed, 02 May 2012 17:33 PM PDT - (The Daily Record) - Aquarium's new day of the dolphin
&via=&related=wpglamour" The CEO of the National Aquarium Institute isn't expecting the redesigned dolphin program and additional interactive features that launch in Baltimore Friday to bring in more visitors 'but he's hoping it'll pull at the heart strings of the ones who do. 'Our mission is to inspire conservation of the world's aquatic treasures, and the [...] &via=&related=wpglamour" (Source)
- Thu, 03 May 2012 08:06 AM PDT - (NBC San Diego) - Dolphin Found Dead in La Jolla Ditch
Police in La Jolla found a dolphin stranded in a drainage ditch early Thursday morning. (Source)
- Thu, 03 May 2012 18:16 PM PDT - (Gizmodo) - Breathe Like a Dolphin With This Double-Sided Swimming Snorkel [Video]
# swimming Constantly turning your head to breath while doing the front crawl slows you down and can strain the muscles in your neck. The Powerbreather takes a design cue from our cetacean cousins by letting you breath out the back of your head. (Source)
- Thu, 03 May 2012 16:49 PM PDT - (Northwest Florida Daily News) - Gulfarium to reopen with new name
OKALOOSA ISLAND - A renovated Gulfarium will reopen Memorial Day weekend with new attractions and a new name. The Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park will feature new exhibits, including the Penguin Feed, the Stingray Bay Snorkel, Dolphin Splash Encounter and Ocean Odyssey. "People have known... (Source)
- Fri, 04 May 2012 08:27 AM PDT - (New York Times) - How Elaine Wynn Survived 45 Years in Sin City
The casino queen on her daughter's kidnapping, her husband's dolphin infatuation and her status as a self-made billionaire. (Source)
- Fri, 04 May 2012 07:02 AM PDT - (Saipan Tribune) - Introducing the Dolphin Black Box Theatre
The Dolphin Black Box Theatre opened quietly and without fanfare at the beginning of the school year 2011-2012. It is located in T Building at Marianas High School and seats 60 to 120, depending on the configuration used. (Source)
- Fri, 04 May 2012 06:57 AM PDT - (CBS New York) - Three Marine Mammals Found Washed Up On L.I. Beaches
Two of the animals, a pygmy sperm whale and a white-sided dolphin are dead, were found dead on a beach in the Hamptons. The other, a grey seal, was discovered at Tobay Beach in Nassau County and appears healthy. (Source)
- Fri, 04 May 2012 01:35 AM PDT - (Delaware Coast Press) - MARYLAND: Baltimore aquarium stops scheduled dolphin shows
BALTIMORE 'Officials at the National Aquarium in Baltimore say they are eliminating scheduled dolphin shows. (Source)
- Fri, 04 May 2012 01:30 AM PDT - (WBAL-TV Baltimore) - National Aquarium opens dolphin programs all day
Officials at the National Aquarium in Baltimore say they are eliminating scheduled dolphin shows. (Source)
- Fri, 04 May 2012 22:10 PM PDT - (KABC-TV Los Angeles) - Wayward dolphin still in Bolsa Chica wetlands
A dolphin is still swimming in a narrow channel in the Bolsa Chica wetlands in Huntington Beach after a week. (Source)
- Fri, 04 May 2012 11:10 AM PDT - (Orange County Register) - Your shots: Readers share scenes of Huntington Beach
Last week it was the huge cloud that looked like a tsunami. This past week a lot of photographers have been stationed at Huntington Harbour, shooting the dolphin that is wayward, bullied or not feeling well, depending on who you talk to. (Source)
- Fri, 04 May 2012 10:40 AM PDT - (Otago Daily Times) - Pair save dolphin
Two quick-thinking visitors are credited with saving a dolphin, after the mammal beached itself on an Otago beach. read more (Source)
- Fri, 04 May 2012 09:10 AM PDT - (New York Times) - How Elaine Wynn Survived 45 Years in Sin City
The casino queen on her daughter's kidnapping, her husband's dolphin infatuation and her status as a self-made billionaire. (Source)
- Sat, 05 May 2012 02:22 AM PDT - (Grand Island Independent) - Northern California fishermen free entangled whale
This image provided April 17, 2012, by Capt. Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari shows a gray whale entangled in netting in the waters off the coast of Southern California April 17, 2012. Federal wildlife officials say that a whale tangled in a large fishing line that went missing during previous rescue attempts has been freed by a fisherman. (Source)
- Sun, 06 May 2012 01:13 AM PDT - (TVNZ) - 'Wildlife warrior' calls for action to save Maui's dolphin
Pete Bethune says the Government needs to take action to save the world's most endangered dolphin. (Source)
- Sun, 06 May 2012 00:39 AM PDT - (KABC-TV Los Angeles) - Lone dolphin leaves Bolsa Chica wetlands
The wayward dolphin swimming in circles for more than a week in the Bolsa Chica wetlands has finally left. (Source)
- Mon, 07 May 2012 21:27 PM PDT - (KFSN-TV Fresno) - Wayward dolphin leaves SoCal wetlands
A wayward dolphin that spent more than a week in a wetlands channel has made its way back to sea. (Source)
- Mon, 07 May 2012 15:52 PM PDT - (Fox News) - Hundreds of dead dolphins force beach closings
In this April 6, 2012 photo, officials stand next to dolphin carcasses on the shore of Pimentel Beach in Chiclayo, Peru. Scientists and Peruvian officials are investigating a mass die-off of hundreds of dolphins along the South American country's coast. (Source)
- Mon, 07 May 2012 13:33 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Calif. dolphin circling wetlands swims its way out
The dolphin, which had been spotted in Bolsa Chica near Huntington Beach for a week, has swam back to the ocean (Source)
- Mon, 07 May 2012 13:17 PM PDT - (Kathimerini) - Turtles, dolphin found dead near park
Inspectors of the organization that manages the Evros Delta National Park in northern Greece said on Monday that they had found 13 dead loggerhead sea turtles and the body of a dolphin washed up on a nearby beach. (Source)
- Mon, 07 May 2012 12:43 PM PDT - (OC Weekly) - Dolphin Trapped at Bolsa Chica and Whale Entangled in Fishing Line Believed Out to Sea
"June" or "Ellen" the whaleTwo marine mammals whose plights led to much nail biting by human mammals on shore have apparently returned to the open sea, hopefully unscathed.The bottlenose dolphin that (Source)
- Mon, 07 May 2012 12:01 PM PDT - (Forest City Summit) - Wayward Calif. dolphin leaves wetlands
A wayward dolphin that spent more than a week in a Southern California wetlands channel has made its way back to sea. (Source)
- Mon, 07 May 2012 11:50 AM PDT - (BigPond News) - Jet-skiers charged over dolphin chase
Two jet-skiers have been charged under a law designed to protect whales for chasing dolphins in Tasmania. (Source)
- Wed, 09 May 2012 20:35 PM PDT - (New Kerala) - Dolphins don't rest when they're being watched too close
Melbourne, May 9 : Australia's largest dolphin-watching industry is under scrutiny after researchers found that getting too close cause disturbance to the animals. (Source)
- Wed, 09 May 2012 18:37 PM PDT - (The Star) - Delay in ferry terminal repair work
THE damaged part of the Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda ferry terminal in Weld Quay, Penang, is not the ramp but the 'side berthing dolphin' for Berth No. 3 which is currently unsafe to be used by the public. (Source)
- Wed, 09 May 2012 15:41 PM PDT - (The Brownsville Herald) - TIMELINE: High-profile cases tied to DA Villalobos
Isla Tours 53% off! Adventure For The Entire Family! Get an ECO Tour/Dolphin Watch Cruise for only $7 at Isla Tours (Source)
- Thu, 10 May 2012 07:30 AM PDT - (The Age) - Dolphin death town gets whale zoo
TOKYO: It sounds like a sick joke. But in the town made infamous for its annual slaughter of hundreds of dolphins, tourists will now be able to swim and play with the mammals in a zoo near where the cull takes place. (Source)
- Thu, 10 May 2012 23:01 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Jet skiers face court over alleged dolphin chase
A pair of Hobart jet skiers accused of chasing dolphins in a bay on the eastern shore are yet to enter a plea to charges under the Whale Protection Act. (Source)
- Thu, 10 May 2012 14:20 PM PDT - (Skanner) - Film Review: 'Dolphin Boy'
The Godfather's Luca Brasi will be forever remembered as the mobster who sleeps with the fishes, but a mute Arab kid may be just as deserving of cinematic immortality for recovering from his condition after swimming with the dolphins. 17 year-old Morad had been left unable to speak after suffering a brutal beatdown for sending a text message to a classmate he had a crush on. (Source)
- Thu, 10 May 2012 14:14 PM PDT - (The Age) - Dolphin death town gets whale zoo
TOKYO: It sounds like a sick joke. But in the town made infamous for its annual slaughter of hundreds of dolphins, tourists will now be able to swim and play with the mammals in a zoo near where the cull takes place. (Source)
- Thu, 10 May 2012 10:30 AM PDT - (Renewable Energy World) - Saving on Solar Way Cooler Than Saving Dolphin Babies
Lose the propellor cap, flush the granola and forget the flower power because '¦ gasp '¦ solar power can help you save money. (Source)
- Thu, 10 May 2012 09:08 AM PDT - (The Manila Times) - 5,000 birds, nearly 900 dolphins dead off Peruvian coast
This file picture shows a dead dolphin lying on a beach on the northern coast of Peru, close to Chiclayo, some 750 km north of Lima, on March 27, 2012. AFP LIMA: The Peruvian government said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) that 5,000 birds, mostly pelicans, and nearly 900 dolphins had died off the country's northern coast, possibly due to rising temperatures in Pacific waters. (Source)
- Fri, 11 May 2012 19:55 PM PDT - (BigPond News) - Dolphin, pelican deaths appear unrelated
Scientists are searching for the cause of the mass deaths of dolphins and pelicans off the coast of Peru. (Source)
- Fri, 11 May 2012 19:41 PM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Dolphins great Taylor, others honored at awards
Six scholar-athletes receive scholarships Jason Taylor's NFL playing career might be over, but the Dolphin great is hardly retired. (Source)
- Fri, 11 May 2012 17:29 PM PDT - (Dana Point News) - 'Captain Dave' to talk whales at Ocean Institute
DANA POINT - "Captain Dave" Anderson, who for years has led whale-watching excursions off the Orange County coast through his Capt. Dave's Dolphin & Whale Safari, will speak at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ocean Institute at Dana Point Harbor. Anderson... (Source)
- Fri, 11 May 2012 12:20 PM PDT - (Del Mar Times) - Notre Dame Academy's Annual Bonjour! Event
In the spirit of families, faculty and fun, Notre Dame Academy hosted its annual Family Fun Day, affectionately known as Bonjour! Bouncy houses, a talent show stage, carnival games and a game truck took over 'Dolphin Field' as students, families and staff gathered for an afternoon of good old-fashioned fun. (Source)
- Sat, 12 May 2012 22:18 PM PDT - (Scituate Mariner) - Scituate artist has exhibit at 'Hingham Public Library
'Of Birds & Blooms,' an exhibit by Scituate artist, Janet Cornacchio, will be on view through May 31, in the Dolphin Gallery at Hingham Public Library, 66 Leavitt St. (Source)
- Sun, 13 May 2012 18:17 PM PDT - (Northern Star) - Squirt the dolphin at Tin Can Bay
A dolphin calf, less than two months old, has arrived most mornings at the feeding point near Norman Pt boat ramp. (Source)
- Mon, 14 May 2012 15:15 PM PDT - (CBS Minnesota) - Minnesota Zoo Closes Dolphin Exhibit For Repairs
The Minnesota Zoo will close one of its most popular exhibits in order to begin significant repairs to Discovery Bay. Unfortunately, the closure means the zoo's dolphins will be relocated to another facility. (Source)
- Mon, 14 May 2012 12:43 PM PDT - (The Fargo Forum) - Minnesota zoo to discontinue dolphin exhibit
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. - The dolphin exhibit at the Minnesota Zoo is closing despite a recent wave of state money to help maintain it. (Source)
- Mon, 14 May 2012 10:41 AM PDT - (Minnesota Public Radio) - Minn. Zoo to discontinue dolphin exhibit
The dolphin exhibit at the Minnesota Zoo is closing despite a recent wave of state money to help maintain it. (Source)
- Mon, 14 May 2012 09:48 AM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Minnesota Zoo pulls the plug on its dolphin exhibit
Lawmakers included $4M in bonding bill to redo the Minnesota Zoo's dolphin tanks. (Source)
- Mon, 14 May 2012 08:53 AM PDT - (ABC News 4 Charleston) - Former Lowcountry NFL star says there is a definite problem
He was one of the all-time greats to ever play the game. But on May 3rd 2012, former Charger, Dolphin and Patriot Junior Seau did the unthinkable. (Source)
- Tue, 15 May 2012 02:03 AM PDT - (Minnesota Public Radio) - Minn. Zoo to close dolphin exhibit
Visitors to the Minnesota Zoo only have a few months left to see the two dolphins there. The animals will be sent to other aquariums while the zoo's Discovery Bay building is under renovation, and they will not be coming back. (Source)
- Tue, 15 May 2012 18:33 PM PDT - (New Straits Times) - 'SAVE THE SEA'
A man rides on a cart with a model of a dolphin that says "Save the Sea" during a march in Lima yesterday. Surfers and environmentalists marched in Lima to promote the proper use of the marine resources after the death of birds and dolphins in the Peruvian coast. (Source)
- Tue, 15 May 2012 17:27 PM PDT - (Perth Now) - Call for more river dolphin spotters
THE hunt is on for more Dolphin Watch volunteers to help monitor the movements and behaviour of Perth's much-loved river dolphins. (Source)
- Wed, 16 May 2012 08:26 AM PDT - (Reuters) - U.S. loses bulk of appeal in WTO tuna case
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. rules on tuna labeling are inconsistent with World Trade Organization rules, the WTO's Appellate Body said on Wednesday, in a judgment that largely backed Mexico's original complaint against "dolphin friendly" labeling in the United States. (Source)
- Wed, 16 May 2012 05:16 AM PDT - (Florida Keys Keynoter) - Hunt weed lines for dolphin action
Dolphin season 2012 is shaping up to be a good one. (Source)
- Wed, 16 May 2012 01:11 AM PDT - (Gather) - Cape Cod Dolphin Deaths: Symptoms of a World-Wide Tragedy
Photo credit: sandor from morguefile.com Recently, the United States Navy issued a statement that sonar testing in California and Hawaii may harm more marine mammals than had been originally . . . (Source)
- Wed, 16 May 2012 19:35 PM PDT - (gizmag) - "Dolphin speaker" could pave the way for human-cetacean communication
While there's little doubt that dolphins are saying something to one another with all their clicks, squeals and whistles, we're still not entirely sure just what it is that they're communicating. We may be getting closer to figuring it out, however, as Japanese scientists have created an underwater speaker that's capable of playing back the creatures' entire acoustic range. The next step - see... (Source)
- Thu, 17 May 2012 07:11 AM PDT - (Journal of Commerce Online) - MEMBER CENTER:
WASHINGTON (May 17, 2012) 'The Humane Society of the United States and its global arm, Humane Society International, are dismayed by a World Trade Organization ruling that finds the U.S. Dolphin-Safe label for tuna sold in the United States does not comply with certain WTO rules. (Source)
- Thu, 17 May 2012 06:40 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - WTO rules against U.S. "dolphin safe" tuna
GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Trade Organization appellate panel on Wednesday said U.S. "dolphin safe" tuna labeling rules unfairly discriminate against Mexico, raising the possibility of sanctions on U.S. goods if the rules are not modified or dropped. (Source)
- Thu, 17 May 2012 06:30 AM PDT - (East Anglian Daily Times) - Suffolk: Popular radio host Lesley Dolphin saved
UNDER-threat Radio Suffolk presenter Lesley Dolphin has been saved from the axe, BBC chiefs have confirmed. (Source)
- Thu, 17 May 2012 04:40 AM PDT - (Fishupdate.com) - WTO rules on 'dolphin-friendly' tuna labelling
THE World Trade Organisation has ruled that US requirements on 'dolphin friendly' tuna labelling breach trade laws by affording less favourable treatment to Mexican-caught tuna. (Source)
- Thu, 17 May 2012 01:15 AM PDT - (East Anglian Daily Times) - Suffolk: Popular radio host saved
UNDER-threat Radio Suffolk presenter Lesley Dolphin has been saved from the axe, BBC chiefs have confirmed. (Source)
- Thu, 17 May 2012 09:51 AM PDT - (Pioneer Press) - Minnesota Zoo -- amid protests, petitions -- clarifies reasons for dolphin decision
The Minnesota Zoo's announcement that it would discontinue its popular dolphin exhibit has prompted protests, petitions and a clarification from zoo officials. (Source)
- Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - 'No cruelty in shows'
The operators of a dolphin show maintained that they were not cruel to the marine creatures and that they had the necessary permits for the 2010 performances. (Source)
- Fri, 18 May 2012 03:15 AM PDT - (The Globe and Mail) - The U.S. should settle more trade cases
Surely a tuna-dolphin dispute could have been resolved (Source)
- Fri, 18 May 2012 00:28 AM PDT - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Operators of dolphin show seek new probe of cruelty raps
The operators of a dolphin show are asking a Quezon City court to order a new investigation of charges they were cruel to animals, saying they had obtained the necessary government permits for a series of shows they mounted during the Christmas season of 2010. (Source)
- Fri, 18 May 2012 20:40 PM PDT - (KFDA-TV Amarillo) - Texas State Aquarium dolphin died from infection
Officials say one of the three popular bottlenose dolphins at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi that was found dead last month died from a severe bacterial infection. (Source)
- Fri, 18 May 2012 16:10 PM PDT - (KIII Corpus Christi) - Update on Death of DJ The Dolphin
There is new information regarding the sudden death of one of the stars of the Texas State Aquarium. (Source)
- Fri, 18 May 2012 15:20 PM PDT - (New York Times) - Scientist at Work Blog: Don't Feed Wild Dolphins (Even if They Beg)
Human feeding of wild dolphins brings them into contact with anglers and their gear, and leads to increases in serious dolphin injuries and deaths. (Source)
- Fri, 18 May 2012 11:54 AM PDT - (GlobalPost) - World Trade Organization rules against dolphin safe labeling
A World Trade Organization panel has ruled the US "dolphin safe" tuna labeling may unfairly discriminate against Mexico. read more (Source)
- Fri, 18 May 2012 11:24 AM PDT - (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - Necropsy results show dolphin died of bacterial infection
A Texas State Aquarium Atlantic bottlenose dolphin that died in April succumbed to a severe bacterial infection, necropsy results show. (Source)
- Sat, 19 May 2012 01:00 AM PDT - (Naples Daily News) - Charity for Change: Kindergarten students support injured dolphin
Sometimes, a movie is more than entertainment. Sometimes, it triggers a call to action. That's what happened when Gigi Broccolo's kindergarten class at Calusa Park Elementary School read about Winter, a bottlenose dolphin that lost her tail. (Source)
- Sat, 19 May 2012 23:12 PM PDT - (The Salt Lake Tribune) - Nation + World
In this March 2012 photo provided by the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Piquet, a Pacific white-sided dolphin, swims at the aquarium. Care experts are preparing for Piquet to give birth this spring. (Source)
- Sun, 20 May 2012 02:56 AM PDT - (Channel 4) - What is behind mass pelican and dolphin deaths in Peru?
The seas off the coast of Peru are some the richest and most diverse in the world. But in recent weeks both Peru's seabirds and dolphins have been dying at an alarming rate, writes Tom Clarke. (Source)
- Sun, 20 May 2012 21:31 PM PDT - (Thailand Outlook Channel) - Thai-ASEAN News Network
A young striped dolphin was stranded on Kata Beach in Phuket province. It was found to be suffering from an infection and is now being cared for at Phuket Marine Biological Center. (Source)
- Sun, 20 May 2012 12:27 PM PDT - (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser) - Preseason warmup: Tropical Storm Alberto forms, then weakens
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) 'Tropical Storm Alberto weakened slightly off the South Carolina coast on Sunday, canceling dolphin cruises, producing showers along the coast and serving as a reminder that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner. (Source)
- Sun, 20 May 2012 12:03 PM PDT - (Florence Morning News) - Tropical Storm Alberto weakens off Carolina coast
COLUMBIA, S.C. 'Tropical Storm Alberto weakened slightly off the South Carolina coast on Sunday, canceling dolphin cruises, producing showers along the coast and serving as a reminder that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner. (Source)
- Mon, 21 May 2012 21:09 PM PDT - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Stranded dolphin calf rescued from Indian River
A bottlenose dolphin calf found stranded under a mangrove tree in the Indian River was recovering at Sea World on Monday. (Source)
- Mon, 21 May 2012 19:42 PM PDT - (Stuart News) - Stuart man's replica of Carolina Snowball preserves rare albino dolphin's legacy
Her story in the '60s raised awareness about the protection and management of marine mammals. (Source)
- Mon, 21 May 2012 06:01 AM PDT - (New Haven Register) - Tropical Storm Alberto weakens off South Carolina coast
COLUMBIA, S.C. 'Tropical Storm Alberto weakened slightly off the South Carolina coast on Sunday, canceling dolphin cruises, producing showers along the coast and serving as a reminder that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner. (Source)
- Tue, 22 May 2012 07:57 AM PDT - (Local 6 Orlando) - SeaWorld team rescues stranded baby dolphin
A newborn dolphin that was found stranded in shallow waters in Volusia County has been rescued by SeaWorld Orlando workers. The animal rescue team traveled to Three Sisters Island on Sunday to save the 35-pound male dolphin, which was stuck under a mangrove. SeaWorld officials said they believe the dolphin is no more than five days old because of its size and the fact that its umbilical cord was... (Source)
- Tue, 22 May 2012 07:28 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - Discovery Cove: Admission now includes SeaWorld and Aquatica
Discovery Cove, the swim-with-dolphins tropical resort, has upped its side benefits. Customers now get passes to two sister attractions 'SeaWorld Orlando theme park and Aquatica water park 'for 14 days. Previously, guests had to choose between SeaWorld or Aquatica. Amenities within Discovery Cove include full-day access to the Grand Reef's snorkeling with rays and fish, 30-minute dolphin [...] (Source)
- Tue, 22 May 2012 07:14 AM PDT - (WESH 2 Orlando) - Newborn Dolphin Rescued In Volusia County
The SeaWorld Orlando animal rescue team helps a stranded dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 22 May 2012 06:58 AM PDT - (Daily Telegraph) - Launch of the subsonic maneater thresher shark
WHEN marine researcher Scott Sheehan saw an object launch itself out of the water, he assumed it was a dolphin feasting on baitfish. (Source)
- Tue, 22 May 2012 06:11 AM PDT - (Manxnet) - Isle of Man News
Summer may just have arrived in Manx waters, if the survey with the Manx Whale & Dolphin Watch yesterday (21st May) is anything to go by. (Source)
- Tue, 22 May 2012 01:33 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - SeaWorld Orlando rescues dolphin calf in Volusia County
SeaWorld Orlando rescued a bottlenose dolphin calf Sunday that was stranded in Volusia County, the theme park said Monday. (Source)
- Wed, 23 May 2012 08:24 AM PDT - (Cato Institute) - WTO Correctly Calls the U.S. to Task for Lying about Dolphins
This article appeared in Forbes on May 23, 2012. In a dispute between the U.S. and Mexico over federal regulations defining 'dolphin safe' tuna, the World Trade Organization recently held that the U.S. rules are an unjustifiable discrimination against Mexican tuna fishers. (Source)
- Wed, 23 May 2012 08:26 AM PDT - (CNN) - Official: 'Natural causes' behind dolphin deaths in Peru
Hundreds of dolphins that washed up on Peruvian shores died of natural causes, a government official said in a radio interview Tuesday. (Source)
- Wed, 23 May 2012 07:41 AM PDT - (Associated Press via Yahoo! News) - Peru agency says cause of dolphin deaths unsolved
The mass die-off of nearly 900 dolphins and porpoises along Peru's coast remains unsolved, Peru's government marine research agency says. (Source)
- Wed, 23 May 2012 07:21 AM PDT - (Russian Information Agency Novosti) - Russian Health Minister Invented Dolphin Therapy
Newly appointed head of the Russian Health Ministry Veronika Skvortsova co-developed rehabilitation technology for victims of strokes where patients are turned into virtual dolphins, Moskovsky Komsomolets said on Wednesday. (Source)
- Wed, 23 May 2012 07:12 AM PDT - (CBC.ca) - Mass dolphin deaths in Peru remain unsolved
The deaths of nearly 900 dolphins and porpoises along Peru's coast earlier this year cannot be attributed to infections, pesticides, heavy metals or human intervention and remain unsolved, a government investigation has concluded. (Source)
- Wed, 23 May 2012 06:41 AM PDT - (CNN) - What's behind dolphin deaths?
Hundreds of dolphins that washed up on Peruvian shores died of natural causes, a government official said in a radio interview Tuesday. (Source)
- Wed, 23 May 2012 06:25 AM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - Peru Dolphin Deaths: Agency Says Cause Unsolved
LIMA, Peru -- The mass die-off of nearly 900 dolphins and porpoises along Peru's coast remains unsolved, Peru's government marine research agency says. (Source)
- Wed, 23 May 2012 06:11 AM PDT - (Fox News) - Peru agency concludes that cause of mass dolphin deaths remains unsolved
The mass die-off of nearly 900 dolphins and porpoises along Peru's coast remains unsolved, Peru's government marine research agency says. (Source)
- Wed, 23 May 2012 05:45 AM PDT - (Associated Press via Yahoo! Finance) - APNewsBreak: Group sues for rare Hawaii dolphin
An environmental group on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service to force a decision on whether it will put a population of rare dolphins living near Hawaii on the endangered... (Source)
- Wed, 23 May 2012 17:27 PM PDT - (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo! New Zealand News) - Calls for better protection for Maui's dolphin
A new poll shows more than 9 out of 10 people want better protection for the Maui's dolphin. (Source)
- Wed, 23 May 2012 15:06 PM PDT - (3news) - Peru dolphin deaths remain unsolved
The mass die-off of nearly 900 dolphins and porpoises along Peru's coast remains unsolved, Peru's government marine research agency says. (Source)
- Wed, 23 May 2012 14:38 PM PDT - (Stuff) - Peru dolphin death mystery deepens
The mystery surrounding the deaths of at least 877 dolphins in Peru has deepened as the government said human activity was not to blame but failed to pinpoint a natural cause for the massive die-off. (Source)
- Wed, 23 May 2012 14:14 PM PDT - (Manufacturing and Logistics IT) - UnIQue ID wins contract to supply Dolphin 7900 GPS mobile computers to premier UK delivery network
UnIQue ID, the automated data capture and mobile computing specialist has signed a contract to supply Dolphin 7900 mobile computers with integrated GPS from Hand Held Products to ByBox, the UKs premier in-night delivery network. (Source)
- Thu, 24 May 2012 02:52 AM PDT - (CNN) - Peru dolphin deaths 'natural'
Hundreds of dolphins that washed up on Peruvian shores died of natural causes, a government official said in a radio interview Tuesday. (Source)
- Thu, 24 May 2012 00:24 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - Oz Extreme Adventures
Triple the Adventure combines 3 experiences in Port Stephens: Fly the ultimate high with Parasailing, Meet the resident dolphins on Moonshadow Cruises dolphin watch cruise and then have a buffet lunch onboard PLUS slide down 40 metre high sand dunes with 4WD Tours. (PRWeb May 24, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9532089.htm (Source)
- Thu, 24 May 2012 23:22 PM PDT - (Bernama) - Thai's Irrawaddy Dolphins At Risk Of Extinction
SONGKHLA, May 25 (Bernama) -- A Songkhla-based Irrawaddy Dolphin conservation club and concerned officials on Thursday urged relevant government agencies to determine proper conservation measures for the critically endangered dolphins in the Songkhla Lake. (Source)
- Thu, 24 May 2012 22:34 PM PDT - (The Nation - Thailand's English news)
A Songkhla-based Irrawaddy Dolphin conservation club and concerned officials have urged government agencies to come up with proper conservation measures for the critically endangered species in the Songkhla Lake, Thai News Agency reported Thursday. (Source)
- Thu, 24 May 2012 20:45 PM PDT - (Pattaya Mail) - Pattaya Mail
City engineering workers gave the Dolphin Roundabout a good scrubbing after discovering other marine life was growing in its fountain. About 10 workers drained the murky, algae-filled water May 16, scrubbing out the fountain to heal a long-standing eyesore. (Source)
- Thu, 24 May 2012 18:06 PM PDT - (UPI) - New speaker can recreate dolphin sounds
TOKYO, May 24 (UPI) -- A new device that can mimic the sound of dolphins could one day help humans talk with the remarkably intelligent creatures, scientists say. (Source)
- Thu, 24 May 2012 15:31 PM PDT - (Discovery News) - A Dolphin Death Whodunit In Peru
The Peruvian government claims that nearly 900 dolphins died of natural causes. A separate study disagrees. (Source)
- Thu, 24 May 2012 13:56 PM PDT - (KSEE 24 Fresno) - Human-Dolphin Communication May be Possible With New Device
A new speaker would broadcast vocalizations and record dolphin responses. (Source)
- Thu, 24 May 2012 13:21 PM PDT - (redOrbit) - Massive Peru Dolphin Die-off Not Linked To Seismic Surveys
A study by an environmental group that suggested explosions from oil exploration were to blame for the deaths of nearly 900 dolphins off Peru's coast has been refuted by the government on Wednesday, which said the dolphins died of natural causes. At least 877 dolphins have died since the start of the year. According to Fisheries Minister Gladys Triveno, Peru's Maritime Institute ( IMARPE ) found... (Source)
- Thu, 24 May 2012 11:46 AM PDT - (Discovery News) - Device May Let Humans Communicate With Dolphins
A prototype dolphin speaker projects the full range of all dolphin-made sounds. (Source)
- Fri, 25 May 2012 06:46 AM PDT - (The Daily Times) - Dead dolphin found along Rehoboth shore
REHOBOTH BEACH -- A bottlenose dolphin calf was found dead on the beach at Wilmington Avenue in Rehoboth, marine officials said. (Source)
- Fri, 25 May 2012 22:08 PM PDT - (Seattle Times) - WTO: 'Dolphin-safe' label discriminates against Mexico
A recent WTO ruling on the U.S. "dolphin-safe" tuna label sparks fears the U.S. may have to sacrifice an environmental law. (Source)
- Fri, 25 May 2012 15:36 PM PDT - (The Borneo Post) - Potential for new dolphin-watching products
KUCHING: Irrawaddy dolphins are potential eco-tourism products for the Rajang and Saribas rivers. Sightings of the inshore cetaceans [...] (Source)
- Fri, 25 May 2012 14:32 PM PDT - (The Destin Log) - 'Yo ho ho and a bottle of root beer': Kindergarteners embark on dolphin cruise with pirates
A dolphin cruise complete with a pirate-themed adventure is more than just fun for kids and adults 'it's also a learning experience. Southern Star dolphin cruise in the harbor has been taking elementary school children on exclusive morning field... (Source)
- Fri, 25 May 2012 12:31 PM PDT - (FOX 59 Indianapolis) - 'Indy's most infamous home' on northeast side for sale
Located on the northeast side, near 56th Street and Binford Boulevard, the home has been viewed more than 300,000 times online since it hit the market at the start of the year. Dubbed 'Indy's most infamous home', it is one of the most unique houses in the area. However, if you like dolphin fountains, one-of-a-kind designs and spiral staircases, this house is for you! (Source)
- Sat, 26 May 2012 23:52 PM PDT - (International Business Times UK) - Scientists Invent Device That Could Help Us Talk to Dolphins
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology scientists invent a dolphin speaker which produces sounds that dolphins make. (Source)
- Sat, 26 May 2012 21:14 PM PDT - (NBC40 South Jersey) - Currently in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY-- Atlantic County Toys for Kids held a dolphin watching cruise on the waters surrounding Atlantic City Saturday. (Source)
- Sat, 26 May 2012 20:59 PM PDT - (NBC40 South Jersey) - Dolphin watching tour benefits local charity
ATLANTIC CITY-- Atlantic County Toys for Kids held a dolphin watching cruise on the waters surrounding Atlantic City Saturday. (Source)
- Sat, 26 May 2012 19:47 PM PDT - (The Courier Mail) - Resort welcomes baby dolphin
TANGALOOMA Island Resort staff got a pleasant surprise last night when dolphin Tinkerbell arrived at shore with a brand new calf in tow. (Source)
- Sat, 26 May 2012 10:16 AM PDT - (GlobalPost) - Peru dolphin deaths still a mystery
Peru's officials have suggested that the dolphins, along with almost 5,000 dead pelicans, died because of the effects of rising temperatures in the Pacific waters, but couldn't come to a final conclusion about cause of death. read more (Source)
- Sun, 27 May 2012 05:16 AM PDT - (Fox News) - Device to Talk to Dolphins
Could we someday be able to talk to dolphins? Here, Beau Richter monitors the breath-holding capability of Puka, a bottlenose dolphin at UC Santa Cruz's Long Marine Laboratory. (Source)
- Mon, 28 May 2012 07:21 AM PDT - (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Wild Dolphin Attacks Swimmers In US Town
A wild dolphin has reportedly been attacking swimmers and boaters in a US town. (Source)
- Tue, 29 May 2012 06:19 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - $5 Off Dolphin Waverunner Tours in Destin, Florida
TripShock.com is Now Offering $5 Off Dolphin Waverunner Tours in Destin, Florida with Online Purchase (PRWeb May 29, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012DolphinWaverunnerTour/DestinFloridaSpecials/prweb9549017.htm (Source)
- Tue, 29 May 2012 01:35 AM PDT - (Delaware Coast Press) - Dead dolphin found along Rehoboth shore
REHOBOTH BEACH -- A bottlenose dolphin calf was found dead on the beach at Wilmington Avenue in Rehoboth, marine officials said. (Source)
- Tue, 29 May 2012 00:35 AM PDT - (The Week via Yahoo! News) - Could humans one day communicate with dolphins?
A new device mimics the sounds of the ocean's smartest creatures, and could one day allow human-dolphin dialogue (Source)
- Tue, 29 May 2012 19:34 PM PDT - (CBS Chicago) - Baby Dolphin Born At Shedd Aquarium
Memorial Day brought a new arrival to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. (Source)
- Wed, 30 May 2012 03:29 AM PDT - (FOX 8 New Orleans) - Dolphin attacking swimmers in Slidell
A wild dolphin is attacking swimmers and boaters in a canal behind Lakeshore Estates in Slidell. (Source)
- Wed, 30 May 2012 03:28 AM PDT - (St. Tammany News) - Slidell teen was third in a week bit by dolphin LDWF believes it is same dolphin that came here after Katrina
Slidell resident Jesse Strahan, 19, had no idea a boating trip with friends would end with him being mauled by a dolphin while boating near Lakeshore Estates in east Slidell. (Source)
- Wed, 30 May 2012 01:39 AM PDT - (Delaware Coast Press) - Dolphin found dead at Rehoboth Beach
REHOBOTH BEACH -- A bottlenose dolphin calf was found dead on the beach at Wilmington Avenue, officials said. (Source)
- Wed, 30 May 2012 22:21 PM PDT - (Key West Citizen) - Panhandle team wins Masters Challenge
KEY WEST -- The Blue Heron team captured three dolphin (mahi-mahi) whose aggregate weight totaled 65.9 pounds to win first place and more than $12,000 in Saturday's one-day 11th annual Yamaha Dolphin... read more (Source)
- Thu, 31 May 2012 08:18 AM PDT - (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) - Diverse Wildlife from Sea of Cortez Attracts Many to Cabo during June and July
Visitors to Cabo San Lucas can see a leaping dolphin or a swimming sea lion while enjoying their time in Mexico. Not a dolphin or sea lion lover? There are many other types of wildlife to discover around Cabo San Lucas.Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (PRWEB) May 31, 2012 Nature provides many opportunities for awe and the Sea of Cortez abundantly supplies those wonderful moments. Visitors to Cabo San... (Source)
- Thu, 31 May 2012 07:58 AM PDT - (OC Weekly) - Screw Rick Warren, Dolphin Speakers May Soon Have Us Leading a Porpoise-Driven Life
If we could talk to the animals, learn all their languages, maybe chat up a dolphin in the sea . . . Actually, when it comes to Flipper, and with apologies to Rex Harrison, scientists truly believe th (Source)
- Thu, 31 May 2012 07:50 AM PDT - (Delaware Coast Press) - Dolphin found dead at Rehoboth Beach
REHOBOTH BEACH -- A bottlenose dolphin calf was found dead on the beach at Wilmington Avenue, officials said. (Source)
- Thu, 31 May 2012 05:41 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Beached dolphin rescued safely
A vet and marine experts rescue a Risso's dolphin which became stranded on Perranporth beach in Cornwall. (Source)
- Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:55 AM PDT - (BigPond News) - Mixed fortunes for WA's river dolphins
Wildlife officers in WA are battling to save a river dolphin calf caught on a fishing line. (Source)
- Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:57 PM PDT - (Chicagoist) - More Photos And Video Of Shedd Aquarium's Newborn Dolphin
' ' ' ' ' ' ' We just can't get over how cute it is. [ more 'º ] (Source)
- Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:55 PM PDT - (CBS Chicago) - So Far, So Good For Shedd's New Baby Dolphin
Born on Memorial Day, the calf has already passed many other critical milestones, including bonding with mom and learning to slip-stream, swimming in mom's wake to save energy. (Source)
- Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:19 AM PDT - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Newborn dolphin calf now nursing, vocalizing, bonding with mom
The new dolphin born at the Shedd this week is nursing, vocalizing, bonding with mom and learning to swim next to her, all important milestones in its development, officials said Friday. The dolphin was born on Monday, and is now nursing regularly from mother Piquet, a 24-year-old Pacific white-sided dolphin. That represents a 'critical milestone,' officials said. The baby dolphin has bonded... (Source)
- Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:42 AM PDT - (ABC 7 Chicago) - Shedd's dolphin calf begins nursing
Less than 24 hours after its birth, Shedd Aquarium's Pacific white-sided dolphin calf began nursing. (Source)
- Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:57 PM PDT - (Chicagoist) - More Photos And Video Of Shedd Aquarium's Newborn Dolphin
We just can't get over how cute it is. (Source)
- Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:55 PM PDT - (CBS Chicago) - So Far, So Good For Shedd's New Baby Dolphin
Born on Memorial Day, the calf has already passed many other critical milestones, including bonding with mom and learning to slip-stream, swimming in mom's wake to save energy. (Source)
- Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:19 AM PDT - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Newborn dolphin calf now nursing, vocalizing, bonding with mom
The new dolphin born at the Shedd this week is nursing, vocalizing, bonding with mom and learning to swim next to her, all important milestones in its development, officials said Friday. The dolphin was born on Monday, and is now nursing regularly from mother Piquet, a 24-year-old Pacific white-sided dolphin. That represents a 'critical milestone,' officials said. The baby dolphin has bonded... (Source)
- Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:20 PM PDT - (KSBY San Luis Obispo) - San Luis Obispo | Santa Maria | Santa Barbara
Officials are investigating who is responsible for shooting two dolphins. The carcasses washed ashore near San Simeon this past week. William Alvarez, Ph.D., of Cambria was on a San Simeon beach last Wednesday when he spotted the first dolphin. (Source)
- Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:15 PM PDT - (KCBA FOX 35 Salinas) - Dolphin Found With Apparent Bullet Hole on San Simeon Beach
A doctor made a gruesome discovery as he was out walking on a beach last week in San Simeon. (Source)
- Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:08 PM PDT - (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) - Dolphin found with apparent bullet wounds on beach near San Simeon
Two dolphins found on the shore near San Simeon appear to have been shot, according to the Cambria man who found them. State Parks rangers confirmed the wounds on one of the dolphins were bullet holes, according to William Alvarez of Cambria. (Source)
- Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:07 AM PDT - (The Gazette) - On Iowa Daily Briefing 6.4.12 'Thankful Dolphin cancer free
Gary Dolphin didn't want to make a whole big thing out of being cancer free. It is, however, another chance to get the message out to a decidedly set-in-their-ways demographic, men aged 50 and up: Fellas, get the PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen Test), stay vigilant of prostate cancer. (Source)
- Tue, 05 Jun 2012 03:23 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) - Study finds ferry threat to Hong Kong dolphins
A Hong Kong conservation group said Tuesday increasing high-speed ferry traffic is contributing to a dramatic decline in Chinese white dolphin numbers in the city's waters. Research by the Hong Kong Dolphin... (Source)
- Tue, 05 Jun 2012 01:38 AM PDT - (Delaware Coast Press) - Dolphin found dead at Rehoboth Beach
REHOBOTH BEACH -- A bottlenose dolphin calf was found dead on the beach at Wilmington Avenue, officials said. (Source)
- Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:31 AM PDT - (SPACE.com) - Skywatcher Spots Dolphin Nebula Swimming in Deep Space
The unique, crescent shape of the nebula led astronomers to initially believe SH2-188 was the remnant of a supernova. (Source)
- Wed, 06 Jun 2012 08:39 AM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) - New Report Highlights How Yahoo! Profits From The Killing of Endangered Whales and Dolphins, Says the Environmental...
Internet Giant Urged To Ban All Sales of Whale and Dolphin Products (Source)
- Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:07 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Paralyzed diver planning dolphin adventure
Trey Kaufman's passion for life and thirst for adventure have fueled a project aimed at helping him become the first quadriplegic to scuba dive with wild Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. (Source)
- Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:44 AM PDT - (Manufacturing and Logistics IT) - Hand Held Products adds GPS to mobile computer
Dolphin 7900 now features integrated GPS technology in a true industrial-grade mobile computing platform. (Source)
- Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:30 PM PDT - (ABC Radio Australia) - Search engine criticised for selling whale, dolphin products in Japan
Japan's biggest search engine, Yahoo!, is being criticised for offering hundreds of whale products for sale - some with incorrect labels to hide the use of endangered species and others containing dangerous levels of mercury. (Source)
- Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:27 PM PDT - (The Cambrian) - Shooting suspected in dolphin deaths
State and federal investigators are looking into the possible shooting of a dolphin found on a beach near San Simeon last week. (Source)
- Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:12 PM PDT - (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) - Bouquets and Brickbats: Of Caltrans, grads and a shot dolphin
We won't argue with Caltrans officials who found that trees and shrubs along a stretch of (Source)
- Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:46 AM PDT - (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune) - Mote treats dolphin found stranded on Longboat Key
A group of volunteers checking on sea turtle nests on Longboat Key on Wednesday found a stranded bottlenose dolphin instead. (Source)
- Sat, 09 Jun 2012 21:23 PM PDT - (Savannah Morning News) - USCB, Vagabond partner for dolphin research
HILTON HEAD ISLAND - The University of South Carolina Beaufort and Vagabond Cruise announced a partnership Friday that will support research initiatives at the university. Chancellor Jane T. (Source)
- Sat, 09 Jun 2012 21:22 PM PDT - (Bluffton Today) - SPOTTED: USCB, Vagabond partner for dolphin research
HILTON HEAD ISLAND - The University of South Carolina Beaufort and Vagabond Cruise announced a partnership Friday that will support research initiatives at the university. Chancellor Jane T. (Source)
- Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:12 PM PDT - (LAist) - Hollywood Fringe Festival 2012: 'Gentle Passage' and 'Confessions of a Cat Lady'
Price's typhoon-like delivery of her unique feline-driven humor is flawless, energizing, and constantly hilarious. She is basically the living, breathing, physical embodiment of brightly colored Lisa Frank unicorn and dolphin school supply paraphernalia. [ more 'є ] (Source)
- Sun, 10 Jun 2012 01:27 AM PDT - (Erie Times-News) - Fla. dolphin being treated for pneumonia
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune ( http://lb.vg/6pWjo ) says Edna is 6.5 feet long and weighs 171 pounds. Her condition is stable, but she is still very sick. (Source)
- Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:58 AM PDT - (WTSP-TV Tampa) - Dolphin being treated for pneumonia
A 3-year-old dolphin is being treated for severe pneumonia after a group of volunteers found her in southwest Florida. (Source)
- Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:25 AM PDT - (Staten Island Advance) - Dolphins diving off Staten Island's shore is an unusual sight
Photo courtesy of the Reiss familyA dolphin was spotted by Steve Reiss Jr. and his mother, Donna, while they were boating in the Raritan Bay, off of Seguine Avenue.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- They show up fairly often in the Navesink... (Source)
- Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:47 AM PDT - (NFL.com) - Jonathan Martin finishes classes, joins Dolphins' OTAs
Second-round pick Jonathan Martin is one of three Dolphin rookies who will report to OTAs this week now that they have fulfilled their academic requirements at their respective colleges. (Source)
- Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:08 AM PDT - (iVillage) - Talking plants and pervy penguins
When we think of Mother Nature, we think of serene images of green fields, knotted hedgerows and blue skies. Mary Poppins, frolicking through the park, surrounded by twittering birds and friendly antelope, David Bellamy playing with fistfuls of worms and grubs, Sir David Attenbourgh filming an underwater dolphin orgy'¦ wait, what? (Source)
- Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:33 AM PDT - (North Shore News) - News Around the World
Going on a trip? Yvonne Van Soldt, Yvonne Stich and Ed Van Soldt visit a dolphin in Loreto, Mexico. (Source)
- Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:00 AM PDT - (The Courier Mail) - Notchy the dolphin free in blue backyard
A DOLPHIN that washed up on a sandbank has made a full recovery and been released back into the wild. (Source)
- Tue, 12 Jun 2012 01:10 AM PDT - (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) - Bottle cap kills dolphin in Samal
MANILA, Philippines 'Environmentalists suspect that a metal bottle cap found inside a dolphin's lung may have killed the sea mammal while off the shores of Samal City in Mindanao. (Source)
- Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:19 PM PDT - (The Bay Bulletin) - Thumbs up, thumbs down
This four-inch fishing lure killed an Indian River dolphin named Vagabond. / Hubbs Sea World Thumbs down: And make it a double, to Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Eric Holder for turning Florida's 2012 elections into a circus weeks before the August primaries. (Source)
- Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:32 AM PDT - (Pensacola News Journal) - Artist transfroming tree into dolphin
Charlie Knight, owner and artist at Palm Tiki in Gulf Breeze, is beginning work on a chainsaw sculpture using a 20-foot-tall, nearly 20-ton tree. (Source)
- Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:07 AM PDT - (GMA News Online) - Dead pilot whale found on Samal Island
A dead pilot whale 'one of the larger species of dolphin'was found recently on Kaputian Island, Island Garden City of Samal. (Source)
- Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:10 AM PDT - (Discovery News) - Baby Dolphin Video: It's a Boy! DNews Nuggets
The two-week-old Pacific white-sided dolphin calf at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is male. And the paparazzi love him! (Source)
- Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:27 PM PDT - (The Times Record) - Harpswell approves pier fix, food rules
BY DARREN FISHELL Times Record Staff HARPSWELL Harpswell voters approved a $25,000 appropriation to deal with a collapsed mooring dolphin near the pier at Mitchell Field in voting Tuesday. With around 23 percent of Harpswell's registered voters casting ballots, townspeople also approved a mobile food handlers ordinance and zoning changes to accommodate that new ordinance. read more (Source)
- Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:00 PM PDT - (The Inquisitr) - Baby Dolphin Born At Shedd Aquarium [Video]
It's a boy! The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago welcomed a baby dolphin over Memorial Day weekend and today they announced that the sex of the calf. Caryn Poll, chief of medicine at the Shedd, said: 'While our staff has not confirmed his gender through a physical exam, our extensive experience and knowledge of the species helped us... (Source)
- Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:06 AM PDT - (NBC San Diego) - Dolphin Interaction Re-Opens at SeaWorld
SeaWorld is rolling out another attraction just in time for summer: Dolphin Point. (Source)
- Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:22 PM PDT - (WXIA-TV Atlanta) - Ga. Aquarium welcomes 1M visitors to dolphins
The Georgia Aquarium's year-old dolphin gallery and show has welcomed its 1 millionth visitor. (Source)
- Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:46 AM PDT - (CBS 46 News Atlanta) - Ga. Aquarium welcomes 1 million visitors to dolphins
The Georgia Aquarium's year-old dolphin gallery and show has welcomed its 1 millionth visitor. (Source)
- Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:01 AM PDT - (San Antonio Express-News) - Galveston dolphin deaths investigated
GALVESTON 'Researchers are trying to determine whether more than 100 dolphins stranded on the Texas Gulf Coast, most of them in Galveston, died because of the BP oil spill, a deadly algal bloom or some undetermined cause. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ruled last month that the dolphin deaths qualified as an 'unusual mortality event,' said Blair Mase, NASA southeast region... (Source)
- Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:52 PM PDT - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Marineland officials unveil new exhibits
Most of the $3 million invested at Marineland Dolphin Adventure might go unnoticed by visitors but a "small part of it" that constitutes the "Behind the Seas" exhibits, including a small museum, offers a glimpse of the attraction from when it opened in 1938. (Source)
- Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:35 PM PDT - (WTSP-TV Tampa) - Winter the dolphin helps clean up Clearwater's reefs
Your help is needed to clean up the reefs here in Tampa Bay. (Source)
- Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:38 AM PDT - (Beaumont Enterprise) - Discount Gulf World Marine Park Tickets in Panama City Beach, FL
Discount Gulf World Marine Park Tickets in Panama City Beach, FL Gulf World offers Florida vacationers the opportunity to endure live animal shows, fascinating land and marine exhibits, and hands-on interactive encounters with the animals. Bring the family to Gulf World Marine Park to experience live dolphin and sea lion shows, full access to the stingray petting pools, live shark and turtle... (Source)
- Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:16 PM PDT - (Business Examiner) - More worries for marine-life welfare in White Rock area
Couple recounts helping dolphin caught in line days before whale's death (Source)
- Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:32 PM PDT - (amNewYork) - Marine rescuers search for West Side dolphin
Marine scientists are scrambling to find a dolphin that took a swim through the Hudson River Sunday to make sure it has a safe vacation in the Big Apple. (Source)
- Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:29 PM PDT - (Creative Loafing Atlanta) - Jason Bateman's interspecies love affair
Jason Bateman is in town filming a movie, but made time to live my dream of slow dancing with a dolphin. Today, Georgia Aquarium posted the following photo of Bateman smiling and clutching an also-smiling-dolphin's cool, slippery flippers.'¦ [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] (Source)
- Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:11 AM PDT - (CBS News) - Octopus hitches ride on dolphin's genitals
Octopus gets a wild ride, dolphin unharmed (Source)
- Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:42 AM PDT - (Fox News) - Octopus's Wild Dolphin Ride
A closer look at the octopus hitchhiker attached to a dolphin's genitals. Joan Gonzalvo/Tethys Research Institute, via The Ionian Dolphin Project In this June 13, 2012 photograph, an octopus clings to the belly of a bottlenose dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:24 AM PDT - (Discovery News) - Octopus Gets Handsy on Dolphin's Privates
Dolphin learns to stop playing with its food. Hey, at least it wasn't crabs. (Source)
- Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:13 AM PDT - (The Big Lead) - Roundup: Charlotte Bobcats Hire Mike Dunlap, Yankees Win 10th Straight & Olympic Torch Runner Stops to Propose
The following can be found in the Roundup: octopus, dolphin, alligator, and a pony. (Source)
- Tue, 19 Jun 2012 02:01 AM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Octopus endures a rollercoaster ride after latching onto a dolphin's belly
The dolphin was being observed as part of a foursome near the island of Kalamos, off the west coast of Greece, when researchers noticed the unusual double act flying through the air. (Source)
- Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:46 PM PDT - (NBC Miami) - Cancer Survivors Swim With Dolphins At Miami Seaquarium
They played with the dolphins, swam in the dolphin pool and got a glimpse of life underwater. (Source)
- Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:34 AM PDT - (KVLY - KXJB Fargo)
Officials at the Minnesota Zoo were considering an end to a popular dolphin exhibit several months before the Legislature approved $4 million that many state lawmakers thought would be used to fix up the dolphin tanks. (Source)
- Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:43 AM PDT - (GlobalPost) - Chatter: Hosni Mubarak, dead or alive?
Is Mubarak dead and do Egyptians care, should Julian Assange get political asylum, and can you blame an octopus for grabbing a dolphin's privates? (Source)
- Wed, 20 Jun 2012 03:47 AM PDT - (Sentinel & Enterprise) - Day 5: Dolphin watching off Panama City Beach, Fla.
By Mario Correa Friday, May 25, 2012 I headed down to Panama City. Not the more famous one but a beach town in the panhandle section of Florida by that name, and nobody could tell me why it has that name. (Source)
- Wed, 20 Jun 2012 02:16 AM PDT - (Minnesota Public Radio) - Legislators want review as zoo ends dolphin exhibit
Days after the Legislature approved $4 million for the Minnesota Zoo, it was announced that the popular dolphin exhibit would come to an end. Some legislators say they would have reconsidered their vote had they known the dolphins were leaving the zoo for good. (Source)
- Wed, 20 Jun 2012 02:13 AM PDT - (Minnesota Public Radio) - Documents: Zoo officials discuss dolphin exhibit
According to documents obtained through the state Data Practices Act, zoo officials started discussing the future of the dolphin exhibit in February -- a full month before the House and Senate released their bonding bills. (Source)
- Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:40 PM PDT - (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - Minn. Zoo didn't notify lawmakers of dolphin plans
Officials at the Minnesota Zoo were considering an end to a popular dolphin exhibit several months before the Legislature approved $4 million that many state lawmakers thought would be used to fix up the dolphin tanks. (Source)
- Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:54 PM PDT - (New York Times) - City Room: Worries About a Dolphin in the Hudson
An offshore bottlenose dolphin, usually found in cold, deep water, has been spotted in the Hudson. (Source)
- Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:41 PM PDT - (New York Times) - Worries About a Dolphin in the Hudson
An offshore bottlenose dolphin, usually found in cold, deep water, has been spotted in the Hudson. (Source)
- Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:46 PM PDT - (Minnesota Public Radio) - Legislators want review as zoo ends dolphin exhibit
Days after the Legislature approved $4 million for the Minnesota Zoo, the popular dolphin exhibit closed. Some lawmakers say they would have reconsidered their vote had they known the dolphins were leaving the zoo. (Source)
- Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:00 AM PDT - (Gothamist) - Dolphin Spotted Close To Shore Could Be In Danger
As it turns out the lone dolphin that's been spotted close to the city shores this week could be in danger. It's believed to be an offshore bottleneck dolphin , which is typically spotted in groups about 75 miles offshore, according to the NY Times . The director of the Riverhead Foundation's rescue program, Kimberly Durham, told the paper that seeing the dolphin close to shore "can be an... (Source)
- Thu, 21 Jun 2012 01:43 AM PDT - (Minnesota Public Radio) - Legislators want review as Minn. Zoo ends dolphin exhibit
Days after the Legislature approved $4 million for the Minnesota Zoo, it was announced that the popular dolphin exhibit would come to an end. Some legislators say they would have reconsidered their vote had they known the dolphins were leaving the zoo for good. (Source)
- Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:08 PM PDT - (The West Australian via Yahoo!7 News) - Rescue operation frees dolphin calf
Gizmo, a dolphin calf that has been swimming around the Swan River with fishing line entangled around its fin since April, has been freed. (Source)
- Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:00 PM PDT - (Perth Now) - Water police catch tangled dolphin Gizmo
A DOLPHIN calf tangled in fishing line in the Swan River for nearly two months has been freed after police divers launched a rescue mission this morning. (Source)
- Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:12 PM PDT - (The Epoch Times) - In the Hudson River, a Dead Dolphin Surfaces
An unusual sight on the Hudson River off Chelsea Piers Thursday prompted a local marine research organization to investigate. (Source)
- Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:43 PM PDT - (New York Magazine) - Rare New York City Dolphin Found Dead
Just two days after a magical bottlenose dolphin was spotted in the Hudson River, one turned up dead near the Chelsea Piers, presumably making a few tourist children cry. Dolphins should never be allowed to die, because then who's left to guide us toward rainbows? (Source)
- Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:08 PM PDT - (CBS New York) - Dead Dolphin Found Floating In Hudson River Near Chelsea Piers
The animal was found floating near Pier 59 in the morning -- days after a dolphin was spotted swimming in the Hudson. (Source)
- Fri, 22 Jun 2012 07:06 AM PDT - (Creative Loafing Atlanta) - ATLwood: Jason Bateman At the Aquarium
Sightings 'From the GA Aquarium Facebook page: " Jason Bateman took some time out while filming his new movie Identity Thief to spend the day with his family at the world's largest aquarium. The family spent time behind-the-scenes at the dolphin exhibit with a special flippered friend - an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin" (Pictured) 'Reese Witherspoon was spotted near Oak Grove Plaza this week... (Source)
- Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:05 PM PDT - (NBC 15 Mobile) - Dolphin Stabbed In Perdido Key
Federal officials near the Florida-Alabama line are investigating after a dolphin was found stabbed in the head with a screwdriver. (Source)
- Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:35 PM PDT - (Mobile Press-Register) - NOAA seeks information on dead dolphin stabbed with screwdriver found in Perdido Bay
ORANGE BEACH, Alabama -- A bottlenose dolphin that had been stabbed with a screwdriver was found dead Friday near Orange Beach, according to a NOAA Fisheries Service news release. (Source)
- Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:15 PM PDT - (St. Tammany News) - LDWF will hold meeting in Slidell regarding human-dolphin interaction
A dolphin that started living in the waters of the Lakeshore Estates subdivision in Slidell following Katrina has caused serious problems for the local community. (Source)
- Sat, 23 Jun 2012 19:33 PM PDT - (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - Rogue dolphin menacing waters in Lake Pontchartrain near Slidell
Bites send some to the hospital (Source)
- Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:14 PM PDT - (Austin Daily Herald) - Austin's source for local news
Serenity Netherton looks on as Kurt Mead pulls an insect from a net at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center during Ecoblitz Saturday. Executive Director Larry Dolphin said about 100 people attended. 'We just try to make it small and interactive,' he said. (Source)
- Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:34 AM PDT - (CBS 6 Richmond) - PHOTO: Dolphins near New Point Comfort Lighthouse
The photo from Bobby Bowles shows a dolphin Saturday morning in the Chesapeake Bay near the New Point Comfort Lighthouse. (Source)
- Sun, 24 Jun 2012 08:02 AM PDT - (The Washington Times) - Animal smarts: What do dolphins and dogs know?
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's not just man's closer primate relatives that exhibit brain power. Dolphins, dogs and elephants are teaching us a few lessons, too. Dolphin brains involve completely different wiring from primates, especially in the neocortex, which is central to higher functions such as reasoning and conscious thought. Dolphins are so... (Source)
- Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:55 PM PDT - (Hattiesburg American) - La. neighborhood dolphin causes a stir
For seven years, a young dolphin has made his home in a canal in a residential community off the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, enchanting local residents, attracting flocks of boaters - and even, one man says, helping him back onto his jet watercraft after a fall. (Source)
- Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:39 PM PDT - (The Clarion-Ledger) - Dolphin makes home in residential canal
For seven years, a young dolphin has made his home in a canal in a residential community off the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, enchanting local residents, attracting flocks of boaters - and even, one man says, helping him back onto his jet watercraft after a fall. (Source)
- Sun, 24 Jun 2012 17:16 PM PDT - (Brandon Sun) - Complex thinking goes beyond primates: Dolphins understand zero, elephants rescue each other
WASHINGTON - It's not just man's closer primate relatives that exhibit brain power. Dolphins, dogs and elephants are teaching us a few lessons, too. Dolphin brains involve completely different wiring from primates, especially in the neocortex, which is central to higher functions such as (Source)
- Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:26 AM PDT - (The Times of Acadiana) - N.O. neighborhood dolphin causes stir
Three of the Acadiana Delegation's Democratic members railed against Republican Gov. - 5:15 pm (Source)
- Mon, 25 Jun 2012 07:00 AM PDT - (Daily Telegraph) - The dolphin-friendly seal of approval
FLIPPIN' heck - here are two firm friends who just can't wait to sea each other. Meet Miri the seal and Jet the dolphin. (Source)
- Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:58 AM PDT - (ABC 7 Chicago) - See the baby dolphin at Shedd
A dolphin calf is swimming into the public spotlight as Shedd Aquarium announces the first public viewings. (Source)
- Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:29 PM PDT - (ABC 26 New Orleans) - Dolphin Debate in Slidell
Neighbors in Slidell are debating what to do about a dolphin becoming more aggressive. (Source)
- Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:03 PM PDT - (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - Wild dolphin near Slidell is naturally aggressive and must be ignored, experts say
Look but don't touch, experts implore residents (Source)
- Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:00 PM PDT - (FOX 8 New Orleans) - Public meeting held to discuss troublesome dolphin
Dozens of people gathered at the Northshore Harbor Center Monday evening to address a dolphin dilemma. (Source)
- Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:21 PM PDT - (WDSU New Orleans) - Mischievous dolphin causes splash near Slidell
A lone dolphin living in the waters around Lakeshore Estates near Slidell has attracted a lot attention in recent weeks, but after a series of biting incidents residents are getting concerned. (Source)
- Tue, 26 Jun 2012 02:54 AM PDT - (The Sun) - Dolphin finds puppy love with dog
THIS is the flippin' adorable moment a dolphin 'kisses' a dog and then jumps for joy (Source)
- Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:15 AM PDT - (The Garden Island) - Conservation groups back in court to protect false killer whale
HONOLULU 'Two conservation groups filed suit Monday in Honolulu's federal court against the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce, challenging the agencies' failure to finalize and implement a plan to protect false killer whales, a large dolphin species, from the Hawai'i-based longline fisheries. (Source)
- Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:28 PM PDT - (St. Tammany News) - Residents told to steer clear of dolphin
Experts told residents living around the waterways south of Lake Pontchartrain to steer clear of the 'Slidell Dolphin,' a male bottle-nosed dolphin who has bitten, rammed and injured several people si (Source)
- Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:55 PM PDT - (Discovery News) - Dolphins, Humans Share 'Brainy' Genes
Similarities between dolphin and human brains prove that we are more alike than we thought and that size isn't everything. (Source)
- Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:19 PM PDT - (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! Canada News) - Dolphin Genes Hold Clues to Animal Intelligence
Evolution-wise, bottlenose dolphins have left their mammalian brothers in the dust, and new research is showing what genes they changed to do it. These genes include those involved in brain and metabolism. (Source)
- Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:17 PM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - Dolphin Kisses Dog In Classic Scene From 'Dolphins' (VIDEO)
It seems like woman and man may have some competition when it comes to being a dog's best friend. This classic clip from the 2000 IMAX film " Dolphins " shows a dolphin jumping out of the water and kissing a dog, as well as a quick celebration following the, uh, embrace. (Source)
- Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:41 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Watch: Aggressive Dolphin Biting Swimmers in Louisiana
Homeowners debate moving dolphin at NOAA hearing. (Source)
- Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:14 AM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Why dolphins can recognise themselves in a mirror (and do tricks for fish)
A new study of the genome of the bottlenose dolphin has shown that the aquatic mammals share many genes with human beings, say Wayne State University researchers. (Source)
- Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:29 AM PDT - (ABC News) - Mean Dolphin Terrorizes Louisiana Lake
Residents in an upscale waterfront community just outside New Orleans have a menacing animal on their hands. But, it's not the beastly wild animal you would normally think of. Instead, it's a sweet-faced bottle-nosed dolphin and hospital officials say he's already taken a bite out of three people who have entered the waters of Lake Pontchartrain in Slidell, Louisiana. (Source)
- Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:39 AM PDT - (WABC-TV New York) - Neighborhood dolphin causes a stir after biting incidents
Wildlife officials say the dolphin isn't dangerous, but getting too close to feed or pet him exposes boaters to unintended nips. (Source)
- Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:26 AM PDT - (Good Morning America via Yahoo! News) - Rogue Dolphin, Alone After Katrina, Menaces Lake Area
Dolphin That Found Way Into Lake After Katrina Deemed Dangerous (Source)
- Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:20 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - Blue Dragon Tours inaugurates summer sales with discounts on White Dolphin Cruise tour
Blue Dragon Tour has just started their summer promotion period this year with up to 30% discount on fare of their White Dolphin cruise tour in Halong Bay. (PRWeb June 28, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/6/prweb9651425.htm (Source)
- Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:57 AM PDT - (KPLR 11 St. Louis) - Lone Dolphin Biting Residents In Louisiana
SLIDELL, LA. (CNN) 'A lone dolphin living in gated, waterfront community in Slidell, Louisiana has attracted a lot attention... (Source)
- Thu, 28 Jun 2012 01:03 AM PDT - (NZ Newswire via Yahoo! New Zealand News) - Conservation groups slam dolphin plan
New set net bans along the Taranaki coast announced by the Government don't go far enough to save Maui's dolphins, environment groups say. (Source)
- Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:25 AM PDT - (3news) - Fishers criticise Maui dolphin set net ban
The Government is now extending the set net ban along the Taranaki coast to protect Maui's dolphins. (Source)
- Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:04 PM PDT - (Gawker) - Can a Dolphin Still Be Your 'Friendly Neighborhood Dolphin' If He Keeps Biting People? [Louisiana]
# louisiana Newser picked up on a story Thursday from a suburb just outside of New Orleans, where a young bottlenose dolphin displaced by Hurricane Katrina has turned a local canal into his personal bachelor pad. (Source)
- Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:09 PM PDT - (The Barnstable Patriot) - Solving the historic riddle of dolphin strandings
At the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster, earlier this month, Brian Sharp, stranding coordinator for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Yarmouthport, told a full auditorium that the mass stranding of common dolphins last winter came in two waves. (Source)
- Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:37 PM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - Greenland serving whale meat dishes to tourists
Availability shows Greenland is catching more than it needs to meet requirements of local people, say campaigners Whales caught under rules allowing hunting by local people for their own food needs are being served in dishes for tourists in restaurants, campaigners said today. The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) said an undercover investigation in Greenland found restaurants were... (Source)
- Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:25 PM PDT - (3news) - Fishers criticise Maui dolphin set net ban
The Government is now extending the set net ban along the Taranaki coast to protect Maui's dolphins. (Source)
- Fri, 29 Jun 2012 05:49 AM PDT - (Marco Eagle) - On The Hook: The dolphin dilemma
The bottle nosed dolphins that ply these waters, and call them their domicile, have always been an important adjunct to the pleasure of the fishing experience. Who among us, with rod in hand, wasn't paused when the graceful dolphin surfaced nearby the boat with a whoosh of breath and a tail flip. (Source)
- Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:39 PM PDT - (St. Petersburg Times) - Gov. Rick Scott talks tourism and dolphins at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Friday, June 29, 2012 Gov. Rick Scott signs the bill at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium on Friday. Earlier, a dolphin named Nicholas splashed his staff.  CLEARWATER 'For Gov. Rick Scott and his entourage, it was supposed to be a casual tour through the Clearwater Marine Aquarium on Friday, a chance to dry off after touring flood damage in Pasco County. But... (Source)
- Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:48 PM PDT - (PRWeb) - Pedal Boat Review Of The KL Industries Sun Dolphin Sun Slider Released Today By Paddle-Boat.net
Today is the paddle boat review release of the KL Industries Sun Dolphin Sun Slider pedal boat. KL Industries produces pedal boat products that can also serve more solitary needs for peace and quiet on the water. (PRWeb June 29, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/paddle-boat/peddle-boat/prweb9655775.htm (Source)
- Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:45 PM PDT - (Washington Post) - WTO rules against U.S. country-of-origin label
Coming less than two months after its controversial decision on the 'dolphin-safe' label , the World Trade Organization ruled today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's mandatory country-of-origin label has a 'detrimental impact on imported livestock.' The ruling, public advocates fear, could lead to trade sanctions against the United States or a watering down of the labels designed to tell (Source)
- Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:53 PM PDT - (Hamilton Spectator) - Playful Cajun dolphin prefers humans as friends
But locals worry about the 7-year-old bottlenose dolphin's safety (Source)
- Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:55 PM PDT - (WOAI San Antonio) - Best of the Web: Dolphin Kisses Dog, Ping-Pong Ninja, Sex Toy Gifting
It's a case of interspecies love when these two meet; AND, You won't believe your eyes when you see what this kids does with a ping-pong ball; PLUS, Find out... (Source)
- Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:52 AM PDT - (Hamilton Spectator) - VIDEO: Playful Cajun dolphin prefers humans as friends
But locals worry about the 7-year-old bottlenose dolphin's safety (Source)
- Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:55 PM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Victoria Beckham smirks as she cosies up to a dolphin in candid Twitter photo
Was criticised last week for not smiling with the Spice Girls. (Source)
- Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:37 PM PDT - (The Irish Times) - Welfare groups urge tour operators to stop backing whale meat consumption
THE WHALE and Dolphin Conservation Society and Animal Welfare Institute have issued a joint appeal to tour operators and cruise ship companies taking passengers to Greenland requesting that they refrain from promoting the consumption of whale meat. (Source)
- Sun, 01 Jul 2012 11:26 AM PDT - (Gather) - dolphin picture to color online
There's nothing to print out with this coloring page. It's a dolphin picture to color online. There's a paint palette to click on to load a color on the paint brush. Then... (Source)
- Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:34 AM PDT - (Calcutta News) - Posh smirks as she cosies up to dolphin in candid Twitter photo
Victoria Beckham, who was slammed for not smiling during her photocall with the Spice Girls last week, has showed she can smile when she wants to, even if it means letting out a subtle grin. (Source)
- Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:13 AM PDT - (Bleacher Report) - NFC North Daily: Hot Breakfast Links for July 2 2012
We're back! I'd say rested and ready to go, but the rested part would be a lie. I don't know what it is about vacations that end up exhausting you, but I think it was a combination of six hours at Zuma Beach on Friday (complete with the usual dolphin sighting) and a red-eye flight with a layover Saturday night/Sunday morning. Also staying up until late last night watching The Wire for the... (Source)
- Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:12 AM PDT - (NBC Chicago) - New Dolphin Calf Makes Public Debut
Male Calf Was Born on Memorial Day (Source)
- Mon, 02 Jul 2012 03:49 AM PDT - (Marie Claire) - PICS: Victoria Beckham smiles as she cosies up to a dolphin on family day out
Victoria Beckham cracked a smile as she posed with a dolphin during a family day out (Source)
- Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:16 AM PDT - (OK! Magazine) - Victoria Beckham CAN smile, posts adorable picture of her cuddling a dolphin
Well what d'ya know... (Source)
- Wed, 04 Jul 2012 20:46 PM PDT - (New Zealand's National Business Review) - Minister admits dolphin protection hurting fishing industry
read more (Source)
- Thu, 05 Jul 2012 06:51 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Dolphin shows new broadband seismic tool
BERGEN, Norway 'The Dolphin Group ASA (OSE:DOLP) has launched SHarp, a combined seismic acquisition and processing broadband product. (Source)
- Thu, 05 Jul 2012 06:14 AM PDT - (Manufacturing and Logistics IT) - E.ON USES HAND HELD PRODUCTS DOLPHINS TO TAKE METER READINGS!
Hand Held Products, the world's leading supplier of image-based data capture solutions, has won a major contract with E.ON Energy Services for hundreds of Dolphin(r) 9500 mobile computers, sourced and supplied by Spirit Data Capture Limited. (Source)
- Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:32 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - IWC calls for gill net ban to save Maui's dolphin
The International Whaling Committee is calling for a total gill net ban to save Maui's dolphin. (Source)
- Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:45 PM PDT - (NZ Newswire via Yahoo! New Zealand News) - Scientists want NZ to extend gillnet bans
The International Whaling Commission's scientific committee says set net bans announced last week need to go further to save the endangered Maui's dolphin. (Source)
- Fri, 06 Jul 2012 06:49 AM PDT - (WJXT Jacksonville) - Bicyclist transported to Shands
A truck hit a bicyclist on A1A at Dolphin Blvd. in Ponte Vedra Beach on Friday morning. (Source)
- Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:41 AM PDT - (Kingston Reporter) - DON'T MISS THIS! Jones River Landing celebration
Jones River Landing, Plimoth Plantation and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society host the Jones River Landing Independence Celebration, retracing the historic journey by shallop from the Mayflower to what is now Jones River Landing. (Source)
- Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:21 AM PDT - (The Barnstable Patriot) - Congressman testifies on budget
In wide-ranging remarks to the House Budget Committee recently, U.S. Rep. Bill Keating defended funding for women's health care efforts, drug courts, better fisheries stock assessments and a marine mammal rescue assistance grant that's proved essential in the midst of recent Cape dolphin strandings. (Source)
- Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:25 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Govt urged to keep gillnets out of NZ waters to help Maui's dolphin
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is calling on the New Zealand Government to keep fishing nets out of its waters to help the critically endangered Maui's dolphin.The dolphins, as well as Mexico's endangered vaquita porpoise,... (Source)
- Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:56 PM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - SeaWorld welcomes healthy baby dolphin
Starsky, a female SeaWorld dolphin, gave birth to new calf about a week ago and staff says it's doing well. (Source)
- Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:49 PM PDT - (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) - Hello, world: Baby dolphin is SeaWorld's newest addition
SeaWorld Orlando is showing off their newest animal edition: a baby dolphin. According to a SeaWorl (Source)
- Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:08 PM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - SeaWorld Orlando: Baby dolphin born at park
A baby dolphin was born at SeaWorld Orlando on Saturday, June 30. The mother is named Starkey, and this newborn 'its sex has not been determined yet 'is her sixth offspring. SeaWorld officials say mom and baby have been bonding and nursing. Guests can spot them at the theme park's Dolphin Nursery, which [...] (Source)
- Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:54 PM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - Picture it: Baby dolphin born at SeaWorld Orlando
No one knows more about enjoying Orlando's famous attractions than the Theme Park Rangers. Get the inside scoop from these park veterans. Collectively they've spent more than a century exploring how to have fun there. (Source)
- Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:53 PM PDT - (Local 6 Orlando) - Dolphin calf born at SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando is welcoming a new dolphin calf, which was born June 30 at 8:47 a.m. at SeaWorld. According to a release, the calf's sex is unknown at this time, but it has been seen nursing and bonding with its mom, Starkey. This is Starkey's sixth birth. Park guests can see the pair at SeaWorld's Dolphin Nursery where pregnant dolphins, new mothers, their calves and experienced moms live... (Source)
- Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:20 PM PDT - (Gothamist) - Depressing Update: Dolphin Near Chelsea Piers Starved To Death
Last month, a lone dolphin was spotted swimming near Chelsea Piers in lower Manhattan; at the time, director of the Riverhead Foundation's rescue program Kimberly Durham noted that seeing a dolphin close to shore "can be an indication that something is not right." The dolphin sadly later turned up dead , and now we know why: marine researchers told DNAInfo the dolphin starved to death. [ more 'є ] (Source)
- Sat, 07 Jul 2012 01:48 AM PDT - (The Spokesman-Review) - True community effort
Samantha Davis, 2, squealed and giggled as her mother, Malissa Davis, applied sunscreen to her arms and shoulders at the Millwood City Park wading pool Thursday. Samantha's sister, Gabby, 5, pretended to be a dolphin, splashing in the water as she scooted through the water on her belly. (Source)
- Sun, 08 Jul 2012 06:09 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - Discounted Dolphin Tours and Pirate Cruises in Destin, Florida
TripShock.com Announces Extremely Discounted Prices for Destin's Popular Dolphin Tours and Pirate Excursions (PRWeb July 08, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/pirate-cruises-destin-fl/family-activities-dolphin/prweb9678088.htm (Source)
- Sun, 08 Jul 2012 14:44 PM PDT - (Beaumont Enterprise) - Discounted Dolphin Tours and Pirate Cruises in Destin, Florida
Discounted Dolphin Tours and Pirate Cruises in Destin, Florida Experience an epic adventure on The Original Destin Pirate Cruise or encounter wild schools of dolphin with The Thriller Dolphin Tour Aboard the Sea Blaster. TripShock! ® is the one and only travel agency that enables travelers to book tours and activities online directly for the Northern Gulf Coast. TripShock! offers trusted reviews... (Source)
- Mon, 09 Jul 2012 06:18 AM PDT - (Guelph Mercury) - Local band to perform a 24-hour walking concert from Guelph to Elora
The Boo Radley Project, a local alternative/funk band, will be performing a unique 24-hour concert walk from Guelph to Elora to raise money for Hawaii's Wild Dolphin Foundation. (Source)
- Mon, 09 Jul 2012 04:39 AM PDT - (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - Slidell's wild dolphin is no Flipper: An editorial
People need to understand that the dolphin that plies the waterways of Lakeshore Estates near Slidell is not a pet (Source)
- Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:29 PM PDT - (Bloomberg) - Olympics $14 Billion Site Mixes Scary Tower, Big Dolphin
I expected a grand, flag-bedecked avenue leading into London's Summer Olympics site. (Source)
- Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:00 PM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - The Dolphin : Recent Alumnus' Life Tragically Cut Short
When the members of Le Moyne College's class of 2012 walked across the stage less than two months ago, few could have imagined that one of the most vibrant and promising graduates of this group would be lost to an act of violence just weeks later. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Jul 2012 07:34 AM PDT - (The Daily Times) - Dolphins arrive early and often
LEWES -- With an atypical rise in water temperatures this year, the dolphin count in Delaware may rise. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Jul 2012 07:02 AM PDT - (Fox News) - Wish On 'End of World' Pyramid
The Pyramid of Positive Thinking, a structure that honors the Mayan Calendar. (Evelyn Kanter) Evelyn Kanter dancing with a dolphin at the nature park, Xcaret, in Riviera Maya, Mexico. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Jul 2012 02:38 AM PDT - (TVNZ) - Dolphin protection costing jobs say fishermen
Taranaki fishermen say they are losing money and jobs from set net bans. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:13 PM PDT - (The Courier Mail) - Unmanned drone to help save dolphins
A NEW Zealand University has acquired an unmanned aircraft, or drone, to help conservation efforts, including monitoring Maui's dolphin numbers. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:26 PM PDT - (3news) - Aerial drone to monitor Maui's dolphins
A university is using an aerial "drone" to help monitor the critically endangered Maui's dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:44 PM PDT - (The Press) - Dusky dolphin dies in farm net
A dusky dolphin has drowned after being caught in a salmon farm predator net at New Zealand King Salmon's Waihinau farm in Pelorus Sound. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:32 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Big brother keeps an eye on New Zealand environment
Threatened species like the world's rarest dolphin - the Maui Dolphin - will receive a helping hand thanks to reconnaissance technology better known for its military intelligence use. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:39 PM PDT - (Fuseworks via Yahoo! New Zealand News) - Big brother keeps an eye on threatened species
Threatened species like the world's rarest dolphin - the Maui Dolphin - will receive a helping hand thanks to reconnaissance technology better known for its military intelligence use. (Source)
- Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:13 PM PDT - (E! Online) - Scarlett Johansson Flaunts Banging Bikini Bod and Bodyguard Accessory During Italian Yacht Trip
You'll recall that Victoria Beckham recently stepped out at a water park wearing a black dress and a dolphin. Now it seems that the fashion bar has been raised, at least when it... (Source)
- Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:51 AM PDT - (ITBusiness.ca) - Women entrepreneurs to be thrown in Dolphin Tank
Canada's flagship IT business organization is hoping to launch a series of Dragons' Den style pitch events for women tech entrepreneurs modeled on a similar initiative in the U.S. (Source)
- Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:52 AM PDT - (KGO-TV Bay Area) - Wayward dolphin appears to have left SSF
A Marine Mammal Center volunteer says he does not see a wayward dolphin in a creek in South San Francisco. (Source)
- Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:23 AM PDT - (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) - Local artists decorating dolphin statues for Republican National Convention
Officials hope to lure visitors to Clearwater during the Republican National Convention, and they ar (Source)
- Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:01 AM PDT - (Malta Today) - Dolphin carcass found at bottom of Aħrax cliffs
The carcasses of the dolphin were found at Rdum tal-Madonna, Ahrax tal-Mellieha. The carcass was spotted by BirdLife Malta members, who reported the incident to Nature Trust. Members of the rescue team went on site by boat, but had to swim to reach the carcass, as it was inside a cave. (Source)
- Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:37 AM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - National Aquarium asks beachgoers to help count dolphins
Marine Animal Rescue Program heads annual event that provide a picture of Maryland's dolphin population The National Aquarium's Marine Animal Rescue Program staff is inviting the public to go to the beach with them and look for dolphins. On July 20, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., the National Aquarium will conduct its annual effort to collect information on the number of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins... (Source)
- Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:27 PM PDT - (Island Packet) - Off-duty Beaufort police officer, fire chief rescue stranded dolphin
Fridrik Tiedemann doubts his grandson will ever forget the day Papa rescued a dolphin. Tiedemann t (Source)
- Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:01 PM PDT - (Gothamist) - Extra, Extra: Indifferent Cats In Amateur Porn Are NSFW, Hysterical
Because school is "two" easy sometimes, check out today's end-of-day links: indifferent cats in amateur porn, dead dolphin in SI, Steven Tyler quits American Idol, concretewalk lawsuit, new old Woody Guthrie, and kangaroo-esque dogs. Don't forget to follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook . You can also get the top stories mailed to you'sign up here . [ more 'є ] (Source)
- Fri, 13 Jul 2012 07:08 AM PDT - (Minnesota Public Radio) - The future of zoos
The recent flooding at the Duluth zoo and numerous dolphin deaths at the Minnesota Zoo made us think about the issues surrounding animals in captivity. Is it ethical? And what is the purpose of zoos today? (Source)
- Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:41 PM PDT - (Florence Morning News) - Law officers rescue dolphin from Beaufort sand bar
The two men got the dolphin back into the creek, and it swam away. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Jul 2012 23:05 PM PDT - (Linux Today) - Download KDE SC 4.9 Release Candidate 2
Softpedia: KDE Software Compilation 4.9 will be released in August and it will contain features such as Qt Quick in Plasma Workspaces, improved searching, sorting, display and inline rename on Dolphin. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:13 PM PDT - (The Natal Witness Group) - uShaka dolphin turns 41
Gambit is celebrating his 41st birthday this weekend. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:44 PM PDT - (The Destin Log) - 'NOT AN EASY SITUATION': Hooked goose demonstrates difficulties at Destin duck pond
The Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge has earned a reputation for being first responders for all kinds of animal emergencies from dolphin strandings on the beach to wayward birds who have been blown off course. But when it comes to Destin's duck pond... (Source)
- Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:29 PM PDT - (Benton Evening News) - Hot Online: Friday the 13th
Daily roundup of what's hot online right now with news for Friday the 13th, a solar flare caught on video and a video of a dolphin kissing a dog on a boat. (Source)
- Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:57 AM PDT - (St. Petersburg Times) - Pod of dolphins will get a makeover in Clearwater
By Diedra Rodriguez, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 13, 2012 CLEARWATER 'More dolphins will find their way to Clearwater Beach this summer, but beachgoers won't see them in the gulf. Friday marked the launch of "Clearwater's Dolphins," a public art project in which artists will paint 38 identical life-sized dolphin sculptures. Most of the artists picked up their 6-foot fiberglass dolphins on... (Source)
- Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:55 AM PDT - (The Rock Hill Herald) - Off-duty officer, fire chief rescue stranded dolphin on SC coast
Fridrik Tiedemann doubts his grandson will ever forget the day Papa rescued a dolphin. Tiedemann to (Source)
- Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:00 PM PDT - (The Tampa Tribune) - Boaters prohibited from downtown waterways during RNC
If you're planning a boat cruise down the Hillsborough River to Jackson's Bistro on Harbour Island or taking a dolphin-watching trip into Tampa Bay during the last week of August, prepare to be boarded, matey. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:47 PM PDT - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Spinner dolphin dead in Oslob
A male spinner dolphin was found dead in the shores of barangay Alo, Oslob town, south Cebu last Sunday. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:37 PM PDT - (The Irish Times) - 'Celtic Mist' refurbishment almost completed
Ireland's only dedicated whale and dolphin research vessel has been returned to the water after spending seven months in dry dock undergoing an extensive refit programme. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:57 PM PDT - (Minnesota Public Radio) - Minnesota Zoo exhibit raises dolphin captivity questions
The string of dolphin deaths at the zoo has become a flashpoint for a broader debate about keeping dolphins in captivity. Zoo officials were worried about public heat surrounding the deaths, documents say. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:41 PM PDT - (Minnesota Public Radio) - Zoo exhibit raises dolphin captivity questions
The string of dolphin deaths at the zoo has become a flashpoint for a broader debate about keeping dolphins in captivity. Zoo officials were worried about public heat surrounding the deaths, documents say. (Source)
- Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:53 PM PDT - (FOX 4 Kansas City) - Cute Video: Dog Kisses Dolphin on Boat
A video posted by One World One Ocean has gone viral. The video shows a dolphin swimming next to a... (Source)
- Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:47 AM PDT - (Malta Star) - Injured juvenile dolphin spotted in Gozo channel
An injured juvenile striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) was spotted in the Gozo channel on Friday, but the bad sea conditions prevented rescuers from taking action, including the proper inspection of the animal. (Source)
- Tue, 17 Jul 2012 05:24 AM PDT - (Daily Mail) - In mourning: Dolphin photographed carrying the body of it's baby in heartbreaking ritual
The incredibly rare pictures were taken by tourists in China's Guangxi Zhuang region, an area known for of its dolphin-watching tours. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:14 AM PDT - (Eurosport via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport) - Why swimmers should kick like a dolphin
Olympic swimmers need to ignore their intuition when it comes to the best ways to propel themselves through the water to glory next week. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:01 AM PDT - (Manxnet) - Dinner with a Dolphin!
Join the Manx Wildlife Trust and Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch, for a 'Dinner with a Dolphin' event and help us try to spot dolphins, basking sharks, seals, porpoises and whales. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:11 AM PDT - (Manufacturing and Logistics IT) - HAND HELD PRODUCTS AND CODEGATE HELP MITSUBISHI TO TRACK CARS USING DOLPHINS!
Codegate, a leading supplier of mobile data communications systems, has provided Mitsubishi Motors with a highly effective solution for keeping track of its vehicles - Dolphin 9500 mobile computers from Hand Held Products. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:09 AM PDT - (The Inverness Courier) - Public urged to join whale and dolphin watch
WILDLIFE lovers are encouraged to take part in a national whale and dolphin watch in the Moray Firth later this month. Hosted by marine research charity Sea Watch the event gives the public an opportunity to take part in monitoring whales, dolphins and porpoises in the area. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:52 AM PDT - (EARTHtimes.org) - Improving electronics by investigating dolphin sonar capabilities
The use of algorithms to solve equations has been extended to theorising as to how on earth dolphins cope with their advanced sonar in 'bubbly' conditions they create themselves. No solutions exactly to such a complex problem, but a meeting of mind: human and dolphin - and electronics. (Source)
- Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:37 AM PDT - (North Devon Gazette & Advertiser) - Dolphin stranding was Devon's fifth this year
A DOLPHIN washed up on Westward Ho! was most likely to have been killed in a fishing net, according to experts. (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:40 AM PDT - (WAAY-TV Huntsville) - New report ties cold Gulf water, dolphin deaths
NEW ORLEANS (AP) 'Researchers say snowmelt that chilled coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico may have contributed to baby dolphin deaths in the winter of 2011. (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:16 AM PDT - (Port Arthur News) - Outdoor Video: Pink Dolphin on Big Lake
Outdoors Editor Chester Moore captures video of a super rare pink albino dolphin on Louisiana's Big Lake (Calcasieu). The weekly outdoors videos are brought to you by Ohmstede. (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:24 AM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Study points to causes of high dolphin deaths in Gulf of Mexico
The largest oil spill on open water to date and other environmental factors led to the historically high number of dolphin deaths in the Gulf of Mexico, concludes a two-year scientific study released today. (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:49 AM PDT - (The Bay Bulletin) - Best event / entertainment bets for Thursday
Dolphin and manatee ecotours: Ramp Road Park, 499 Ramp Road, Cocoa Beach. The tours are at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily. The cost is $29; $27 for seniors; $20 for children ages 2-12. Reservations are required. Call 321-799-5495 or visit wildsidetours.com. (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:08 AM PDT - (the Engineer) - Dolphin research could lead to man-made sea mine detectors
Research into the way dolphins use sonar could lead to new man-made systems for detecting sea mines in difficult conditions. (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:44 AM PDT - (Wired News) - Should Whales and Dolphins Have Rights? Their Lawyers Say Yes
Over the last several decades, researchers have shown that many dolphin and whale species are extraordinarily intelligent and social creatures, with complex cultures and rich inner lives. They are, in a word, persons -- and now animal advocates are challenging society to follow science to its logical conclusion and give legal rights to cetaceans. If they're successful, a dolphin could... (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:34 PM PDT - (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) - Wish you were here: Tybee Island, Ga.
Heather Schmidt of Fairport goes on a 'breathtaking' dolphin-watching cruise at sunset off of Tybee Island, Ga. (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:17 PM PDT - (Noypi Stuff) - Dolphin Mourns Death Of Calf, Swims With It For Days (Video)
Dolphin mourns A mother dolphin mourned the passing of her calf by carrying it on her back for days. NDT China reported that the dolphin was spotted with her calf in Sanniang Bay of Qinzhou City in Southern China on July 8. It appeared that the adult dolphin, approximately 3 meters long, was using its back to help the baby dolphin, about 1.5 meters long, swim towards the deep sea. But it was... (Source)
- Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:10 PM PDT - (Seattle Times) - 'Traction Man' and other beachy keen new books for kids
Kids' books: A roundup of ocean-themed books includes "Dolphin Baby!," "Squid and Octopus: Friends for Always," "Traction Man and the Beach Odyssey" and "Life in the Ocean." (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:25 AM PDT - (Film Journal) - Film Review: Dolphin Boy
Are there any animals on earth more compellingly adorable than dolphins? Penguins, panda bears, capuchin monkeys and meerkats might all come close, but for sheer photo friendliness and personality, nothing beats these sleek aquatic miracles. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:04 AM PDT - (Pinoy Halo) - DOLPHIN MOURNS AND CARRIES BROKEN BODY OF HER BABY FOR DAYS
Dolphin Mourns: A dolphin mourns the passing of her baby calf and carries it on her back for days off the coast of Guangxi Zhuang region, in China. The touching 'mourning ritual' was spotted by tourists in China and, according to reports, the baby was possibly killed by a boat propeller because of a large cut across the belly of the dead calf. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:55 AM PDT - (New York Times) - Green Blog: Piecing the Puzzle Together on Dolphin Deaths
Researchers suggest that several factors -- a cold winter, the gulf oil spill, and an influx of cold freshwater -- could have led to a surge in dolphin deaths in the gulf. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:28 AM PDT - (New Kerala) - Biggest oil spill kills highest number of dolphins
Washington, July 20: The largest oil spill ever caused the highest number of dolphin deaths in the Gulf of Mexico, concludes a two-year scientific study. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jul 2012 23:36 PM PDT - (Santa Monica Mirror) - Santa Monica Resident Witnesses Bottlenose Dolphin Birth Off Tower 26
By Maya Sahafi This past Tuesday morning, I was surfing right off Tower 26, or trying to, I'm not an accomplished surfer by any means. There were tons of dolphins in the water, way more than typically are in that close. There must of been a fish run. So many dolphins, that the guy surfing 20 yards north of me called over, "It's like Sea World out here today!" Glassy conditions, lousy waves. I... (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:16 PM PDT - (ScienceBlogs) - Rise in bottlenose dolphin deaths in the Gulf of Mexico [Life Lines]
A higher than normal mortality rate for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Gulf of Mexico during 2011 has been found to correspond with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as well as colder weather conditions during 2010 leading to an influx of colder water into the Gulf from snowmelt. From January through April 2011, 186 bottlenose'¦ (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:09 PM PDT - (The Inquisitr) - Dolphin Mourns Dead Baby Calf, Carries It On Her Back In Heartbreaking Grieving Ritual [Video]
A mother dolphin mourning her dead baby calf was caught on camera in a grieving ritual rarely seen by humans. The incident, which took place in the Guangxi Zhuang region in China, was captured on camera by a boat full of tourists who watched the mother struggle against rough seas with the calf on her [...] Dolphin Mourns Dead Baby Calf, Carries It On Her Back In Heartbreaking Grieving Ritual... (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:07 PM PDT - (CBS Baltimore) - National Aquarium Staff, Volunteers Find Fewer Dolphins At Annual Count
The National Aquarium and some volunteers gathered at two beaches in Ocean City for the Annual Maryland Dolphin Count where they recorded much fewer sightings of the mammal compared with last year. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:56 PM PDT - (CBS 6 Richmond) - VIRAL VIDEO: Dolphin uses tail to slap woman's face
Wildlife experts said a metal ring on the woman's bikini likely caused a reflection that aggravated the dolphin. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:45 PM PDT - (The Christian Science Monitor) - Bacteria, cold water, and probably oil killed baby dolphins in Gulf, say scientists (+video)
A new report indicates that snowmelt entering the Gulf of Mexico is the culprit for the mass infant dolphin stranding in early 2011. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:15 PM PDT - (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) - Wish you were here: Tybee Island, Ga.
Heather Schmidt of Fairport goes on a 'breathtaking' dolphin-watching cruise at sunset off of Tybee Island, Ga. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:11 PM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - Dolphin Deaths: BP Oil Spill May Have Contributed To High Mortality Rate, Study Finds
The 2010 BP oil spill contributed to an unusually high death rate for dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, a new study suggests. Between January and April 2011, 186 dead bottlenose dolphins washed ashore between Louisiana and western Florida. (Source)
- Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:09 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Study finds BP oil spill may have contributed to dolphin deaths
Evidence suggests 2010 Gulf disaster may have led to the death of nearly 200 dolphins (Source)
- Sun, 22 Jul 2012 11:50 AM PDT - (The Bourne Courier) - Dolphins grace Cape Cod Canal Saturday afternoon
A dolphin pod was observed in the Cape Cod Canal early Saturday afternoon, causing a minor sensation on the water and along the service road. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Jul 2012 06:03 AM PDT - (AsiaOne) - Tourists moved by dolphin's unusual display of affection
Tourists on a dolphin-watching trip saw a mother dolphin carrying its dead calf as it swam out to sea, refusing to abandon it. -AsiaOne (Source)
- Mon, 23 Jul 2012 03:43 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Did Deepwater Horizon Accident contribute to Dolphin Deaths?
In the first four months of 2011, 186 bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) were found dead in the Gulf of Mexico, nearly half of them dolphin calves many of whom were perinatal, or near birth. Researchers now believe a number of factors may have killed the animals. Writing in the open-access journal PLoS ONE, scientists theorize that the dolphins died a sudden influx of freshwater from... (Source)
- Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:06 PM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - White Dolphin by Gill Lewis
'I read Sky Hawk, but I am just as impressed with White Dolphin, if not more' Although this book is clearly written for younger children than me, it still tackles complex issues such as overfishing and death that are not normally covered by children's writers. But it is written in such a perfect and simple way that it is easy to understand and is very readable for people of all ages. Gill Lewis... (Source)
- Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:40 PM PDT - (FOX 12 Oregon) - Dolphin found on Oregon coast
Beachcombers stumbled upon an unusual find on the Oregon coast - a dolphin. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:38 PM PDT - (WSAV Savannah) - Great White Reportedly Attacks Dolphin Off Tybee Coast
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- Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:09 AM PDT - (Arab News) - Faster swimmers paddle like a duck, kick like a dolphin
NEW YORK: Olympic swimmers need to ignore their intuition when it comes to the best ways to propel themselves through the water to glory next week. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:19 AM PDT - (Gazettes.com) - Women Pitch Business Ideas At Conference's "Dolphin Tank"
Female entrepreneurs are being given a unique chance to pitch their business ideas to an audience this September at the California Women's Conference. (Source)
- Mon, 23 Jul 2012 06:18 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - Perfect Memorials Announces Dolphins Cremation Urn at Price Point Previously Not Possible
Visually stunning Dolphin Cremation urn symbolizes freedom and harmony. (PRWeb July 23, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/7/prweb9723740.htm (Source)
- Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:38 PM PDT - (The Fort Collins Coloradoan) - Larimer County's most wanted
aka: Dolphin Age: 22 Height: 5 feet, 10 inches Weight: 185 pounds Hair color: Brown Eye color: Blue Last-known address: 928 Columbia Road, Fort Collins Warrants: Larimer County Community Corrections: felony warrant, escape felony conviction, $50,000 bond (Source)
- Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:38 PM PDT - (WSAV Savannah) - Great White Reportedly Attacks Dolphin Off Tybee Coast
Great White Reportedly Attacks Dolphin Off Tybee Coast (Source)
- Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:40 AM PDT - (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - No new confrontations with Slidell dolphin reported
People are getting the message that the wild animal should be left alone (Source)
- Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:51 PM PDT - (Strategy Page) - Sailor's Best Friend
SAN DIEGO (July 13, 2012) KOA, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, is coaxed onto a transport mat during a Rim of the Pacific 2012 exercise. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:15 PM PDT - (WTOC 11 Savannah) - Shark reportedly attacks dolphin off Tybee
They say it happened near the lighthouse while a group was out on the Captain Derek Dolphin Adventure Tours. (Source)
- Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:53 AM PDT - (WESH 2 Orlando) - Disney to celebrate Olympics at Swan and Dolphin
Medalists will meet party-goers at WDW. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:47 AM PDT - (Malta Star) - EC funds project to protect dolphins and turtles
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) has managed to secure '1 million in funds to embark on a project aimed at significantly improving the protection of the bottlenose dolphin (id-denfil ta' geddumu qasir) and the loggerhead turtle (il-fekruna l-komuni) around the Maltese waters. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:19 AM PDT - (Malta Today) - Mepa obtains EU funds to protect dolphins and turtles
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) said it has managed to secure '1 million in funds to embark on a project aimed at significantly improving the protection of the bottlenose dolphin and the loggerhead turtle around the Maltese waters. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:26 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Dolphin numbers 'best in years'
Bottlenose numbers best in years, say conservationists (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:58 PM PDT - (KOIN News 6 Portland) - Dolphin washes ashore near Long Beach, Wash.
Here are the most recent story comments. View All No comments yet! (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:47 AM PDT - (Malta Star) - EC funds project to protect dolphins and turtles
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) has managed to secure ГўВ‚В1 million in funds to embark on a project aimed at significantly improving the protection of the bottlenose dolphin (id-denfil ta' geddumu qasir) and the loggerhead turtle (il-fekruna l-komuni) around the Maltese waters. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:19 AM PDT - (Malta Today) - Mepa obtains EU funds to protect dolphins and turtles
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) said it has managed to secure ГўВ‚В1 million in funds to embark on a project aimed at significantly improving the protection of the bottlenose dolphin and the loggerhead turtle around the Maltese waters. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:39 PM PDT - (KBOI-TV Boise) - Dead dolphin washes ashore on Wash. coast
A dead 7-foot male striped dolphin washed ashore Monday night north of Long Beach, the Seaside Aquarium said. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:27 PM PDT - (KOMO Seattle) - Dead dolphin washes ashore far north of normal range
A dead 7-foot male striped dolphin washed ashore Monday night north of Long Beach, the Seaside Aquarium said. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:25 PM PDT - (PR Newswire) - Painting the Dolphins--Teenage Involvement in the RNC
TAMPA, Fla., To welcome guests for the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC), local artists will apply their own style and creativity, painting 50 identical life-sized dolphin sculptures that will be displayed at Pier 60 Park from August 6 to... (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:21 PM PDT - (KSL Salt Lake City) - Have You Seen This? Jumping Jehosaphat!
A shark does his best Sea World dolphin impersonation in front of some bewildered fishermen. (Source)
- Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:38 AM PDT - (KEPR Pasco) - Photos: President Barack Obama pays a visit to Portland
A dead 7-foot male striped dolphin washed ashore Monday night, the Seaside Aquarium said. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:00 PM PDT - (The Palm Beach Post) - Dolphin Research Center, Grassy Key
The Dolphin Research Center on Grassy Key is a non-profit education and research facility, home to a family of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:04 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Big leap in the number of Moray Firth's wildlife stars
A RARE breed of dolphin in Scotland's waters 'and the world's most northerly population of the species' has hit record numbers. (Source)
- Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:10 PM PDT - (KOIN News 6 Portland) - Dolphin washes ashore on Wash. beach
Here are the most recent story comments. View All No comments yet! (Source)
- Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:59 PM PDT - (WCTV Tallahassee) - Dolphin Amputee Inspires Local Girl
A local 12-year-old girl has been an amputee since she was 9 months old. That's when a congenital defect forced doctors to amputate Kaia Miller's right leg below her knee. Now she has some new inspiration. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Jul 2012 07:39 AM PDT - (BBC Highlands) - Start of whale and dolphin watch
A national whale and dolphin watch event is under way, with sightings being reported around the Scottish coast. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:30 PM PDT - (icWales) - Complexity of dolphin communities revealed in Cardigan Bay study
The sophistication of dolphin communities has been revealed in Welsh study that shows the creatures have complex and intimate relationships with other individuals. (Source)
- Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:19 PM PDT - (NZCity) - Kiwis urged to push for action over Maui's dolphin
28 July 2012 New Zealanders are being urged to call on the Conservation Minister to take action to protect our remaining 55 Maui's dolphins. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Jul 2012 05:30 AM PDT - (Calcutta News) - Comedian Frankie Boyle likens Rebecca Adlington's face to dolphin
Comedian Frankie Boyle has mocked British swimmer Rebecca Adlington on Twitter saying that she has an advantage in swimming due to her dolphin face. (Source)
- Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:09 PM PDT - (The Virginian-Pilot) - Photo gallery | Counting dolphins at the Oceanfront
VIRGINIA BEACH To beachgoers, the spit of ocean and sand near Fort Story might be known only by a street number hovering somewhere in the 80s. But when trained volunteers gather annually for the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center's dolphin count, the stretch around 88th Street takes on a new name: "Dolphin Disneyland." (Source)
- Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:10 AM PDT - (New Kerala) - Comedian Frankie Boyle likens Rebecca Adlington's face to dolphin
Comedian Frankie Boyle has mocked British swimmer Rebecca Adlington on Twitter saying that she has an advantage in swimming due to her dolphin face. (Source)
- Sun, 29 Jul 2012 05:10 AM PDT - (Daily Press) - annual dolphin count tallies 40
The Virginia Aquarium held its annual dolphin count on Saturday, according to a WVEC report . About 50 trained volunteers helped the aquarium tally sightings of the marine mammals from shore. This was the aquarium's 20th count. Preliminary reports note the volunteers spotted about 40 dolphins during the event. (Source)
- Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:19 AM PDT - (NBC40 South Jersey) - Boat Strikes Bottleneck Dolphin in Sea Isle
SEA ISLE CITY -- This evening around 5:30 PM, a boat that was approximately eighteen feet long struck a Bottleneck Dolphin. Based on the description, the animal was an adult and there are multiple propeller marks along the dorsal surface including a large cut across the dorsal fin. (Source)
- Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:30 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Divided dolphin societies unite
The unique social split dividing a population of bottlenose dolphins in Moreton Bay, Australia is over, scientists say. (Source)
- Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:05 PM PDT - (Stuff) - Swimmer's 'Dolphin face' nickname draws fire
Bronze medal-winning British Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington is making headlines for the wrong reasons after being called a "dolphin's face". (Source)
- Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:04 PM PDT - (Stuff) - Swimmer's 'Dolphin face' tag draws fire
Bronze medal-winning British Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington is making headlines for the wrong reasons after being called a "dolphin's face". (Source)
- Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:04 PM PDT - (NBC40 South Jersey) - Dolphin washed ashore after being hit by a boat on Saturday
BRIGANTINE -- Usually you think of hit and runs on land. But the Marine Mammal Stranding Center is examining a dolphin that washed ashore this morning after it was involved in a hit and run with an 18'“foot boat in sea isle city. (Source)
- Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:49 PM PDT - (NBC40 South Jersey) - Dolphin struck by boat has died, officials say
BRIGANTINE -- The dolphin struck by a boat Saturday evening in Sea Isle City is dead, according to officials at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center. (Source)
- Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:10 AM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Friends again: Bottlenose dolphins who used to ignore each other re-unite to feed together after trawlers leave their
The two bottlenose dolphin populations, living in Moreton Bay near Brisbane in Eastern Australia, have rarely interacted - but when fishing boats stopped using the bay, the dolphins got together to forage. (Source)
- Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:41 PM PDT - (FOX 5 San Diego) - Dolphin beaches itself in La Jolla
SAN DIEGO - Beachgoers tried to help a dolphin that washed ashore in La Jolla Monday afternoon by pushing it back into the water, but their attempts to save the marine mammal were futile, lifeguards said. (Source)
- Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:07 PM PDT - (NBC San Diego) - Dolphin Washes Ashore in La Jolla
A dolphin died on the shores of La Jolla Monday afternoon, lifeguards said. (Source)
- Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:26 AM PDT - (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) - Dolphin Social Networks Show First Hints of Culture
For the bottlenose dolphins of Shark Bay, Australia, functional fashion seems to be all the rage, with inclusion in cliques dependent on whether one is wearing a nose sponge 'a tool that helps dolphins find food 'new research suggests. (Source)
- Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:04 PM PDT - (Key West Citizen) - Today In History
20 YEARS AGO A professional dolphin hunter was hired to capture three dolphins that had escaped from the Ocean Reef Club on Key Largo. An audit of the Monroe County School Board found that... read more (Source)
- Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:40 PM PDT - (GOOD) - People Are Awesome: Dolphin Pod Beached Then Rescued by Brazilian Tourists
Watch a dozen Brazilians drop their caipirinhas (one even quickly strips to his Speedo) to hurry to the rescue of a pod of beached dolphins. We wonder though, what's the best method for helping out stranded cetaceans? The Brazilians' drag-'em-by-the-tail method seems effective. (Source)
- Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:27 AM PDT - (CBS News) - Dolphin social networks show hints of culture
Some dolphins use sea sponges as tools, and study finds they associate more with other sponge users (Source)
- Wed, 01 Aug 2012 02:55 AM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Even in the dolphin world, the cool kids stick together: Scientists find 'cliques' among those clever enough to hunt...
Bottlenose dolphins that have learnt to use sea sponges as hunting tools form cliques with others that do the same, researchers have found. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Aug 2012 21:32 PM PDT - (Savannah Morning News) - Professional comedy series comes to Dolphin Reef Bar on Tybee Island
In school, MG Gaskin was the class clown. "I think it's a prerequisite for becoming a comedian," he says. "Unfortunately, it's frowned upon in the school system. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:19 PM PDT - (Irish Examiner) - Dolphin group hails successful refloating
The first successful refloating of a dolphin in this country has been confirmed in north Kerry. (Source)
- Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:56 AM PDT - (New Hampshire Union Leader) - Swanzey youngster breaks 36-year-old New England record in 100-meter butterfly
Keene YMCA Dolphin swimmer Anthony Minickiello posted a time of 1 minute, 14.01 seconds in the 100 fly to beat the record of 114.56, held by Henry Clark since 1976. (Source)
- Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:01 AM PDT - (Creative Loafing Atlanta) - Marc Fitten organizes four weeks of literature and dolphin talk at Manuel's Tavern
Atlanta author Marc Fitten loves talking about making sausage. Except the sausage is literature and the making it is writing and this whole food-flavored metaphor came out of discussing the 11 days Fitten spent as a faculty member at Yale's Writer's Conference in June.'¦ [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] (Source)
- Fri, 03 Aug 2012 07:45 AM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - Missing: Longtime New Jersey visitor Dolphin 56
BRIGANTINE 'Where is Dolphin 56? Bob Schoelkopf has asked himself this question many times this year. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Aug 2012 07:12 AM PDT - (Daily Record) - $14 toll expected for NY's new Tappan Zee Bridge
Where is Dolphin 56? Bob Schoelkopf has asked himself this question many times this year. - 9:47 am (Source)
- Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:26 AM PDT - (Anacortes American) - County receives $1.2 million for Guemes ferry
ANACORTES 'Skagit County will receive $1.2 million in federal funds to replace the last five dolphin guide structures on the Anacortes side of the Guemes Island Ferry system. (Source)
- Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:23 PM PDT - (Scientific American via Yahoo! News) - Spongeworthiness Defines Dolphin Clique
Dolphins that wear marine sponges to protect their beaks when they hunt prefer to hang out with other so-called spongers. Amy Kraft reports. (Source)
- Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:30 AM PDT - (St. Petersburg Times) - Aqua Expeditions cruises are Peru's ambassadors of the Amazon
By Alisson Clark, Special to the Times Friday, August 3, 2012 IQUITOS, Peru As our skiff leaves the comfort of the riverboat Aria and heads toward the thick vegetation of the Amazon jungle, our guide asks, "What do you want to see?" Passengers shout out their wildlife dream list: "Toucans!" "Macaws." "Monkeys."' "Sloths." "Fireflies!" "Pink dolphin!" "Caimans!' I scoff at the seeming... (Source)
- Sat, 04 Aug 2012 05:08 AM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - Dolphin 56, where are you?
Dolphin 56 is a bottlenose dolphin who swam from Florida up to New Jersey every year for decades after being branded in 1979. The 45-year-old dolphin went missing this year (Source)
- Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:20 AM PDT - (Daily Journal) - Dolphin who visited NJ each summer is missing
BRIGANTINE 'Where is Dolphin 56? Bob Schoelkopf has asked himself that question many times this year. (Source)
- Sun, 05 Aug 2012 05:48 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - Dolphin die-off tied to Gulf oil spill, other factors, study suggests
Bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico washed up dead along the shores of four states early last year in one of the worst die-offs on record in the region. (Source)
- Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:20 AM PDT - (Thailandnews.net) - Ailing dolphin under treatment in Phuket
Researchers at the Phuket Marine Biological Center say the dolphin needs the support of a sling to keep it from drowning. Photo: Kritsada... (Source)
- Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:56 AM PDT - (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) - Unique dolphin statues to welcome RNC visitors, tourists
New bottlenose dolphin statues at Clearwater Beach will highlight the Republican National Convention (Source)
- Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:47 PM PDT - (KPLR 11 St. Louis) - Dog Swims With Dolphin: Caught On Tape
(ABC) 'Josh Elliott reveals a video of man's best friend longing to live like a dolphin. (Source)
- Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:03 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Caught on Camera: Dog Swims With Dolphins
This four-legged friend is going viral all the way from the African coast. Kira, the black Labrador dubbed the 'dolphin-spotter,' is all suited up to play with her favorite flippered friends. It's safety first for the pup as she leaps into the water donning a... (Source)
- Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:19 PM PDT - (Key West Citizen) - Today In History
20 YEARS AGO Florida Keys lobstermen were striking for higher prices, as the opening market price was 25 percent less than the previous season. The three trained dolphin that had escaped from... read more (Source)
- Wed, 08 Aug 2012 06:43 AM PDT - (New Kerala) - Dolphin's carcass recovered in Uttar Pradesh
The mysterious death of a dolphin, the national aquatic animal of India, in Chambal river in Uttar Pradesh has left the forest officials in a tizzy. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:05 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Deals: Pascal's, Essensia, Dolphin Mall
Pascal's on Ponce, 2611 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, is offering a multicourse menu featuring vichyssoise and roasted duck for $65.95 through Aug. 15 in honor of Julia Child's centenary; 305-444-2024. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:58 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Bay's new dolphin calves spotted
The summer's first newborn bottlenose dolphins calves have been spotted in Cardigan Bay, say conservationists. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Aug 2012 04:46 AM PDT - (New York Times) - Scientist at Work Blog: A Pattern of Dolphins
Scientists travel to the islands of Oceania to study dolphin communities and the genetic relationships among them. (Source)
- Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:28 AM PDT - (Yakima Herald-Republic) - Levy passes to keep Selah pool open
Michelle Bannister, left, gives a high-five to Anita Callahan, Amie Richardson and Selah Dolphin swimmer Ellie Richardson, celebrating the first election results in the Yakima County Courthouse the night of Aug. 7, 2012. Bannister is chairwoman for the Save Our Swim committee. (Source)
- Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:13 AM PDT - (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) - BioExpedition Renews Dolphin Site
BioExpedition and Laurent Mikhail, CEO, announce an update to the company's website that provides extensive information about dolphins. Habitats, behavior, feeding habits, reproduction, and threats to dolphin species are discussed in detail.(PRWEB) August 09, 2012 BioExpedition Publishing and Chief Executive Officer Laurent Mikhail are pleased to announce the release of the company's update to... (Source)
- Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:38 PM PDT - (FOX 5 New York) - Dead dolphin washes up on NY's Fire Island
The carcass of a bottlenose dolphin has washed up at Smith Point Park on Fire Island. (Source)
- Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:20 PM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Challenging and amazing road project
A group from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) had the opportunity to visit the construction site of the last part of the Palmetto/Dolphin improvement project. It has been in the planning and implementation stages since the late '80s and will be completed by mid 2015. (Source)
- Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:29 PM PDT - (NBC Bay Area) - VIDEO: Santa Cruz Dolphins Caught on Camera
You have to convince yourself the dolphin pod video is real and not a preview of a new Pixar movie. Photo Credit: Mark Peters (Source)
- Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:24 PM PDT - (The Irish Times) - Relaunch of Haughey's 'Celtic Mist' by whale and dolphin protection group
JUST OVER a year after it was donated for whale and dolphin research, the ketch once sailed by former taoiseach Charles J Haughey will be relaunched tomorrow having undergone an extensive makeover in Co Clare 'or 'makeunder'. (Source)
- Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:40 PM PDT - (Science News) - FOR KIDS: No more bubble trouble
Dolphin's clicks help scientists sort through confusing underwater noises (Source)
- Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:19 AM PDT - (Austin Daily Herald) - Austin's source for local news
Jay C. Hormel Nature Center executive director Larry Dolphin, right, talks with Wayne Ulrich during an informal Q and A at the DNR Building Thursday evening. Dolphin is holding the center's education owl Gukaoo. (Source)
- Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:29 PM PDT - (BruDirect.com) - Silver Dolphin
Bandar Seri Begawan - Food products such as sausages and burgers are notoriously popular amongst modern consumers the world over, Bruneians included. (Source)
- Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT - (The Inquisitr) - North Korean Dolphin Aquarium Is Now Open For Business
When you're Kim Jong Un, the young dictator of an extremely insulated country, you can building a dolphin aquarium regardless of what others may think of the project. According to The Atlantic, the leader of North Korea decided it was time for his people to enjoy the lovable antics of highly-trained dolphins. Instead of addressing [...] North Korean Dolphin Aquarium Is Now Open For Business is a... (Source)
- Mon, 13 Aug 2012 04:56 AM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Yangtze dolphin's decline mirrored by other animals
(Phys.org) -- Monitoring numbers of the baiji, the now-extinct freshwater dolphin of the Yangtze river, would also have let researchers track the decline of other threatened animals, including the Yangtze paddlefish and Reeves' shad, a new study shows. (Source)
- Mon, 13 Aug 2012 04:03 AM PDT - (New Kerala) - First in South Asia, a dolphin show in Pakistan
Pakistanis will now get to see a delightful show of dolphins performing acrobatics here, a first for the entire South Asian region. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:35 AM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Product recall: snap bracelets
DETAILS: Animal Snap Bracelets imported by Toysmith of Sumner, Wash.; sold at Cost Plus World Market, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and other retailers from September 2011 to February 2012. The bracelets come in assorted metallic fabrics with animal figures including a seahorse, frog, snake, starfish, crab, lizard, dolphin and fish. (Source)
- Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:11 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Fight to save endangered Indian dolphin
The fight to save India's endangered river dolphin (Source)
- Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:55 AM PDT - (WTSP-TV Tampa) - Mote releases rehabbed dolphin into Gulf
After being nursed back to health at Mote Marine Laboratory, a bottlenose dolphin was released Tuesday back into the wild. (Source)
- Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:41 AM PDT - (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Show-Off! Shark's Acrobatics Off Welsh Coast
Dolphin spotters on a sea tour got far more than they were expecting when a shark suddenly hurled itself out of the water. (Source)
- Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:05 AM PDT - (New York Times) - Scientist at Work Blog: Pilot Whales in the Apolima Straits
In the waters around Samoa, researchers observe a pod of pilot whales, a dolphin species with a matrilineal social hierarchy. (Source)
- Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:06 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Dolphin chasers escape conviction
Two men have escaped conviction for chasing a pod of dolphins in Tasmania's south-east earlier this year. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:06 AM PDT - (GlobeSt.com) - XCC Logistics Renews for 30,000 SF of Industrial Space in Doral
MIAMI -- The Dolphin Commerce Center just inked a 30,000-square-foot lease renewal for XCC Logistics, a Panamanian cargo company specializing in providing personalized logistic services. The firm has offices in the U.S. and Panama. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:20 AM PDT - (PhysOrg) - 'Dinosaur bends' caused by prolonged diving
(Phys.org) -- A recent study identified bone deformities on the fossilized remains of Ichthyosarians, which were giant dolphin-like reptiles that first appeared about 245 million years ago. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:19 AM PDT - (BigPond News) - Thresher Shark's Welsh Acrobatics
Dolphin spotters on a sea tour were amazed when a shark suddenly hurled itself out of the water. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:49 PM PDT - (Island Packet) - Dead dolphin in May River prompts concern, investigation
Bluffton resident Jimmy McIntire was fishing from his boat Tuesday afternoon when he noticed somethi (Source)
- Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:45 PM PDT - (The Tampa Tribune) - 'Tale' gives fiscal boost to Clearwater
A little bit of dolphin star power is giving this Gulf Coast community a big economic boost. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:33 PM PDT - (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - Farewell scheduled for dolphins at Minnesota Zoo
The zoo will host a "Dolphin Open House" from Sept. 1-9. Zoo visitors will be able to view Allie and Semo in an informal setting and sign a card for the dolphins. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:38 PM PDT - (The Irish Times) - Suffering of fin whale prompts call for animal euthanasia protocols
THE DEATH of a fin whale in Baltimore harbour yesterday after being stranded there for three days has highlighted the need for the development of protocols to deal with such incidents, according to the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group. (Source)
- Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:09 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Jet skiers escape conviction over dolphin chase
Two men have escaped conviction for chasing a pod of dolphins in Tasmania's south-east earlier this year. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:38 AM PDT - (Offshore Magazine) - Dolphin, Spectrum team for 3D seismic survey offshore Lebanon
The survey will be at least 1,500 sq km (932 sq mi) in area and is scheduled to be complete before the end of September. Start is expected imminently. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:30 PM PDT - (St. Petersburg Times) - Volunteers needed to be docents at new dolphin exhibit on Clearwater Beach
Times staff Friday, August 17, 2012 Clearwater Be a dolphin docent at new exhibit Clearwater is looking for volunteers to be "Dolphin Docents" at the recently installed "Clearwater's Dolphins: Pod at Pier 60" exhibition on Clearwater Beach. The dolphins are on display now through Tuesday, Sept. 4. Volunteers are needed for two-hour shifts. One to two people are needed per shift. Mondays... (Source)
- Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:57 PM PDT - (Daily Telegraph) - Deep-diving dinosaur 'had the bends'
ANCIENT dolphin-like dinosaurs suffered a very human condition - the bends - as a result of their deep dives, Melbourne researchers have found. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:03 AM PDT - (CNews) - Dolphin flips for woman
A too-friendly dolphin flipped out an unsuspecting woman when it jumped out of its pool and landed on top of her. (Source)
- Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:03 AM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Caught on Video: Hilarious moment an amorous dolphin leaped out of the water... and got frisky with a female tourist
Taking their reputation for friendliness to a whole new level, hilarious video shows one amorous dolphin burst out of the water and begin to dry hump a shocked girl. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Aug 2012 01:06 AM PDT - (BigPond News) - Thresher Shark's Welsh Acrobatics
Dolphin spotters on a sea tour were amazed when a shark suddenly hurled itself out of the water. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Aug 2012 02:28 AM PDT - (Thailandnews.net) - Round-the-clock treatment fails to save Phuket dolphin
PHUKET: The ailing striped dolphin that was under treatment at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) died last weekend, two weeks after she washed ashore in Phang Nga. Despite round-the-clock... (Source)
- Sat, 18 Aug 2012 00:33 AM PDT - (Pattaya Mail) - Pattaya Mail
Police arrested two accused transvestites detained by passers-by after an Italian man claimed they'd pick-pocketed him. Anusorn Jumsuwan, 22, and Laddawan Prachumchai, 29, were taken into custody near the Dolphin Roundabout Aug. 5 following the complaint by 65-year-old Walter Schweigkofler. (Source)
- Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:54 PM PDT - (The County Press) - Lapeer woman plans dolphin slaughter protest
LAPEER 'Lapeer County's only Sea Shepherd Conservation Society member, Deborah Planck, plans to be in front of the Lapeer County Court House from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Monday with up to 20 environmental activists passing out literature protesting the annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan. read more (Source)
- Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:58 AM PDT - (Courier-Post) - Boat trip offers a whale of a good time
Call them all Ishmael. On a recent sunny afternoon, 130 people boarded a vessel here in hopes of sighting their own version of Moby Dick on a whale and dolphin-watching cruise. Alas, no one was able to shout, 'Thar she blows!' (Source)
- Mon, 20 Aug 2012 05:05 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - Discounted Dolphin Tours in Destin, Florida
TripShock.com Offers up to 35% Off Morning Dolphin Tours in Destin (9am and 11:30am) (PRWeb August 20, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/DestinDolphinTours2012/DiscountedDolphinCruise/prweb9815481.htm (Source)
- Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:50 PM PDT - (The Virginian-Pilot) - Purported fin could be shark, dolphin, experts say
AVON, N.C. If someone spots what looks like a dorsal fin slipping dangerously close to bodyboarders along North Carolina's Outer Banks, it's safe to assume it's a shark, right? Not exactly, according to several marine experts. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:08 PM PDT - (NBC Los Angeles) - Whale Watching in Dana Point
Passengers caught a glimpse of the friendly sea creatures during Capt. Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari in Dana Point. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:26 AM PDT - (Digital Spy) - Rebecca Adlington on Frankie Boyle 'dolphin' slam: 'It's quite sad'
London 2012 swimmer responds to Boyle's controversial comments about her appearance. (Source)
- Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:13 AM PDT - (redOrbit) - Dinosaurs Got The Bends From Prolonged Diving
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Dinosaur-like creatures may have injured themselves during leisurely deep-sea diving trips and not from ascending too quickly as previously thought Bone deformities on the fossilized remains of Ichthyosarians , which were giant dolphin-like reptiles that first emerged approximately 245 million years ago, were identified in a recent study. The... (Source)
- Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:18 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Protesters target Japanese embassy over dolphin killing
PROTESTERS have announced plans to demonstrate outside the Japanese embassy in the Capital to urge an end to the country's killing of dolphins. (Source)
- Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:09 PM PDT - (The County Press) - Getting it Straight
In an article headlined 'Lapeer woman plans dolphin slaughter protest,' on Page 13A in the Aug. 19 edition of The County Press the date of the protest was incorrect. Deborah Planck and her supporters will be protesting the slaughter of dolphins in Japan in front of the Lapeer County Courthouse from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Aug. 31. read more (Source)
- Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:09 PM PDT - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - Police roundup | Baby dolphin washes on shore
A baby dolphin was found stranded on the shore in Surfside Beach Monday. (Source)
- Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:13 PM PDT - (Ventura County Star) - Simi Valley woman uncovers fossil of new dolphin species
A property owner in the fossil-rich area near Sharktooth Hill in Bakersfield, Lisa Tohill was digging on her quarry with her husband in January of last year when she found what first appeared to be a top section of a skull. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Aug 2012 04:20 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Traffic alert: Crashes on I-95, Dolphin in Miami-Dade; hit-and-run on I-95 in Broward
Crashes throughout Miami-Dade and Broward County may slow down commuters Wednesday morning. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:54 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Dolphin risk could stop super-trawler
Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke will have to be satisfied the Australia-bound super-trawler is safe for dolphins, sea lions and albatrosses. (Source)
- Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:57 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - Vanguard Healing Methods to go Public at Golden Dolphin S.T.A.R Clinic's Fall Conference
Ancient Mystery Wisdom meets Quantum Healing as Ascension 2012: Ancient and New Codes Revealed comes to NM (PRWeb August 22, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/8/prweb9824551.htm (Source)
- Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:54 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Dolphin risk could stop super trawler
Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke will have to be satisfied the Australia-bound super-trawler is safe for dolphins, sea lions and albatrosses. (Source)
- Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:29 AM PDT - (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) - 'Dolphin Docents' needed to protect painted dolphins at Clearwater Beach
"Dolphin Docents" are needed at a recently-installed exhibit at Clearwater Beach. The volu (Source)
- Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT - (Adelaide Now) - Hope floats through the air
PORT River dolphin Hope lives in a degraded and polluted environment but he still finds reasons to jump for joy. (Source)
- Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:54 PM PDT - (FOX 5 Atlanta) - Jeff Gordon makes appearance at Ga. Aquarium
Jeff Gordon made a pit stop at the Georgia Aquarium on Thursday. Gordon served as the official starter for a special dolphin race. (Source)
- Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:25 PM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Johnson cut too quickly
Cutting Chad Johnson so quickly attests to the weakness of the Dolphin institution. This will be another disaster season, where new management is attempting to claim an esoteric control position, to no avail. (Source)
- Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:30 AM PDT - (AsiaOne) - Cambodia creates safe zones for Mekong dolphins
The Irrawaddy dolphin conservation area will cover a 180km long stretch of river. -AFP (Source)
- Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:55 AM PDT - (Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News) - Dolphin-Spotting, Giraffe-Riding and Dozens of Ways to Enjoy the Tampa Sun
Tampa hosts the 2012 Republican National Convention. In a nod to city pride, Yahoo! asked city residents to boast about the best places, people, features and things to do in Tampa. Here are highlights from one resident. (Source)
- Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:12 PM PDT - (Pioneer Press) - Turning Point: Dora Dolphin, 9, of Minneapolis, already dances like a star
Dora Dolphin just turned 9, but when she dances, she stuns audiences with her mastery and heart. Her parents, Joanie and Gregory Dolphin, have been told: (Source)
- Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:37 AM PDT - (Croydon Guardian) - VIDEO: Pre-schooler becomes voice against dolphin hunting
A four-year-old has lent her voice to a protest song released ahead of international demonstrations against dolphin hunting. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:47 PM PDT - (Hip-Hop Wired) - Chief Keef Performs At Pink + Dolphin's L.A. Flagship Store Opening [VIDEO/PHOTOS]
One week after hosting a 2 Chainz in-store signing, Pink + Dolphin continued its West Coast takeover by throwing a launch party in the Hollywood, Calif. (Source)
- Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:17 PM PDT - (Louisiana Weekly) - Could the BP spill still be killing the dolphins?
Environmental Attorney Stuart Smith observed to The Louisiana Weekly, 'We have had massive dolphin die offs in the past 24 months, tremendous falls in shrimp populations, and no one in the local media has reported on this'or reasoned that there could be any connection to the oil spill.' (Source)
- Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:32 AM PDT - (Takepart.com via Yahoo! News) - Countdown to 'Cove' Killings: Ric O'Barry Ready for Return to Taiji
Saturday, September 1, kicks off the fourth dolphin drive-hunting season in Taiji, Japan since 2009's Oscar-winning documentary The Cove detailed the tiny fishing village's horrible secret. (Source)
- Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:19 PM PDT - (WISH-TV Indianapolis) - Indianapolis zoo welcomes new dolphin
The Indianapolis Zoo has a new dolphin. Read more at www.WISHTV.com (Source)
- Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:34 AM PDT - (GMA News Online) - EXCLUSIVE: Sugatang dolphin, natagpuan sa tabing-dagat sa Davao Oriental
We welcome healthy discussions and friendly debate! Please click Flag to alert us of a comment that may be abusive or threatening. Read our full comment policy here. (Source)
- Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:57 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Traffic alert: Crashes on Palmetto, Dolphin, I-95 in Miami-Dade; crashes on I-95, I-595 in Broward
Roadblocks and delays are plentiful throughout Miami-Dade and Broward County. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:33 AM PDT - (22 WSBT South Bend) - Indianapolis Zoo releases footage of new dolphin calf
The male was born last month to China and is the 9th member of the dolphin pod. It's been a very busy summer at the Indianapolis Zoo as several animals have been born. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00 AM PDT - (Takepart.com via Yahoo! News) - Tell Japan to Stop Butchering Dolphins: Find Your Nearest Protest
It is coming: September 1 kicks off Japan's dolphin hunting season. And even if you aren't directly marching up to fishermen to protest, environmental groups have organized events in major cities across the world to draw attention to Japan's dolphin drive-hunting practices. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:35 PM PDT - (Marlborough Express) - Dolphin pod plays around boats
A pod of dolphins went mostly unnoticed as they splashed and swam around moored boats like they were completing an obstacle course in Waikawa Bay yesterday. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:52 PM PDT - (NBC San Diego) - Open Wide: Blue Whale Does the Backstroke
Whale watching season 2012 is turning out to be one many of us won't forget. Photo Credit: Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale (Source)
- Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:33 AM PDT - (22 WSBT South Bend) - Indianapolis Zoo releases footage of new dolphin calf
The male was born last month to China and is the 9th member of the dolphin pod. It's been a very busy summer at the Indianapolis Zoo as several animals have been born. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00 AM PDT - (Takepart.com via Yahoo! News) - Tell Japan to Stop Butchering Dolphins: Find Your Nearest Protest
It is coming: September 1 kicks off Japan's dolphin hunting season. And even if you aren't directly marching up to fishermen to protest, environmental groups have organized events in major cities across the world to draw attention to Japan's dolphin drive-hunting practices. (Source)
- Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:41 PM PDT - (The Virginian-Pilot) - Crews put out fire on Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH More than 100 people needed to be evacuated because of a fire in a high-rise complex near the Oceanfront tonight. Firefighters responded to calls of a fire in the 300 block of Atlantic Ave. at about 7 p.m., Fire-Rescue spokesman Pat Humphries said. They arrived to find smoke coming out of the first floor of the Dolphin Run Condominiums. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:09 AM PDT - (PR Newswire) - New Dolphin Show Featuring Cirque Dreams to Open at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in 2013
VALLEJO, Calif., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --' Six Flags Discovery Kingdom today announced its partnership with theatrical visionary Neil Goldberg and his acclaimed Cirque Dreams entertainment brand to present an extraordinary, new cutting edge dolphin show featuring Cirque... (Source)
- Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:59 PM PDT - (The West Australian via Yahoo!7 News) - Protest over dolphin slaughter
More than 50 people gathered outside the Japanese consulate in West Perth today in protest at the annual dolphin slaughter at Taiji. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:16 PM PDT - (Baku Today) - Open tour in Kemerovo, Russia's largest mobile Dolphin
Today, 31 August, will be opening in Kemerovo, Russia's largest mobile tour Dolphinarium. According to tradition, the first submission will be charitable. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:05 PM PDT - (NBC Bay Area) - Open Wide: Blue Whale Does the Backstroke
Whale watching season 2012 is turning out to be one many of us won't forget. Photo Credit: Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale (Source)
- Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:09 AM PDT - (PR Newswire) - New Dolphin Show Featuring Cirque Dreams to Open at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in 2013
VALLEJO, Calif., Six Flags Discovery Kingdom today announced its partnership with theatrical visionary Neil Goldberg and his acclaimed Cirque Dreams entertainment brand to present an extraordinary, new cutting edge dolphin show featuring Cirque... (Source)
- Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:16 PM PDT - (Baku Today) - Open tour in Kemerovo, Russia's largest mobile Dolphin
Today, 31 August, will be opening in Kemerovo, Russia's largest mobile tour Dolphinarium. According to tradition, the first submission will be charitable. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:02 PM PDT - (Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot) - Main Beach closer to getting new play equipment
Planning Commission OKs play area with replica lifeguard tower, swings, slides, tunnels, bridges and a concrete dolphin for kids to climb on. (Source)
- Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:38 PM PDT - (Vallejo Times-Herald) - Vallejo's Six Flags Discovery Kingdom due for new dolphin, aerialist show
Vallejo may have recently lost one of its prized marine theme-park attractions, but a new animal attraction is on the way, Six Flags' corporate office announced Thursday. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00 AM PDT - (Takepart.com via Yahoo! News) - Japanese Dolphin Hunter Has Epiphany, Now Runs Sightseeing Tours of the Beloved Sea Creature
In the saga of dolphins versus hunters in Japan, one fisherman in Japan has managed to turn the story around. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:45 PM PDT - (Takepart.com via Yahoo! News) - Ready, Set, Kill: Japan's Dolphin Hunting Season Begins
Their iconic leader wasn't in attendance, but their peaceful message remained the same: stop slaughtering dolphins, Japan. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:17 PM PDT - (Takepart.com via Yahoo! News) - Save Japan Dolphins Day: Activists Unite for Taiji Dolphins (VIDEO)
More than three-dozen dolphin activists peacefully marched up and down South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles on Friday in protest of Japan's annual dolphin hunting season, which begins on September 1. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:45 PM PDT - (Takepart.com via Yahoo! News) - Ready, Set, Kill: Japan's Dolphin Hunting Season Begins
Their iconic leader wasn't in attendance, but their peaceful message remained the same: stop slaughtering dolphins, Japan. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:35 PM PDT - (Gulf Times) - Gulf Times 'Qatar's top-selling English daily newspaper
Protesters wearing t-shirts printed with an anti-dolphin slaughter message demonstrate in front of the Japanese embassy in Manila yesterday, ahead of the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:17 PM PDT - (Takepart.com via Yahoo! News) - Save Japan Dolphins Day: Activists Unite for Taiji Dolphins (VIDEO)
More than three-dozen dolphin activists peacefully marched up and down South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles on Friday in protest of Japan's annual dolphin hunting season, which begins on September 1. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:43 PM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Dolphins at the mercy of the clueless and the cruel
Earlier this summer, in the Gulf waters near the Florida-Alabama border, somebody stabbed a screwdriver into the head of a bottlenose dolphin. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:37 PM PDT - (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - Dolphins perform last show at Minnesota Zoo
Thirty-five years of happy faces ended with a sad day for dolphin lovers at the Minnesota Zoo. (Source)
- Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:34 AM PDT - (The Charlotte Observer) - Stop dolphin kills, NASCAR driver says
Waving signs that read 'Captivity Kills' and 'Stop the Slaughter,' a NASCAR driver and about three dozen others turned out on an uptown sidewalk Friday to protest massive dolphin hunts off Japan's Pacific coast. (Source)
- Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:01 PM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Minnesota Zoo holds final dolphin show before animals move; they can still be viewed this week
Minnesota Zoo marine mammal department supervisor Diane Fusco, who's been at the zoo for 35 years, communicated with Allie the dolphin at the viewing window on Monday, May 14, 2012 in Apple Valley, Minn. (Source)
- Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:23 PM PDT - (KVLY - KXJB Fargo)
The Minnesota Zoo has held its final dolphin show, as popular animals are preparing to move to new homes. (Source)
- Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:21 PM PDT - (12 FOX Mankato) - KEYC
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Zoo has held its final dolphin show, as popular animals are preparing to move to new homes. But KARE-TV reports ( kare11.tv/N5BCZA ) that the public will still be able to view Allie and Semo during a "farewell week" that runs Saturday through Sept. 9. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Sep 2012 07:26 AM PDT - (Minnesota Public Radio) - Visitors say goodbye to zoo's dolphins
Families crowd dolphin exhibit at MN Zoo as "goodbye visits" begin. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Sep 2012 17:08 PM PDT - (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - Dolphins perform last show at Minnesota Zoo
Thirty-five years of happy faces ended with a sad day for dolphin lovers at the Minnesota Zoo. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Sep 2012 14:05 PM PDT - (KTTC Rochester) - Minnesota Zoo's dolphin shows come to end
The Minnesota Zoo has held its final dolphin show, as popular animals are preparing to move to new homes. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:52 AM PDT - (CBS Minnesota) - No More Dolphin Shows At The Minnesota Zoo
It's the end of an era. No more dolphin shows at the Minnesota Zoo. (Source)
- Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:42 PM PDT - (Bloomberg) - Swedes Enraged as Taxes Pay Dolphin PR Parties
Swedish government employees are being treated to wine tastings, communication courses with dolphins and a James Bond-theme party, all at the taxpayer's expense. (Source)
- Mon, 03 Sep 2012 23:32 PM PDT - (Hindustan Times) - Delhi
After initiating steps to conserve the Gangetic river dolphin, Bihar will celebrate Oct 5 as Dolphin Day to create awareness to save the endangered species that has been declared India's national aquatic animal. (Source)
- Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:19 AM PDT - (Pioneer Press) - Minnesota Zoo dolphin fans say goodbye to Allie, Semo
The dolphins at the Minnesota Zoo might not be aware of their impending move but all the strange new people in their exhibit and the extra Jell-O treats might give them a clue something is happening. (Source)
- Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:17 AM PDT - (Daily Journal) - Things to do today
Cape May Whale and Dolphin Watch , features a cruise on the Cape May Whale Watcher to sea humpback whales, bottlenose dolphins, sea birds and sea turtles 1 p.m. daily through Thursday, tickets $37 for adults and $23 for children ages 6 to 12. (800) 275-4278. (Source)
- Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:14 AM PDT - (The Fairfield Citizen) - Pizzeria wants larger slice of space at RR depot
The owners of Nauti Dolphin pizzeria want to expand their spaces at the eastbound terminal of the Fairfield Railroad Station. Photo: Andrew Brophy / Fairfield Citizen contributed (Source)
- Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:24 AM PDT - (New Kerala) - Bihar to celeberate Dolphin Day
After initiating steps to conserve the Gangetic river dolphin, Bihar will celebrate Oct 5 as Dolphin Day to create awareness to save the endangered species that has been declared India's national aquatic animal. (Source)
- Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:34 AM PDT - (Al Jazeera) - WWF: Mekong dolphins close to extinction
Conservation group estimates remaining dolphin population at just 85 as it calls for special protection zones. (Source)
- Tue, 04 Sep 2012 04:11 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Traffic alert: Crashes on I-95, Dolphin, Palmetto in Miami-Dade, I-95 in Broward
Several crashes may slow down commuters throughout Miami-Dade and Broward County Tuesday morning. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Sep 2012 07:23 AM PDT - (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) - Clearwater Beach's dolphin pod saying goodbye
The colorful pod of bottlenose dolphin statues is saying goodbye to Clearwater Beach. The six-foot (Source)
- Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:29 AM PDT - (The Fairfield Citizen) - Quick links to other pages on this site | Still can't find it? see Site Index
The owners of Nauti Dolphin pizzeria want to expand their spaces at the eastbound terminal of the Fairfield Railroad Station. Photo: Andrew Brophy / Fairfield Citizen contributed (Source)
- Wed, 05 Sep 2012 05:09 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - "Live" Environmental Studies Program to Be Offered to Elementary Schools from the Dolphin Explorer
Project-based environmental studies program centered around ongoing "Live-from-the-Boat" field research designed to common core standards for grades 2 to grades 5. (PRWeb September 05, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/9/prweb9861215.htm (Source)
- Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:43 PM PDT - (The West Australian via Yahoo!7 News) - Enviro process 'ignores' dolphins
Dolphin populations in the North West are under threat from industrial and port developments yet are being ignored in environmental assessments, research by Murdoch University has found. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:13 PM PDT - (Lehigh Acres Citizen) - GAEA Guides announces list of upcoming tours in September
- Sept. 6: Kayak Mullock Creek from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at San Carlos Park. This is a very quiet pathway to the east side of Estero Bay in the area of the Estero Bay Buffer Preserve. Many Birds, Fish, Dolphin, Manatee, crustaceans, etc! among the winding mangrove creeks and in the Bay. Cost is $50. (Source)
- Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:58 AM PDT - (Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot) - Main Beach closer to getting new play equipment
Planning Commission OKs play area with replica lifeguard tower, swings, slides, tunnels, bridges and a concrete dolphin for kids to climb on. (Source)
- Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:03 PM PDT - (The Standard-Times) - Dolphin washes up at Demarest Lloyd State Park
DARTMOUTH ' A dead dolphin was found washed up on the beach at Demarest Lloyd State Park Thursday afternoon. (Source)
- Thu, 06 Sep 2012 06:58 AM PDT - (Scientific American) - Dolphin Societies Are Impacted By Human Fishing
Moreton Bay is a small patch of ocean bounded by Queensland, Australia, on the west and on the east by Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. The bay is home, by various estimates, to between six hundred and eight hundred Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops aduncus ). A study conducted in the late 1990s found that the dolphins of Moreton Bay generally clustered into two social... (Source)
- Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:03 PM PDT - (The Standard-Times) - Dolphin washes up at Demarest Lloyd State Park
DARTMOUTH 'A dead dolphin was found washed up on the beach at Demarest Lloyd State Park Thursday afternoon. (Source)
- Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:18 AM PDT - (Novinite) - Dozens of Dead Dolphins Washed Ashore in Bulgaria in Summer 2012
At least 68 dead dolphins have been washed ashore along Bulgaria's Southern Black Sea coast, the Regional Environmental Inspectorate in Burgas announced Friday. Only in August 2012, more than 30 dolphins were washed ashore on the beaches between Byala and Tsarevo, the institution said, adding that the dead dolphins are from the three Black Sea species ' common bottlenose dolphin, harbor porpoise... (Source)
- Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:18 AM PDT - (Novinite) - Dozens of Dead Dolphins Washed Ashore in Bulgaria in Summer 2012
At least 68 dead dolphins have been washed ashore along Bulgaria's Southern Black Sea coast, the Regional Environmental Inspectorate in Burgas announced Friday. Only in August 2012, more than 30 dolphins were washed ashore on the beaches between Byala and Tsarevo, the institution said, adding that the dead dolphins are from the three Black Sea species 'common bottlenose dolphin, harbor porpoise... (Source)
- Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:11 AM PDT - (Manufacturing and Logistics IT) - Hand Held Products integrates next generation technology into Dolphin(R) mobile computers
Hand Held Products, the global leader in image-based mobile data collection and communications solutions, announced today that it has integrated its Adaptus(TM) Imaging Technology 5.0 into its Dolphin 9500 and 7900 Series mobile computers. (Source)
- Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:53 PM PDT - (Post-Bulletin) - Heard on the Street: Will the King have a new place in Rochester?
A whopper of a proposed building project is in the very early stages of cooking in southeast Rochester. Dolphin Real Estate Management , a firm related to Burger King franchisee Dolphin (Source)
- Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:23 PM PDT - (New York Post) - Dolphin Dan's not the tech man
Digital Domain Media Group, creator of special effects in the 'Transformers' films and James Cameron's 'Titanic,' plunged to a record low after it began a restructuring that may prompt a bankruptcy filing. Digital Domain fell 39 percent to 60 cents, for the biggest decline and lowest price since an... (Source)
- Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:46 PM PDT - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Dolphin shows no place for field trips, says solon
Schools should be more careful about where they take their students on educational field trips and among the places they should avoid are amusement parks that feature dolphins, whales and other marine creatures that are held in captivity, according to a militant party-list lawmaker. (Source)
- Sat, 08 Sep 2012 13:01 PM PDT - (San Clemente Sun Post News) - Watch dolphins and whales, help senior center
A dolphin- and whale-watching cruise from Dana Point Harbor on Thursday will benefit San Clemente's Dorothy Visser Senior Center. The voyage, from 5 to 7 p.m. aboard Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching's Dana Pride, will include a light... (Source)
- Sun, 09 Sep 2012 07:48 AM PDT - (The Bay Bulletin) - Are our products bad medicine to lagoon?
A dolphin is carried aboard a boat in a sling for research in the Indian River Lagoon. / Research was conducted under NMF permit 14532-02 Q: What is the human health consequence of increasing antibiotic resistance? (Source)
- Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:39 AM PDT - (Russian Information Agency Novosti) - Dolphin Birthdays and Other Animal News
A zoo in Germany celebrated the birthday of three dolphins and in Singapore two giant pandas named Kai Kai and Jia Jia arrived from China's Sichuan Province. (Source)
- Sun, 09 Sep 2012 23:14 PM PDT - (The Clarion-Ledger) - Deaf dolphin rescued in La. heads to Miss. facility
A deaf dolphin found stranded in March off the Louisiana coast is being taken to live among other dolphins at a facility in Mississippi. (Source)
- Sun, 09 Sep 2012 20:51 PM PDT - (New Straits Times) - Deaf dolphin rescued in US
NEW ORLEANS: A deaf dolphin found stranded in March off the Louisiana coast is being taken to live among other dolphins at a facility in Mississippi. (Source)
- Sun, 09 Sep 2012 23:14 PM PDT - (Press Trust of India) - 'Dolphin' man crusades to save national aquatic animal
Patna, Sept 10 (PTI) Popularly known as 'Dolphin man', Patna University zoologist Prof R K Sinha has been waging a battle over the past three decades to save the dolphin - the country's national marine mammal. (Source)
- Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:51 AM PDT - (Jackson Free Press) - Deaf, Rescued Dolphin Coming to Miss.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) ' A deaf dolphin found stranded in March off the Louisiana coast is being taken to live among other dolphins at a facility in Mississippi. (Source)
- Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:45 AM PDT - (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley) - Randy dolphin 'gets frisky' with divers
A randy dolphin is trying to get frisky with divers in the waters off the Cayman Islands. (Source)
- Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:39 AM PDT - (WJXT Jacksonville) - 'Stinky' the dolphin's antics caught on video
A randy dolphin is trying to get frisky with divers in the waters off the Cayman Islands. (Source)
- Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:18 AM PDT - (The Commercial Dispatch) - Deaf dolphin rescued in La. is going to Miss.
This photo from the Audubon Nature Institute shows stranding coordinator Suzanne Smith feeding Sassafrass the dolphin on Sept. 6 at the Audubon Aquatic Center in New Orleans, where the dolphin spent six months in rehabilitation. (Source)
- Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:03 AM PDT - (The Alexandria Town Talk) - Rescued in Louisiana, deaf dolphin headed to Mississippi mammal institute
NEW ORLEANS ' A deaf dolphin found stranded in March off the Louisiana coast is being taken to live among other dolphins at a facility in Mississippi. (Source)
- Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:51 AM PDT - (Jackson Free Press) - Deaf, Rescued Dolphin Coming to Miss.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) 'A deaf dolphin found stranded in March off the Louisiana coast is being taken to live among other dolphins at a facility in Mississippi. (Source)
- Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:03 AM PDT - (The Alexandria Town Talk) - Rescued in Louisiana, deaf dolphin headed to Mississippi mammal institute
NEW ORLEANS 'A deaf dolphin found stranded in March off the Louisiana coast is being taken to live among other dolphins at a facility in Mississippi. (Source)
- Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:48 AM PDT - (Reading Evening Post) - Inspired by Paralympics? Dive in at the Dolphin centre
People with disabilities inspired by the Paralympics can take up an adventure activity close to home. (Source)
- Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:20 PM PDT - (Irish Independent) - Deaf dolphin is given a new home
A deaf dolphin found stranded in March off the Louisiana coast is being taken to live among other dolphins at a facility in Mississippi. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:06 AM PDT - (Anorak) - An Animal Ruined My Vacation: when a dolphin humped my girlfriend (video)
A dog humped your leg? Big deal... (Source)
- Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:18 AM PDT - (KMGH 7 Denver) - Randy Dolphin 'Gets Frisky' With Divers
A randy dolphin is trying to get frisky with divers in the waters off the Cayman Islands. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:23 PM PDT - (Key West Citizen) - Today In History
20 YEARS AGO Tourists were asked what about Key West intrigued them. The answers: The historic atmosphere, the overall friendliness and Duval Street. The Dolphin Research Center was still... read more (Source)
- Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:17 PM PDT - (WJHG Panama City) - Panama City Ranked as a Top City for Illegal Dolphin Feeding
Watching dolphins play in the waters of the gulf is a favorite past time for boaters and beach goers. Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, feeding those dolphin is illegal. (Source)
- Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:47 PM PDT - (The Irish Times) - Rare sighting of blue whale pod off Cork coast by observer group
Blue whales, the earth's largest mammals, have been sighted during the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group's maiden research voyage on the former Haughey-owned yacht, Celtic Mist. (Source)
- Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:07 AM PDT - (NBC Philadelphia) - Head and Bones of Dolphin Found on NJ Beach
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center says the discovery is a very unusual one. (Source)
- Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:45 AM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Bottlenose dolphin tucks into its salmon supper as pod prepares to migrate for winter
These dramatic images taken by wildlife photographer Andy Howard show how a bottlenose dolphin expertly ambushes migrating Scottish salmon. The photographs document the way the agile mammal swims in hot pursuit of the jumping wild salmon before it tucks in to the ultimate fish supper. (Source)
- Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:05 AM PDT - (Yahoo!7 via Yahoo!7 News) - Saving 'Ollie' the dolphin
The dolphin with no tail has a big tail to tell, after it was attacked by a shark. (Source)
- Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:48 PM PDT - (Daily Record) - Scottish dolphin toys with his food in Ross-shire after school ambushes salmon
EXPERTS say dolphins can play with their prey for up to an hour before finally eating them. (Source)
- Thu, 13 Sep 2012 03:03 AM PDT - (Daily Record) - Dolphin toys with his food off coast of Ross-shire after school ambushes salmon
EXPERTS say dolphins can play with their prey for up to an hour before finally eating them. (Source)
- Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:25 AM PDT - (rediff.com) - Bihar: Endangered Indian dolphin on the road to recovery
The population of the endangered Gangetic river dolphin is on the rise at the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, India's only dolphin sanctuary, located in Bihar. It was revealed by a latest census study conducted by a team of experts at the Vikramshila Biodiversity Research and Education Centre, officials said on Wednesday. (Source)
- Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:57 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Barnaby seals it with a dolphin in a dam
For a humble accountant from New England, Barnaby Joyce is no stranger to controversy. (Source)
- Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:56 PM PDT - (The Indianapolis Star) - Zoo gives newest dolphin his name
The new baby dolphin at the Indianapolis Zoo has a name - Orin. (Source)
- Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:56 PM PDT - (Manufacturing and Logistics IT) - HHP LAUNCHES THE DOLPHIN 7900 MOBILE COMPUTER
HHP, the worlds leading provider of image-based data collection systems, has launched its newest addition to the popular Dolphin range - the Dolphin 7900 mobile computer. (Source)
- Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:41 AM PDT - (Vera Files) - Visit of marine mammal specialist may help free captive dolphins
By KHRYSTA IMPERIAL RARA THREE male dolphins kept in captivity at the Misamis Occidental Aquamarine Park (MOAP) may just be the first beneficiaries of world-renowned dolphin activist and marine mammal specialist Ric O'Barry's visit to Manila this week (Source)
- Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:29 PM PDT - (GMA News Online) - 'Flipper' trainer now urges Pinoys to boycott dolphin shows
He got rich training dolphins, including those smiling mammals that appeared on a popular TV series in the Sixties. But Richard 'Ric' O'Barry has since distanced himself from that past and is now in fact appealing to Filipinos to boycott marine park shows that feature trained dolphins. (Source)
- Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:11 AM PDT - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - 'Flipper' trainer who flipped sides asks Filipinos to shun dolphin shows
To help stop the violent capture of dolphins, boycott their shows. A visiting American animal welfare activist on Friday urged Filipinos to stop patronizing theme parks with 'stupid dolphin tricks,' while a fellow Singaporean advocate called on the government to return a batch of these imported marine mammals now in the country to the Solomon Islands. (Source)
- Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:41 AM PDT - (Vera Files) - Visit of marine mammal specialist may help free captive dolphins
By KHRYSTA IMPERIAL RARA THREE male dolphins kept in captivity at the Misamis Occidental Aquamarine Park (MOAP) may just be the first beneficiaries of world-renowned dolphin activist and marine mammal specialist Ric O'Barry's visit to Manila this week (Source)
- Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:29 PM PDT - (GMA News Online) - 'Flipper' trainer now urges Pinoys to boycott dolphin shows
He got rich training dolphins, including those smiling mammals that appeared on a popular TV series in the Sixties. But Richard 'Ric' O'Barry has since distanced himself from that past and is now in fact appealing to Filipinos to boycott marine park shows that feature trained dolphins. (Source)
- Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:11 AM PDT - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - 'Flipper' trainer who flipped sides asks Filipinos to shun dolphin shows
To help stop the violent capture of dolphins, boycott their shows. A visiting American animal welfare activist on Friday urged Filipinos to stop patronizing theme parks with 'stupid dolphin tricks,' while a fellow Singaporean advocate called on the government to return a batch of these imported marine mammals now in the country to the Solomon Islands. (Source)
- Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:59 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - Priority One Clearing Services Gets Involved in the Local Community
Priority One is a local business in Clearwater, Florida that is committed to helping the community. Taking part in the festivities for the Republican National Convention and sponsoring a 6ft dolphin statue are among their recent activities (PRWeb September 15, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/9/prweb9903299.htm (Source)
- Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:12 AM PDT - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Dolphin found dead
A baby spinner dolphin was found dead in the waters off Barangay Danhug on Saturday evening, authorities said. (Source)
- Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:00 AM PDT - (St. Lucie News Tribune) - Carl Hiaasen: Florida dolphins victimized by handouts, particularly in Panama City area; while wildlife officials fail...
Earlier this summer, in the Gulf waters near the Florida-Alabama border, somebody stabbed a screwdriver into the head of a bottlenose dolphin. (Source)
- Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:39 AM PDT - (This is West Country) - Dolphin found dead near River Parrett
NEIGHBOURS near the River Parrett were shocked to discover a dead dolphin had washed up on its banks this afternoon (September 17). (Source)
- Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:14 PM PDT - (Takepart.com via Yahoo! News) - Op-Ed: SeaWorld's Convoluted Logic on Taiji's Dolphin Slaughter
David Kirby is author of Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity. (Source)
- Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:37 PM PDT - (Just Jared Jr.) - Louis Tomlinson Swims with Dolphins!
One Direction's Louis Tomlinson knows how to have fun! The 20-year-old singer and his beautiful girlfriend Eleanor Calder (not pictured) hit up Miami Seaquarium on Monday (September 17) in Miami, Fla. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of One Direction While they were there, the adorable couple hit up the Dolphin Odyssey where they got [...] (Source)
- Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:47 AM PDT - (WESH 2 Orlando) - Young dolphin washes ashore in Daytona Beach
The folks at Hubbs-Seaworld have planned a necropsy for a dolphin that washed up onto a Volusia County beach. (Source)
- Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:22 AM PDT - (Takepart.com via Yahoo! News) - Taiji Shock: 40 Pilot Whales Killed, 60 More Await the Butcher's Knife
Seventeen days into the start of Taiji, Japan's annual dolphin slaughter, activists around the world are learning they should never underestimate the will and determination of paid, professional killers. (Source)
- Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:15 PM PDT - (MTV) - One Direction's Liam Payne Swims With Dolphins At SeaWorld, There's Too Much Cute In The Water! (PHOTO)
One Direction's Liam Payne swims with a very happy dolphin at SeaWorld in Orlando. Big news, guys! One Direction's Liam Payne has officially joined the "Beautiful And Talented People That Get To Swim With Sea Life" Club! Other members of the coveted organization that we made up include Shakira (inducted after her whale smooch and [...] (Source)
- Wed, 19 Sep 2012 06:09 AM PDT - (Philippine Online Chronicles) - Dolphin heroes paint to save dolphins
"End Dolphin captivity and slaughter! That is the strong message of dolphin heroes Ric O'Barry and A.G. Sa'±o. Ric O'Barry used to capture and train dolphins in his younger days. He was the former head trainer of dolphins in the 1960s hit TV series Flipper. Years later, he had a change of heart when one of the dolphins playing Flipper died in his arms. (Source)
- Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:13 AM PDT - (redOrbit) - New Laws To Protect Bolivia's Pink River Dolphin
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Bolivia's only freshwater mammal - the pink river dolphin - is at risk, and now President Evo Morales has enacted a law aimed at protecting the unique animal. The Bolivian pink dolphin (Inia boliviensis) is similar to river dolphins found in neighboring Brazil, Peru, Columbia and Venezuela. Some scientists consider the two types of Amazon... (Source)
- Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:50 AM PDT - (The Jamaica Observer) - Dolphin Rescue
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia ' A rescued baby river dolphin is cared for by biologists on the Pailas River in Santa Cruz. Bolivian President Evo Morales announced yesterday, a new a law to protect Amazon river dolphins. (Source)
- Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:37 AM PDT - (KHON 2 Honolulu) - WATCH: Baby dolphin born at Big Island resort
Here are the most recent story comments. View All No comments yet! (Source)
- Wed, 19 Sep 2012 06:09 AM PDT - (Philippine Online Chronicles) - Dolphin heroes paint to save dolphins
"End Dolphin captivity and slaughter! That is the strong message of dolphin heroes Ric O'Barry and A.G. Sa'o. Ric O'Barry used to capture and train dolphins in his younger days. He was the former head trainer of dolphins in the 1960s hit TV series Flipper. Years later, he had a change of heart when one of the dolphins playing Flipper died in his arms. (Source)
- Wed, 19 Sep 2012 03:13 AM PDT - (Florida Keys Keynoter) - Dolphin volleyball squad falls to 1-6
It didn't get any easier for the Marathon High School volleyball team Friday following a straight-set loss to Westminster Christian School on Sept. 12. (Source)
- Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:50 AM PDT - (The Jamaica Observer) - Dolphin Rescue
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia 'A rescued baby river dolphin is cared for by biologists on the Pailas River in Santa Cruz. Bolivian President Evo Morales announced yesterday, a new a law to protect Amazon river dolphins. (Source)
- Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:00 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - NZ's vote on dolphin protection 'outrageous'
New Zealand has voted against further protection measures for Maui's and Hector's dolphins at the world's largest conservation summit in Jeju, Korea. New Zealand was one of two countries to oppose further protection measures in a... (Source)
- Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:00 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - NZ's vote on dolphin protection 'outrageous'
New Zealand has voted against further protection measures for Maui's and Hector's dolphins at the world's largest conservation summit in Jeju, Korea.New Zealand was one of two countries to oppose further protection measures in a... (Source)
- Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:46 AM PDT - (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier) - Public can vote on name for Shedd Aquarium dolphin
Shedd Aquarium is asking the public for help naming a four-month-old Pacific white-sided dolphin. (Source)
- Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:56 PM PDT - (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo! New Zealand News) - Vote against dolphin protection seen as outrageous
New Zealand's vote against protection measures for the critically endangered Maui's dolphin is being described as outrageous. (Source)
- Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:11 PM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Magical moment dolphin gives birth captured on video
It was the first baby for its mother 12-year old Keo who was in labour for an hour. She was carefully monitored by trainers in the lagoon at the Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii. (Source)
- Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:33 PM PDT - (Petersburg Pilot) - Petersburg Pilot -
Phase 1 of the downtown road construction project is well underway. The project involves removing all concrete streets, curbs and sidewalks and then installing new structures and pipe and repaving. So far only Dolphin is closed to through traffic,... (Source)
- Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:15 PM PDT - (MTV) - Star Spotting: One Direction's Louis Tomlinson Is Friends With A Fake Pigeon Named Kevin (PHOTO)
Louis Tomlinson holds Kevin, One Direction's fake pigeon friend, while backstage. Here at Buzzworthy, we're pretty fond of hunky boy-band members hanging out with all different kinds of critters. Just recently One Direction's Liam Payne snuggled with a real-life dolphin, and now we're swooning over Louis Tomlinson holding...a fake pigeon named Kevin. (You read that [...] (Source)
- Sat, 22 Sep 2012 23:27 PM PDT - (WTVY Dothan) - Latest Florida News Sep 23
AP photo leads to man's reunion with daughters... Popular dolphin found dead in Sarasota... vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is courting Cuban-American voters... to warn people about the mounting number of investment fraud cases... (Source)
- Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:50 PM PDT - (Long Beach Press-Telegram) - Dolphin Tank time: New Women's Conference program is geared to help entrepreneurs
All businesses begin with an idea. Often, however, that idea is lacking the tools and resources to come to fruition. This is what inspired Michelle Patterson and the California Women's Conference to create an interactive session -- the Dolphin Tank -- for entrepreneurs to pitch their business idea, product or service in front of resource providers. (Source)
- Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:42 PM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Miami Herald's experts' picks: Jets at Dolphin
ADAM H. BEASLEY (Source)
- Sun, 23 Sep 2012 04:27 AM PDT - (Central Florida News 13) - 'Beggar' the dolphin found dead in Sarasota waters
A friendly dolphin known in the Sarasota-area waters as "Beggar" has been found dead. The (Source)
- Sun, 23 Sep 2012 03:52 AM PDT - (Hindustan Times) - Delhi
India's first National Dolphin Research Centre to come up in Patna would undertake longterm research and conservation efforts to save the Ganga river dolphin - the national aquatic animal. Gangetic dolphins are only one out of three such freshwater species surviving in the world. (Source)
- Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:34 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Maui's dolphin TMP consultation underway
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and Department of Conservation (DOC) are seeking public comment on a review of the Maui's Dolphin Threat Management Plan (TMP). (Source)
- Sun, 23 Sep 2012 03:52 AM PDT - (Hindustan Times) - India's first National Dolphin Research Centre
India's first National Dolphin Research Centre to come up in Patna would undertake longterm research and conservation efforts to save the Ganga river dolphin - the national aquatic animal. Gangetic dolphins are only one out of three such freshwater species surviving in the world. (Source)
- Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:34 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Maui's dolphin TMP consultation underway
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and Department of Conservation (DOC) are seeking public comment on a review of the Maui's Dolphin Threat Management Plan (TMP). (Source)
- Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:22 PM PDT - (Haaretz Daily) - Israel Film forum announces finalists for best documentary
'The Law in These Parts,' directed by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz, '5 Broken Cameras,' by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi, 'Good Garbage,' by Ada Ushpiz and Shosh Shlam, 'Dolphin Boy,' by Dani Mankin and Yonatan Nir, and 'Chronicles of a Crisis,' by Amos Kollek are the five nominees. (Source)
- Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:28 AM PDT - (The Longboat Observer) - Login
Mote Marine Laboratory announced Friday that a bottlenose dolphin named Beggar was found dead near the Albee Road Bridge in Sarasota. Beggar was one of the most studied dolphins in the world. He often approached humans and humans often approached and fed him. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:26 AM PDT - (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) - Fed often by humans, dolphin 'Beggar' died malnourished
A well-known dolphin that was often fed illegally by boaters and washed up dead in Sarasota County l (Source)
- Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:51 AM PDT - (News 24 South Africa) - Incredible footage of dolphin birth
Watch the video of a baby dolphin that seemed to instantly recognise her mother after being born. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:36 AM PDT - (The News-Press) - Human error leads to death of Southwest Florida's most famous dolphin
Beggar, an adult male dolphin that has been begging food from people near Nokomis for at least 22 years, was found dead Sept. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:16 AM PDT - (The Christian Science Monitor) - Dolphin birth captured on video in Hawaii
Dolphin birth video: A female dolphin calf was born at Dolphin Quest Hawaii at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. The survival rate of dolphins born in captivity is higher than dolphin births in the open ocean. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:14 AM PDT - (Hawaii News Now) - On video, dolphin gives birth to calf in Hawaii
A 12-year-old dolphin at a Hawaii resort has given birth to a female calf that seems to instantly recognize her mother in a video of the birth posted online. (Source)
- Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:33 AM PDT - (Newswise) - The Science of Sound Resonates at Acoustical Society Meeting in Kansas City, October 22-26
Perfect pitch, dolphin communication, and noise in the community and in nature are just some of the intriguing topics that will be presented at the 164th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA). (Source)
- Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:59 PM PDT - (Press Trust of India) - Dolphin census to be carried out in UP
Lucknow, Sep 26 (PTI) A dolphin census will be carried out in all major rivers of Uttar Pradesh to estimate the population of the species. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:27 AM PDT - (Daily Record) - Poor diet kills iconic Fla. dolphin that ate humans' handouts
One of Florida's most famous bottlenose dolphin died last week, the victim of bad human behavior. - 10:15 am (Source)
- Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:37 AM PDT - (Detroit Free Press) - Poor diet kills iconic Florida dolphin that begged for handouts
One of Florida's most famous bottlenose dolphin died last week, the victim of bad human behavior. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:32 AM PDT - (The Bay Bulletin) - Poor diet kills iconic dolphin that ate humans' handouts
Beggar leaps out of the water for a beer bottle in 2009. Beggar was found dead Friday. / AP Southwest Florida's most famous bottlenose dolphin died last week, the victim of bad human behavior. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:27 AM PDT - (Daily Record) - New US home sales edged down 0.3 percent in August
One of Florida's most famous bottlenose dolphin died last week, the victim of bad human behavior. - 10:15 am (Source)
- Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:32 AM PDT - (The Bay Bulletin) - Poor diet kills iconic dolphin that ate humans' handouts
Beggar leaps out of the water for a beer bottle in 2009. Beggar was found dead Friday. / AP Southwest Florida's most famous bottlenose dolphin died last week, the victim of bad human behavior. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:42 AM PDT - (Birmingham Mail) - National News: Stunning video shows dolphin giving birth
AN AMAZING and touching video shows a dolphin giving birth to a female calf that seems to instantly recognise her mother. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:28 AM PDT - (Liverpool Echo) - UK & World News: Stunning video shows dolphin giving birth
AN AMAZING and touching video shows a dolphin giving birth to a female calf that seems to instantly recognise her mother. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:14 AM PDT - (WalesOnline) - Stunning video shows dolphin giving birth
AN AMAZING and touching video shows a dolphin giving birth to a female calf that seems to instantly recognise her mother. (Source)
- Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:00 PM PDT - (The Palm Beach Post) - Floribbean dishes shine at Flash Beach Grille
MENU Floribbean Asian Fusion is how it's described. It's heavy on seafood 'lunch choices include crab cakes, grouper and dolphin. (Source)
- Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:08 PM PDT - (The Nation - Thailand's English news)
Six sea turtles and a baby dolphin were found floating along the shorelines of Phuket and adjacent Phang-nga province over the last few days, marine officials have reported. (Source)
- Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:04 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Maui's Dolphin Debate -Too Little, Too Late Says Earthrace
'I have never been more ashamed to be a kiwi', said Pete Bethune, founder of Earthrace Conservation, on hearing that the Ministry for Primary Industries had pressured New Zealand's Head of Delegation to the IUCN, Andrew Bignell, to go against a motion... (Source)
- Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT - (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - Dolphin attacks warrant action from law enforcement and the public: Editorial
The killing of the bottle-nose dolphin found this week on Elmer's Island wasn't an isolated incident, and that's disturbing (Source)
- Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:50 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Advertiser) - Hawaii isle resort gets dolphin's birth on film
A 12-year-old dolphin at Hilton Waikoloa Village gave birth to a female calf that seemed to instantly recognize her mother. (Source)
- Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:04 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Maui's Dolphin Debate -Too Little, Too Late Says Earthrace
'I have never been more ashamed to be a kiwi', said Pete Bethune, founder of Earthrace Conservation, on hearing that the Ministry for Primary Industries had pressured New Zealand's Head of Delegation to the IUCN, Andrew Bignell, to go against a motion... (Source)
- Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:06 AM PDT - (Strategy Page) - Smart Rocks Invade Iran
For perspective, when you watch "The Cove" (about japanese dolphin hunting), they use a fake rock with a camera to get footage of the gruesome action. (Source)
- Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:46 AM PDT - (Thailandnews.net) - Carnage to Phuket's marine life continues
PHUKET: In just one day, half a dozen Olive Ridley sea turtles were rescued in Phuket, all suffering lacerations caused by fishing nets, and a young dolphin was stranded on Mai Khao Beach.Kongkiat... (Source)
- Fri, 28 Sep 2012 03:37 AM PDT - (seattlepi.com) - On video, dolphin gives birth to calf in Hawaii
Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:26' a.m., Tuesday, September 25, 2012 HONOLULU (AP) ' A 12-year-old dolphin at a Hawaii resort has given birth to a female calf that seems to instantly recognize her mother in a video of the... (Source)
- Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:46 AM PDT - (Thailandnews.net) - Carnage to Phuket's marine life continues
PHUKET: In just one day, half a dozen Olive Ridley sea turtles were rescued in Phuket, all suffering lacerations caused by fishing nets, and a young dolphin was stranded on Mai Khao Beach.Kongkiat... (Source)
- Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:48 AM PDT - (BruDirect.com) - 'Simply Delicious' Hits Local Market
Bandar Seri Begawan - Quality Brunei-made halal sausages and burgers are currently being introduced to the local market. Made by Silver Dolphin, a Brunei company with Dato Hamdillah HA Wahab as the chairman, the product under a brand name "Simply Delicious" has its factory located at Jalan Mulaut. (Source)
- Fri, 28 Sep 2012 03:37 AM PDT - (seattlepi.com) - On video, dolphin gives birth to calf in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) A 12-year-old dolphin at a Hawaii resort has given birth to a female calf that seems to instantly recognize her mother in a video of the... (Source)
- Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:42 AM PDT - (Coleraine Times) - An aquamarine mermaid and a friendly dolphin: unlikely new residents at the Mountfern Centre!
MOUNTFERN Adult Centre recently held a coffee morning to celebrate the completion of their new wall mural. Kathryn Nelson, the Arts Care artist in residence at Causeway Hospital, along with clients and staff from the Intensive Support Unit in Mountfern designed and developed a three-dimensional shimmering underwater scene. (Source)
- Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:36 PM PDT - (New York Post) - Qns. beach dolphin dies
An emaciated dolphin that washed up on a Queens beach yesterday died from her injuries, despite the efforts of rescuers. The five-foot female died at 3:15 p.m. at a Long Island facility for marine-animal rescue. Franly Estrella, 24, called police after he spotted the mammal near Beach 19th... (Source)
- Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:22 PM PDT - (Irish Independent) - Gavin accuracy helps sink Dolphin
Garryowen began their campaign with an impressive 16-point win at Dooradoyle. In dreadful conditions, the home side were steered home by Jamie Gavin, despite being reduced to 13 men during the second half. (Source)
- Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:35 PM PDT - (New York Times) - Sick Dolphin, Stranded in Queens, Dies on Arrival at Rescue Center
After several hours on the beach in Far Rockaway, the dolphin was taken to the Riverhead Foundation on Long Island for treatment Friday afternoon but never made it to a tank. (Source)
- Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:34 PM PDT - (CBS New York) - Dolphin Dies Hours After Beaching Itself In Far Rockaway
The 5-foot female dolphin was found around 9:30 a.m. Friday, but died several hours later. (Source)
- Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:39 PM PDT - (WABC-TV New York) - Stranded Queens dolphin dies after rescue attempts
Rescuers said she was a six foot long female common dolphin. She was underweight, indicating she had been sick for a while. (Source)
- Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:30 PM PDT - (The Irish Times) - Gavin on target
Garryowen 19 Dolphin 3:THE BOOT OF Jamie Gavin was the deciding factor for Garryowen who had a very comfortable win over Dolphin at Dooradoyle last night. (Source)
- Sat, 29 Sep 2012 06:24 AM PDT - (WABC-TV New York) - Rescuers remove stranded Queens dolphin
NYPD officers rushed to the washed-up dolphin near Beach 19th Street. (Source)
- Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:12 AM PDT - (Queens Courier) - Headlines from around the web
Dolphin washes ashore in Far Rockaway, dies shortly after Scientists were unable to save a sickly beached dolphin in Far Rockaway that died en route to a treatment center on Friday. Franly Estrella, 24, first spotted the 6-foot-long, 140-pound stranded creature at 9:30 a.m. at Beach 19th St. NYDailyNews Jay-Z concert highlights Barclays Center opening Brooklyn [...] (Source)
- Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:48 AM PDT - (Pattaya Mail) - Pattaya Mail
TRANG, Sept 25 'A humpback dolphin was found dead in the sea off Thailand's Sukorn Island in the Andaman Sea, the fifth death, in this southern coastal province, an ecological official said Tuesday. (Source)
- Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:00 PM PDT - (Bunbury Herald via Yahoo!7 News) - Competition heats up for Best of the South West
Entries are flooding in for the Best Tourist Attraction category in the Best of the South West promotion, and is currently headed by the Dolphin Discovery Centre (pictured), with the Busselton Jetty, Ferguson Valley and the Bunbury Wildlife Park. (Source)
- Tue, 02 Oct 2012 06:28 AM PDT - (FOX 19 Cincinnati) - Dead dolphin found in Mississippi River
A crew on the Mississippi River near the Highway 190 bridge spotted what is believed to be a dead dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:25 PM PDT - (The Huffington Post) - California Prop 32: The Dolphin Group, The Proposition's Dark Messenger
Today's body politic has no shortage of rhetorical bile, but no campaign attack ad comes close to matching 1988's race-baiting Willie Horton commercial for sheer visceral partisanship. (Source)
- Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:00 PM PDT - (www.telegraphindia.com via Yahoo! India News) - Dolphin Day in state
He said that the government would celebrate October 2 as World Non-Violence Day. (Source)
- Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:52 AM PDT - (WDSU New Orleans) - Dead dolphin reported in river at Baton Rouge
A dead young dolphin washed ashore in an isolated area along the Mississippi River bank at Baton Rouge, state Wildlife and Fisheries say. (Source)
- Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:44 AM PDT - (Press Trust of India) - Population of Ganges River Dolphin on the decline
New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) Population of Ganges River Dolphin has declined from 6000 in 1982 to less than 1800 due to construction of dams and water pollution caused by pesticides, fertilisers, and industrial effluents, a leading conservation organisation has found. (Source)
- Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:32 AM PDT - (BBC Cornwall) - VIDEO: Dolphin stranded on Cornish beach
A marine rescue team is called to a beach in Falmouth to help a stranded dolphin (Source)
- Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:01 AM PDT - (BBC Cornwall) - Beach stranded dolphin put down
A dolphin found stranded on a Cornish beach is put down because it is too sick to be returned to the sea. (Source)
- Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:13 AM PDT - (Calcutta News) - Bihar to develop Gangetic dolphin watch centre
Bihar plans to develop a dolphin watch centre along the Ganga river here as a major tourist attraction as well as to raise conservation awareness about the endangered mammal declared as India's National Aquatic Animal. (Source)
- Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:13 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Dolphin stranded in shallow waters
Environment officials say a bottlenose dolphin known as Captain Hook was found in a pool of water at St Kilda on Tuesday. (Source)
- Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:04 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Young surfers turn out for Maui's dolphin beachcomber event
Media Release For immediate release, 4 Oct Young surfers turn out for Maui's dolphin beachcomber event (Source)
- Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:47 PM PDT - (WAFB Baton Rouge) - Dead dolphin recovered from Mississippi River
A dolphin found floating near the Old Mississippi River Bridge is now on shore and in the hands of Wildlife and Fisheries biologists. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:18 AM PDT - (KSLA-TV Shreveport) - Officials: Dolphin showed no signs of external trauma
Wildlife and Fisheries says biologists did not see any external sign of trauma in a young dolphin found dead along the Mississippi River bank at Baton Rouge. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:22 AM PDT - (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) - Clearwater Beach's dolphin pod set to grow
The dolphin pod on Clearwater Beach's Pier 60 is getting a little larger. The dolphin statues were (Source)
- Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:02 AM PDT - (Press Trust of India) - Dolphin census begins in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Oct 5 (PTI) A census to ascertain the dolphin population in Ganga and its tributaries started today. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Oct 2012 05:52 AM PDT - (KATC 3 Lafayette) - Dead dolphin retrieved from river at Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says biologists did not see any external sign of trauma in a young dolphin found dead along the Mississippi River bank at Baton Rouge. Spokeswoman Ashley Wethey said Thursday that the body was moderately to severely decomposed when biologists retrieved it by boat on Wednesday for testing. A hydrologic survey crew reported... (Source)
- Fri, 05 Oct 2012 04:03 AM PDT - (KLFY Lafayette) - Dead Dolphin Retrieved
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says biologists did not see any external sign of trauma in a young dolphin found dead along the Mississippi River bank at Baton Rouge. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:54 AM PDT - (New Kerala) - Bihar observes Dolphin Day
Bihar observed Dolphin Day Friday to raise awareness about conservation of the Ganga river dolphin declared as India's national aquatic animal. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:32 AM PDT - (The Vacaville Reporter) - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom welcomes 'Semo' to Vallejo
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom today announced the arrival of its newest resident, Semo, a 48-year-old male bottlenose dolphin from the Minnesota Zoo. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:26 AM PDT - (Vallejo Times-Herald) - Vallejo's Discovery Kingdom home to oldest known bottlenose dolphin
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom on Thursday announced it has acquired a new, geriatric dolphin. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:21 AM PDT - (KALB Alexandria) - KALB-TV News Channel 5 & CBS 2Dead dolphin retrieved from river at Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says biologists did not see any external sign of trauma in a young dolphin found dead along the Mississippi River bank at Baton Rouge. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:51 PM PDT - (FOX 13 Tampa Bay) - High demand for dolphin statues
Clearwater Beach's Pier 60 Park was lined with 50 highly-decorated dolphin statues for the Republican National Convention. Then they scattered to the offices and businesses of local sponsors. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:31 PM PDT - (www.telegraphindia.com via Yahoo! India News) - Waste threat to dolphins
He shared the government's plans to create a set-up to promote dolphin tourism on the lines of Canada, where the sector is promoted through dolphins and whales. "We are contemplating to start dolphin watching centres on the lines of those in Canada. People would be able to watch dolphins in their natural habitat once a week by paying nominal money. We also plan to develop the Vikramshila... (Source)
- Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:43 AM PDT - (CTV.ca) - Documentary star urges Ontario to strengthen animal protection
The star of an Academy Award-winning documentary on dolphin abuse is urging Ontario to enact laws to protect captive animals, including those at Marineland. (Source)
- Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:30 AM PDT - (Hindustan Times via Yahoo! India News) - Day One: 8 hours, 800km and the final count
Lucknow, Oct. 6 -- All dolphin lovers got eagerly tabbing into big fish's Facebook page to know their count after the biggest aquatic census was flagged off at around 10am by transport minister Raja Mahendra Aridaman Singh on Friday. Within two hours, the updates started pouring in. "We've spotted 14 Ganga dolphins so far! Keep your fingers crossed. We hope to count many more!"By 1pm, 72... (Source)
- Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:26 AM PDT - (Brandon Sun) - Documentary star urges Ontario to strengthen protection laws for captive animals
TORONTO - The star of an Academy Award-winning documentary on dolphin abuse is urging Ontario to enact laws to protect captive animals, including those at Marineland. Ric O'Barry, a former dolphin trainer turned animal activist, is lending his support to Zoocheck Canada and former park employees (Source)
- Sat, 06 Oct 2012 01:00 AM PDT - (Indian River Press Journal) - Thumb up: Harbor Branch and Indian River dolphins featured on ABC series
DOLPHIN WATCH: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University in St. Lucie County will be featured on the season premiere today of the ABC series "Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin from the Georgia Aquarium." (Source)
- Sat, 06 Oct 2012 02:51 AM PDT - (Hindustan Times) - Delhi
Day One: 8 hours, 800km and the final count - 258 snouty dolphins! All dolphin lovers got eagerly tabbing into big fish's Facebook page to know their count after the biggest aquatic census was flagged off at around 10am by transport minister Raja Mahendra Aridaman Singh on Friday. (Source)
- Sat, 06 Oct 2012 22:51 PM PDT - (The Victoria Advocate) - Second Annual POC 5K set
The Second Annual POC 5K and Dolphin Run Kids K will be Saturday. (Source)
- Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:02 PM PDT - (The Hindu) - Boat campaign to save endangered Gangetic dolphin
Separate teams to conduct surveys on 16 stretches, covering 2,800 km of the river system (Source)
- Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:17 PM PDT - (Daily Mirror) - Will we ever learn to speak dolphin? 15 quirky questions you have always want answered
What is earwax for? Why are there no three-legged animals? Why do we like shiny things? All these questions and more are answered in New Scientist's Will We Ever Speak Dolphin? (Source)
- Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:05 PM PDT - (National Post) - Not everyone loves Marineland: Protesters crash gates of Ontario marine park, shutting down dolphin show
Dozens of protesters crashed through the gates of an Ontario theme park on Sunday railing against its treatment of marine life. (Source)
- Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:52 PM PDT - (The Globe and Mail) - Animal rights protesters crash Marineland aiming to shut it down
The protesters say they managed to shut down a dolphin show at the Niagara Falls theme park (Source)
- Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:13 AM PDT - (News 1130) - Man in custody after morning shooting in Abbotsford
Several rounds were fired into a home and car on Meadows Street near Dolphin Crescent. One man was seen running away from the scene and is being interviewed by police. (Source)
- Mon, 08 Oct 2012 06:41 AM PDT - (The Mississippi Press) - Two Gautier stations have cheapest gas in Jackson County at $3.41 per gallon today
The Shell station at the intersection of U.S. 90 and Gautier-Vancleave Road as well as the Murphy Express station at U.S. 90 and Dolphin Drive are at that price, the report states. (Source)
- Mon, 08 Oct 2012 03:29 AM PDT - (Thailandnews.net) - Rescued Phuket dolphin's health improves
last month has improved, albeit slightly, thanks to the efforts of staff at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC).However, the one-year-old female dolphin still has only a 50:50 chance of... (Source)
- Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:17 AM PDT - (The Times of India) - Who is Kejriwal? asks Akhilesh Yadav
Yadav claimed he did not know who India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejiwal was. Akhilesh was speaking at an event to mark the closure of a three-day Dolphin Census in Uttar Pradesh. (Source)
- Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:35 PM PDT - (LAist) - Sponsored Post: Los Angeles Antiques Art + Design Show
The following post is from our advertiser, Dolphin Promotions. [ more 'є ] (Source)
- Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:31 PM PDT - (Austin Daily Herald) - Austin's source for local news
Larry Dolphin, executive director of the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center, takes part in the second night of the Halloween Warm-up Saturday as a barred owl. (Source)
- Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:22 AM PDT - (The Port Lavaca Wave) - POC 5K, kids run is Oct. 13
The Second Annual POC 5K and Dolphin Kids K will be held at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 13 at King Fisher Park at the front beach in Port O'Connor. (Source)
- Mon, 08 Oct 2012 08:44 AM PDT - (The Japan Times) - Call to stop dolphin hunt in Taiji makes waves
Some of the many readers' letters The Japan Times received in response to the Sept. 11 Hotline to Nagatacho column, "Stop the annual Taiji dolphin massacre, make your children proud" by Deb Bowen-Saunders: My response to Deb Bowen-Saunders will mirror my Jan. 12 (Readers in Council) letter, "The moral case against whaling?" Once again, a person opposed to the killing of "intelligent mammals" has... (Source)
- Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:32 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - S.T.A.R. Clinic Announces First Scholarship Recipient
Golden Dolphin S.T.A.R. Clinic Awards Scholarship for Ascension 2012: Ancient and New Codes Revealed. (PRWeb October 09, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb9985954.htm (Source)
- Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:57 AM PDT - (Greenpeace UK) - Life Loves Living
Credit: Paul Hilton / Greenpeace. Not a dolphin, but a pygmy blue whale that breaks the surface in the waters 250 miles west of Maputo, Mozambique. You'll see it best on the darkest nights. When the moon is empty and clouds cover the stars... (Source)
- Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:11 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - 30,000 people demand PM acts to save NZ's Maui's dolphins
More than 30,000 people from the US, Canada, Europe and Asia have flooded Prime Minister John Key's inbox with emails asking him to 'do everything in your power' to save the world's smallest and rarest marine dolphin. (Source)
- Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:03 PM PDT - (KSBW Salinas) - Giant Mola mola eyes whale watching boat
Whale watching passengers aboard Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari were "mugged" by the world's heaviest fish, a Mola mola, off the coast of Dana Point, Calif. "Lucky for us, they are mellow fish that feed primarily on jellyfish and are not dangerous to people," crew member Giselle Anderson said of the giant ocean animal encounter. Mola mola are also known as the Ocean Sunfish. "Sunfish... (Source)
- Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:13 AM PDT - (Stuff) - Indifference to dolphins seen as blot on NZ image
Signatures from 30,000 people in a global email petition urging Prime Minister John Key to save the endangered Maui's dolphin have been ignored, the World Wildlife Fund says. (Source)
- Thu, 11 Oct 2012 02:10 AM PDT - (KYIV Post) - RIA Novosti: Ukraine brings back naval killer dolphins
Oct. 11, 2012, 12:06 p.m. | Ukraine abroad 'by RIA Novosti After the breakup of the USSR and division of the Black Sea Fleet into Ukrainian and Russian fleets, the dolphin training section and its specialists were given to the Ukrainian Navy. (Source)
- Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:05 PM PDT - (Vancouver Province) - Stinky the frisky, lone-wolf dolphin likely a danger to himself
Stinky the dolphin is lonely, and he's getting way too frisky with humans. The lone male bottlenose dolphin has been cavorting for months in waters off the Cayman Islands, a rare case of a solo dolphin far from a pod of his fellows. (Source)
- Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:00 PM PDT - (Cover Media via Yahoo! Philippines OMG!) - Ben Stiller: I've ditched dolphin soup
Ben Stiller has joked he's given up eating "dolphin soup" since making animal movies. (Source)
- Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:39 AM PDT - (NBC Chicago) - Shedd Aquarium Reveals Baby Dolphin Name
The Pacific white sided baby dolphin was jumping for joy over his new name announced Friday morning. Photo Credit: Shedd Aquarium (Source)
- Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:50 PM PDT - (Russian Information Agency Novosti) - Stray Dolphin Tries to Mate With Divers in Caribbean
A lone dolphin that has been swimming for months off the Cayman Islands is apparently looking for love in all the wrong places. (Source)
- Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:11 PM PDT - (The Telegraph) - Bihar
The joy of democracy was writ large on the faces of Patna University students on Friday, a day after the election date was announced.... | Read.. Residents and tourists in the state capital can now go for Gangetic dolphin spotting in the weekends.... (Source)
- Sat, 13 Oct 2012 06:08 AM PDT - (Yahoo! Philippines News) - Philippine court halts dolphin export to Singapore
A court has blocked the export of 25 captive dolphins trained in the Philippines to become show animals at a Singapore casino, a Filipino official and animal rights groups said Saturday. (Source)
- Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:38 AM PDT - (Yahoo! Philippines News) - Environmental groups sue government over dolphin re-exportation
By Khrysta Imperial Rara, VERA Files Environment and animal welfare groups filed yesterday a petition against the Philippine government to prevent the issuance of a permit to re-export to Singapore 25 dolphins presently being kept and trained at the Ocean '¦ Continue reading ГўВВ’ (Source)
- Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:02 AM PDT - (Rappler.com) - Court halts dolphin export to Singapore
MANILA, Philippines - A court has blocked the export of 25 captive dolphins trained in the Philippines to become show animals at a Singapore casino, a Filipino official and animal rights groups said on Saturday, October 13. A civil suit filed by the rights groups alleged the traffic in live Indo-Pacific... (Source)
- Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:29 PM PDT - (Thailandnews.net) - Phuket Opinion Of MICE and mangroves
PHUKET: With more than 50 injured turtles and a dolphin recovering amid news of an "extinct" crab resurfacing in Phuket, one cannot help but reflect upon the state of our... (Source)
- Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:09 PM PDT - (Gulf Times) - Philippine court halts dolphin export to Singapore
A court has blocked the export of 25 captive dolphins trained in the Philippines to become show animals at a Singapore casino, a Filipino official and animal rights groups said yesterday. (Source)
- Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:04 AM PDT - (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) - Dolphin, anyone?
It's not that kind of dolphin. (Source)
- Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:40 AM PDT - (KYIV Post) - RT.com: Ukraine resuming dolphin combat training
Oct. 14, 2012, 12:38 p.m. | As of today there are only two places in the world where dolphins are being trained for military use: the Sevastopol dolphinarium and the Mammal Program in San Diego. (Source)
- Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:31 PM PDT - (Thailandnews.net) - Rescued dolphin doesn't make it
early last week , after being rescued from Mai Khao Beach, died on Saturday.The one-year-old female Spinner dolphin was taken to the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) Endangered Species Unit... (Source)
- Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:42 PM PDT - (The News & Advance) - Liberty student follows dream to be dolphin trainer
After spending more than three months working alongside dolphins in Bermuda, Sherri Waldrop is even more resolute. (Source)
- Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:34 PM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - Services set Sunday for former Md. legislator Clarence Mitchell III
A memorial service for former Maryland legislator Clarence M. Mitchell III, who died Thursday at age 72, will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday at Sharp Street Memorial Church, Dolphin and Etting streets. The family hour begins at 4 p.m. (Source)
- Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:26 PM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - Services set Sunday for Clarence Mitchell III
A memorial service for former Maryland legislator Clarence M. Mitchell III, who died Thursday at age 72, will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday at Sharp Street Memorial Church, Dolphin and Etting streets. The family hour begins at 4 p.m. (Source)
- Tue, 16 Oct 2012 04:01 AM PDT - (News 24 South Africa) - Dolphin daughters learn fishing trick
A small population of dolphins not only use sponges to help catch fish but the rare hunting technique has been passed from mother to daughter for generations. (Source)
- Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:35 AM PDT - (GMA News Online) - PHL court lauded for dolphin export ban
Singapore-based animal welfare group ACRES commended the urgent action of the Philippine court on behalf of more than two dozen dolphins that were slated for export to the island nation. (Source)
- Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:01 PM PDT - (The Times Record) - Vote for Saxton for District 64 seat
To the Editor: I first got to know Jeremy Saxton as a teenager when he worked summers and after school in the family business, the Dolphin Marina and Restaurant. read more (Source)
- Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:00 PM PDT - (South Western Times via Yahoo!7 News) - Koombana Bay dolphins part of Dolphin City Festival
Volunteers and staff have been putting the final touches on the Dolphin Discovery Centre ahead of Saturday's open day as part of the inaugural Dolphin City Festival. (Source)
- Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:44 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Advertiser) - Feds settle suit over rules on false killer whales
The National Marine Fisheries Service has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by environmentalists and says it will issue new rules aimed at preventing Hawaii fishermen from accidentally hooking a rare dolphin species when fishing for tuna and swordfish. (Source)
- Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:49 AM PDT - (The Standard) - Singapore resort awaits controversial dolphin cargo
Philippine government said it has approved the export of 25 show dolphins to Singapore after a ban on their transport to a giant casino chain was l... (Source)
- Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:31 AM PDT - (Forbes) - Dolphin Speak: Bustin' The Code On Flipper's Rhymes
Dolphin heroics in helping seafarers in distress have been the stuff of legend since the age of the pharaohs. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:00 PM PDT - (The Palm Beach Post) - Discovery Cove deal: $199 for dolphin swim and much more
Dolphin lovers, this is a deal for you: Discovery Cove in Orlando is offering Florida residents a chance to swim with a dolphin, plus spend an entire day (including meals and alcohol) at Discovery Cove 'plus visit SeaWorld and the Aquatica water park as many times as you want through Jan. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:59 PM PDT - (Adelaide Now) - Lure found hooked on dolphin's body
FISHERMEN are being urged to hold their lines when they see a dolphin, after a male Port River dolphin was found with a fishing lure lodged in his body. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:52 PM PDT - (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) - Second rare dolphin dies Friday after rescue at Padre Island National Seashore
A rare species of dolphin was rescued by anglers Friday morning at the Padre Island National Seashore for the second time in the past week. However, both died shortly afterward. (Source)
- Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:21 PM PDT - (KIII Corpus Christi) - Dolphin Found Washed Ashore in Critical Condition
It was a sad discovery on the National Seashore Friday afternoon, as a spinner dolphin was discovered washed up on the beach. (Source)
- Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:36 PM PDT - (KIII Corpus Christi) - Rescued Dolphin Dies at Sea Lab
A dolphin that was rescued Friday has died. On Friday, a Spinner Dolphin washed up on the Padre Island National Seashore. Volunteers with the Marine Mammal Stranding Network transported the dolphin to (Source)
- Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:07 AM PDT - (Starmometer) - Slater Young and Divine Smith Embark in a Dolphin Adventure
Dive into the world of dolphins and see why they're the smartest animals on earth together with Kuya Kim and ex-PBB Unlimited housemates Slater Young and Divine Smith this Sunday (Oct 21) in 'Matanglawin.' There seems to be no end to dolphins' talents because not only can they jump high, swim fast and even sing, [...] (Source)
- Sun, 21 Oct 2012 06:06 AM PDT - (PRWeb) - Discount Dolphin Tours in Destin, Florida
TripShock.com is Now Offering an Online Special with $3 Off Adult Tickets for Destin's Dolphin Watch and History Cruise (PRWeb October 21, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/destinFLdolphincruises/DiscountDolphinTours2012/prweb10038104.htm (Source)
- Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:56 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Dolphin 'sponging' spans centuries
Bottlenose dolphins that use sponges to protect their noses while foraging are using a technique that began in the 19th century, a study finds. (Source)
- Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:20 PM PDT - (WCBD-TV Charleston) - Dolphin rescued in Charleston Harbor, after getting caught up in crab trap lines
Dolphin rescued in Charleston Harbor, after getting caught up in crab trap lines (Source)
- Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:25 AM PDT - (Boise Weekly) - Calling All Aspring Dolphin-Themed Supervillains
What's that, you say? Your evil scheme to conquer Sea World was thwarted by a lowly security guard, who said, "Please step away from the Octopus tank," and now you're sitting at home fretting?'¦ [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] (Source)
- Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:48 AM PDT - (New Kerala) - Silvery fish break law of physics to hide from predators
The skin of silvery fish maintains high reflectivity to help them conceal from predators, such as dolphin and tuna, according to a new research. (Source)
- Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:13 PM PDT - (Channel NewsAsia) - US scientists report whale making human voice sounds
WASHINGTON: US marine biologists puzzled by human-like sounds coming from the whale and dolphin tank of an aquarium concluded they were actually coming from a whale. (Source)
- Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:51 PM PDT - (The West Australian via Yahoo!7 News) - Whale making human sound, say scientists
Marine biologists puzzled by human-like sounds coming from the whale and dolphin tank of an aquarium have concluded they were actually coming from a whale. (Source)
- Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:51 PM PDT - (The West Australian via Yahoo!7 News) - Whale 'mimicking human speech'
Marine biologists puzzled by human-like sounds coming from the whale and dolphin tank of an aquarium have concluded they were actually coming from a whale. (Source)
- Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:22 PM PDT - (The Courier Mail) - Scientists report whale making human sound
SCIENTISTS have concluded that human-like sounds coming from the whale and dolphin tank of a California aquarium were made by a whale. (Source)
- Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:32 AM PDT - (KHQ Spokane) - Scientists Report Whale Making Human Voice Sounds
KHQ.COM -- US marine biologists puzzled by human-like sounds coming from the whale and dolphin tank of an aquarium concluded they were actually coming from a whale. (Source)
- Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:17 AM PDT - (BreakingNews.ie) - Govt 'will use Dolphin Report only' to decide on hospital site
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said just one process, the Dolphin report, will be used in deciding on the location of the new National Children's Hospital. (Source)
- Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:32 PM PDT - (People Magazine) - Tia Mowry Meets a 21-Year-Old Dolphin
The actress enjoys a trip to SeaWorld San Diego with husband Cory Hardrict and 1-year-old son Cree. (Source)
- Fri, 26 Oct 2012 07:03 AM PDT - (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! Canada News) - Penis-Shaped Bone & Lover's Bust Among Trove of Roman Art
Amateurs using metal detectors have discovered a trove of Roman artifacts, including a bust possibly depicting a male lover of a Roman emperor, a silver and gold brooch of a leaping dolphin and a penis-shaped animal bone. (Source)
- Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:38 PM PDT - (The Harvard Crimson) - Scientist Addresses Risks to Dolphins
Maddalena Bearzi, whose research on worldwide dolphin populations revealed remarkable similarities with humans, discussed how human actions have negatively affected oceans and increased the likelihood of dolphin extinction Friday, at a lecture and signing for her recently published book. (Source)
- Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:21 PM PDT - (TheCelebrityCafe.com) - Tia Mowry, husband and son meet a 21-year-old dolphin
Sister, Sister star Tia Mowry brought her husband, Cory Hardrict, and their 15-month-old son Cree to SeaWorld in San Diego on Tuesday for a fun-filled tour of the park, which offered the adorab read more (Source)
- Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:07 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Trove of Roman art and erotica unearthed
Amateurs using metal detectors have discovered a trove of Roman artifacts, including a bust possibly depicting a male lover of a Roman emperor, a silver and gold brooch of a leaping dolphin and a penis-shaped animal bone. (Source)
- Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:56 PM PDT - (Al Jazeera) - Pollution kills off China dolphin
Country's economic boom has pushed rare Yangtze river dolphins to "extinction". The rare baiji dolphin which lives exclusively in the Yangtze, China's longest river, is believed to have gone extinct because of pollution. (Source)
- Sun, 28 Oct 2012 21:27 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Environmental groups commence epic journey
On 15th November 2012, a coalition of environmental groups will begin an epic sea-paddle, from Cape Taranaki to Piha. Their goal is to raise awareness of intertwined issues of seabed mining and the plight of the critically endangered Maui's Dolphin. (Source)
- Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:48 PM PDT - (Perth Now) - Three honoured for dolphin calf rescue
THREE officers from WA Water Police have been recognised for the remarkable rescue of a river dolphin calf, Gizmo, who was tangled in fishing line for more than two months. (Source)
- Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:03 PM PDT - (BigPond News) - Dolphin workshop cruise
Swan River Trust has invited more than 100 of its river guardians on a workshop cruise for marine education. (Source)
- Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:27 AM PDT - (Philippine Daily Inquirer) - Dolphin export issue still hangs as Quezon City court postpones hearing anew
A Quezon City court postponed on Monday the hearing on the motion for reconsideration to ban the export of 25 show dolphins to Singapore. (Source)
- Mon, 29 Oct 2012 08:53 AM PDT - (The Japan Times) - Taiji hunts continue to anger, confound readers
Readers' responses received to the Sept. 11 Hotline to Nagatacho column, "Call to stop dolphin hunt in Taiji makes waves," Have Your Say): Regarding Joseph Jaworski's letter on the Oct. 9 Community page ("Dolphins are not people"), he asserts that "the right to life is unique to humans and is derived from our unique ability to be moral actors." He adds, "Animals can be intelligent, or use tools... (Source)
- Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:18 AM PDT - (BigPond News) - Dolphin workshop cruise
Swan River Trust has invited more than 100 of its river guardians on a workshop cruise for marine education. (Source)
- Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:40 PM PDT - (The Post and Courier) - S.C. dolphin drama: Humans try to help distressed animal
GOOSE CREEK The dolphin was coming straight up out of the water, making pitiful moans and then going back down, slowly swimming around the Bushy Park Boat Landing. (Source)
- Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:39 PM PDT - (E! Online) - Megan Fox Becomes the Dolphin Whisperer in New Acer Commercial
Megan Fox's talents go way beyond looking sexy in a pair of panties. Apparently, the new mom can also speak to dolphins, or at least, she can in the new commercial she did for... (Source)
- Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:14 PM PDT - (Adelaide Now) - First common dolphin seen in Port River
Messenger West: A COMMON dolphin has swum into the Port River for the first time. (Source)
- Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:26 PM PDT - (HispanicBusiness.com) - Gay Ingram, Coconut Grove Ocean Conservationist, Dies
Gay Armonde Idema came to Miami from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., as a young girl in the 1950s, and took to the water like the sea mammals she would later train at Miami's Seaquarium: an albino dolphin called Carolina Snowball, and Hugo, the attraction's first killer whale. (Source)
- Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:14 AM PDT - (Business Solutions) - Introducing The Dolphin 70e Black
Consumer smart phones don't last long in many field-based work environments because the phones aren't tough enough to withstand drops on concrete, lack adequate battery life or don't have enterprise scanning capabilities. Today's mobile workers have a new option. (Source)
- Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:04 AM PDT - (Independent) - Dolphin stranded in New Jersey after hurricane
A dolphin has been washed ashore by storm Sandy which made landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey on Monday evening. The dolphin could be seen squirming on Point Pleasant Beach. Animal rescue officials were called. Reuters Related Stories New York desperate for rides in a city without subways Navy sends warships to New Jersey and New York for storm aid Close-knit community of Queens' Breezy... (Source)
- Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:38 AM PDT - (Independent) - Must watch: Dolphin stranded in New Jersey
A dolphin has been washed ashore by storm Sandy which made landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey on Monday evening. The dolphin could be seen squirming on Point Pleasant Beach. Animal rescue officials were called. Reuters Related Stories Extradited Christopher Tappin to plead guilty to arms dealing charges Daunting recovery effort confronts New Jersey towns hit by Sandy New York desperate for... (Source)
- Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:14 PM PST - (The Irish Times) - Site smallest among options assessed by group
The site proposed by St James's Hospital as the location for the new national children's hospital was the smallest considered by the Dolphin review group and was assessed as high-risk in a later planning review. (Source)
- Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:08 PM PST - (Stuff) - Orcas hunt in Queen Charlotte Sound
Dolphin Watch Nature Tour guides have been treated to the sight of a pod of orca whales feeding on stingray in Queen Charlotte Sound, Marlborough. (Source)
- Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:53 PM PST - (Stuff) - Guides see orca in Queen Charlotte Sound
Dolphin Watch Nature Tour guides have been treated to the sight of a pod of orca whales feeding on stingray in Queen Charlotte Sound, Marlborough. (Source)
- Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:53 PM PST - (San Diego 6) - SeaWorld's Newest Baby Dolphin Swimming With Mama
An Atlantic bottled-nosed dolphin was born at SeaWorld San Diego on Monday and is in good health. (Source)
- Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:28 PM PST - (Irish Examiner) - Con high tea helps out Enable Ireland
The local branch of Enable Ireland (Lavanagh Centre) will receive around ГўВ‚В8,000 thanks to a fundraising dinner in conjunction with tonight's AIL clash between Cork Constitution and Dolphin at Temple Hill. (Source)
- Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:39 PM PST - (Channel 8 San Diego) - Dolphin calf born at SeaWorld
An Atlantic bottled-nosed dolphin was born at SeaWorld San Diego on Monday and is in good health, the theme park reported Thursday. (Source)
- Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:51 PM PST - (KGTV San Diego) - Baby dolphin born at SeaWorld San Diego
An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin was born at SeaWorld San Diego on Monday and is in good health, the theme park reported Thursday. (Source)
- Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:45 PM PST - (Marlborough Express) - Guides see orca in Queen Charlotte Sound
Dolphin Watch Nature Tour guides have been treated to the sight of a pod of orca whales feeding on stingray in Queen Charlotte Sound this week. (Source)
- Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:09 PM PST - (FOX 5 San Diego) - Baby dolphin born at SeaWorld
SAN DIEGO 'SeaWorld is celebrating the birth of a baby bottlenose dolphin. The 30-pound calf was born Nov. 5 to a 29-year-old dolphin named Cascade, according to marine park officials. It is the fifth calf born to Cascade. Mother '¦ (Source)
- Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:05 PM PST - (Science Daily) - Even yeast mothers sacrifice all for their babies
A mother's willingness to sacrifice her own health and safety for the sake of her children is a common narrative across cultures 'and by no means unique to humans alone. Female polar bears starve, dolphin mothers stop sleeping and some spider moms give themselves as lunch for their crawly babies' first meal. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:12 PM PST - (Irish Independent) - Holland pulls the strings to sink Dolphin
For the third time in as many games, Cork Con out-half Jonny Holland was the star man as his inspired kicking display proved key in this heated derby at Temple Hill. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:00 PM PST - (The Record-Journal) - Southington natives construct mosaic dolphin in Florida display
Southington natives Alyssa Rodrigues and Dee Torunski and Torunski's husband, Christopher, worked for hours cutting intricate pieces of stained glass to create a 6-foot-tall mosaic of a dolphin. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:52 PM PST - (KTVU) - Dolphin therapy helps calm traumatized war veterans
A unique therapy program for traumatized combat veterans brought Iraq and Afghanistan veterans into a pool in Vallejo with dolphins. A special team of dolphins swam at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom with 10 traumatized combat veterans in a first-of-its -kind therapy session to help struggling war-fighters connect with remarkable sea creatures. Charles Quigley, an Iraq combat veteran, described the... (Source)
- Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:25 PM PST - (Western People) - Cork Constitution just three points off the summit
Cork Constitution are now third in the Division 1A table, just three points off the summit, after beating local rivals Dolphin at Temple Hill. Winger Niall O'Driscoll scored for the second week running, crossing after just three minutes as Brian Walsh's men surged ahead. (Source)
- Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:15 PM PST - (WSFA 12 Montgomery) - Four Phenix City families displaced after fire
A large fire destroyed several apartments in Phenix City on Thursday night, leaving several families without a home. The fire started at the Dolphin Duplexes on Opelika Road. Neighbors say flames started (Source)
- Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:19 AM PST - (Brisbane Times) - Weekend pay TV
Neil Patrick Harris reprises his role as dolphin super villain Dr Blowhole in Penguins of Madagascar . (Source)
- Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:13 AM PST - (Hartford Courant) - Purple Heart Recipient Sues Army Over Discharge Status; Seeks Medical Benefits
William Dolphin of West Haven was wounded in the Vietnam War and awarded a Purple Heart in 1968. (Source)
- Sun, 11 Nov 2012 03:00 AM PST - (CBS Miami) - Baddest Dolphins Tailgate Mobile In Miami
There are many Dolphin mobiles that draw shock and awe but none of them come close the the Dolfan-Maniac's Chevy Silverado. He has a mobile with a message. (Source)
- Sun, 11 Nov 2012 04:11 AM PST - (PhysOrg) - China surveys Yangtze dolphin as extinction looms
Chinese scientists on Sunday began a survey of the dwindling population of an endangered porpoise in the country's longest river, as the animal edges towards extinction from man-made threats. (Source)
- Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:57 PM PST - (Fall River Herald News) - Possible dolphin sighting in Taunton River
If you think you saw a dolphin in the Taunton River on Sunday, feel free to believe your eyes. It is possible, said Charley Soares, a fisherman who has watched the Mount Hope Bay since a childhood spent on the docks of the Weetamoe Yacht Club. (Source)
- Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:24 PM PST - (Gulf Times) - Beijing surveys Yangtze dolphin as extinction looms
Chinese scientists yesterday began a survey of the dwindling population of an endangered porpoise in the country's longest river, as the animal edges towards extinction from man-made threats. (Source)
- Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:07 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - China surveys Yangtze dolphin as extinction looms
Chinese scientists on Sunday began a survey of the dwindling population of an endangered porpoise in the country's longest river, as the animal edges towards extinction from man-made threats. (Source)
- Sun, 11 Nov 2012 09:16 AM PST - (Vibe Magazine) - Pink+Dolphin Celebrates Black Pyramid Collaboration with Chris Brown
Chris Brown has been known for having a passion for fashion. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:12 AM PST - (Western People) - Boat owners ease online fears of Fungi death
It has been confirmed that Fungie the Dolphin is alive and well. Rumours abounded on the internet last night and early this morning that the world famous mammal had died. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:41 AM PST - (BBC News) - Bottlenose dolphins in IOM waters
A pod of more than 100 bottlenose dolphins is spotted off the Isle of Man coast, according to the Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:09 AM PST - (WCVB Boston) - Dolphins spotted in local river
If you think you saw a dolphin in the Taunton River on Sunday, feel free to believe your eyes. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:23 PM PST - (Takepart.com via Yahoo! News) - SeaWorld's Sister Company Fights Whale and Dolphin Captivity
Corporations sometimes make for strange bedfellows. Consider the rich and powerful Blackstone Group, one of the world's leading private equity firms. In an odd twist of venture-capital fate, New York-based Blackstone now finds itself a global house divided; the parent of two vast entertainment companies scornful of each other's fundamental business models. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:55 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Art of Survival for Maui's dolphin
Wellington, 12 November 2012 'Fifty-five original artworks, representing the estimated number of adult Maui's dolphins left alive, were presented to key MPs today to highlight that the future of the dolphin, which faces extinction, is in their hands. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:23 PM PST - (Irish Examiner) - Panic over as Fungi alive and flipping
Alarming rumours of the demise of Fungi the dolphin have been greatly exaggerated and, despite growing international concern for his well-being, the playful mammal is still alive and flipping. (Source)
- Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:43 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - EDS calls for urgent action on Maui's Dolphin numbers
EDS calls for urgent action to halt the catastrophic decline in Maui's Dolphin numbers (Source)
- Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:28 AM PST - (Irish Central) - Twitter death hoax
Despite the rumors spreading over Twitter, Fungi the Dolphin is alive and well according to the people of Dingle. The friendly dolphin who resides off the coast of Dingle is a major tourist attraction in the area. (Source)
- Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:51 PM PST - (UPI) - Scientists seeking 'extinct' China dolphin
BEIJING, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Scientists doing a survey of endangered finless porpoises on China's Yangtze River said they also hope to find white-flag dolphins, declared extinct in 2007. (Source)
- Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:21 PM PST - (Laguna News Post) - Unique dolphin reappears near Dana Point
DANA POINT 'When Mark Tyson heard a passenger onboard Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari call out that he'd seen a dolphin with a pink dorsal fin, his heart melted. "I saw white underwater, and it grew whiter as he came up," Tyson, a... (Source)
- Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:17 PM PST - (Manufacturing and Logistics IT) - Condor keeps track with Dolphins
Barcode scanning equipment and mobile computers are now used in all aspects of the parcel delivery process. One company that has benefited from the efficiencies they provide is Condor Logistics. The company selected Dolphin 9500 terminals, manufactured by Hand Held Products and supplied by ExPD (Expert Peripheral Designs Ltd), for its new tracking and proof of delivery system. (Source)
- Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:14 PM PST - (KEYT 3 Santa Barbara) - Dead Dolphin Washes Up At Mussel Shoals
The carcass of a dolphin has washed up on a beach in Mussel Shoals between the Cliff House Restaurant and Rincon Oil Island. (Source)
- Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:03 AM PST - (Necole Bitchie) - Chris Brown Launches Black Pyramid Clothing Line With Pink + Dolphin, Signs With Wilhelmina Models
Over the past few years, Chris Brown has shown that his talent extends past the stage by launching new ventures in art and fashion. Just last week, he celebrated the launch of his new clothing line, Black Pyramid, which is a collaboration with the popular streetwear brand Pink + Dolphin. Chris was first introduced to... (Source)
- Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:18 PM PST - (WLOX-TV Biloxi) - Dolphin found mutilated on Ship Island; others stabbed, shot
Several dead dolphins have been found shot and mutilated in the Northern Gulf this week. Friday, a team from the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport recovered a dolphin on Ship Island that had its lower jaw cut off. (Source)
- Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:06 PM PST - (Northern Star) - Great white shark may have attacked dolphin
THE savaged body of a dolphin washed up on Main Beach, Byron Bay, last weekend had clear bite marks consistent with a great white shark. (Source)
- Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:59 PM PST - (Hartford Courant) - Blumenthal Takes Up Cause Of Vet Seeking Medical Coverage
MORE HEALTH-RELATED NEWS William Dolphin, the West Haven Purple Heart winner wounded in the Vietnam War, now has a Senate ally in his fight with the government for medical care coverage. (Source)
- Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:56 PM PST - (HispanicBusiness.com) - Mexico Predicts Agreement in Tuna Trade Dispute
Mexico and the United States are close to resolving a dispute that has been running for decades over US regulations requiring "dolphin safe" tuna can labeling, said Arturo Sarukhan, Mexico's ambassador in Washington. (Source)
- Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:15 PM PST - (KHON 2 Honolulu) - Dolphin-naming contest held for YouTube video star
Here are the most recent story comments. View All No comments yet! (Source)
- Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:33 AM PST - (The Biloxi Sun Herald) - Hunt is on for dolphin killers in northern Gulf
Somebody is maiming and killing dolphins. (Source)
- Sat, 17 Nov 2012 03:45 AM PST - (Thailandnews.net) - Stranded spinner dolphin rescued at Phuket beach
An attempt was made to encourage the 1 to 2-year-old dolphin to swim back into deeper water, away from the coast, but it refused, Dr Kongkiat explained. Photo: Kritsada... (Source)
- Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:21 PM PST - (The Biloxi Sun Herald) - Dolphin that survived die-off after the oil spill, living at IMMS
GULFPORT -- A dolphin found alive but stranded near Mobile Bay after the BP oil spill has survived his ordeal and is now learning to live in captivity. (Source)
- Sat, 17 Nov 2012 10:30 AM PST - (Singersroom) - Photos: Chris Brown Launches 'Black Pyramid' Clothing Line
The Grammy winner's love of art translated into Black Pyramid, a street-wear fashion line in collaboration with Pink + Dolphin founders Neima Khaila and Cena Barhaghi, allowing him to design and sketch the clothing's graphics. (Source)
- Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:30 AM PST - (WDAM-TV Hattiesburg) - Dolphin found mutilated on Ship Island; others stabbed, shot
Several dead dolphins have been found shot and mutilated in the Northern Gulf this week. Friday, a team from the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport recovered a dolphin on Ship Island that had its lower jaw cut off. (Source)
- Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:21 AM PST - (WTVY Dothan) - Latest Alabama AP News Nov 17: Dolphin Killings along Gulf Coast
Dolphins found shot, slashed, mutilated along Gulf Coast... Mobile woman makes Alabama political history... more BP money possible... (Source)
- Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:35 AM PST - (WTVY Dothan) - Latest Alabama AP News Nov 18: Dolphin Killings along Gulf Coast
Dolphins found shot, slashed, mutilated along Gulf Coast... Mobile woman makes Alabama political history... more BP money possible... (Source)
- Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:26 PM PST - (NBC 15 Mobile) - UPDATE: Scientist: Dolphin Killings Gruesome, Cruel and Illegal
A handful of dolphins were found last week along the Gulf Coast. Some had been shot, others stabbed and slashed with some type of tool. (Source)
- Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:46 PM PST - (WTKR Norfolk) - NOAA issues alert due to dolphin deaths in Gulf of Mexico
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued an alert to authorities because of several attacks on dolphins in the... (Source)
- Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:54 PM PST - (Gawker) - Either 'The Hunger Games' Has Gone Next Level or Someone is Mutilating Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico
# dolphins If you're a dolphin (are you?), the Gulf of Mexico isn't exactly the place you want to be right now. The dolphins there are already dealing with a myriad of health issues stemming from the Deepwater Horizon explosion, and since June, a number of dolphins have washed ashore after having been killed and mutilated. The latest incident happened this past Friday, when researchers in... (Source)
- Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:31 PM PST - (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Gulf Coast Police Looking For Dolphin Killer
Police are investigating attacks on dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico after some have been found with gunshot wounds, cuts and missing jaws. (Source)
- Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:19 AM PST - (Channel NewsAsia) - Philippine authorities allow dolphin export to S'pore
SINGAPORE: The Philippines authorities have approved the export of 25 Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphins to Resorts World Sentosa's Marine Life Park. (Source)
- Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:01 AM PST - (KTNV Las Vegas) - Law enforcement asked to watch for dolphin attack suspects
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) -- The head of the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Mississippi says he hopes the recent publicity about dolphins being mutilated and killed helps lead to an arrest. (Source)
- Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:17 AM PST - (WABC-TV New York) - Dolphin attacks, mutilations reported in three states
The head of the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Mississippi says he hopes the recent publicity about dolphins being mutilated and killed helps lead to an arrest. (Source)
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