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Conservation

A new whale species has been discovered. What does that actually mean?

December 3, 2021

Dolphin Rescue Amidst Hurricane Ida

October 5, 2021September 27, 2021

A second chance for Mexico’s Marine Wildlife

July 25, 2020July 24, 2020
Tags Animal Rescue, Conservation, Mexico, NMMF, Rehabilitation, rescue, VaquitaCPR, Whales

Aging dolphins via pectoral flipper radiography

April 9, 2020January 15, 2020
Tags Dolphins, Marine Mammal Health, Pectoral, Radiography, X-rays

Rescued Bottlenose Dolphin gives new life

March 10, 2020December 16, 2019

During a routine capture-release health assessment of common bottlenose dolphins off the coast of Louisiana, the NMMF team sighted a dolphin entangled with monofilament noticeably cutting through the skin and blubber layer behind her eyes. This dolphin has been spotted recently with a newborn calf.

Tags bottlenose, Conservation, dolphin, medicine, NMMF, rescue

Will dolphins recover from the deepwater horizon oil spill?

December 16, 2019December 4, 2017
Tags CARMMHA, Conservation, Deepwater Horizon, Dolphins, Marine Mammals, Science

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