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NMMF

A second chance for Mexico’s Marine Wildlife

July 25, 2020July 24, 2020
Tags Animal Rescue, Conservation, Mexico, NMMF, Rehabilitation, rescue, VaquitaCPR, Whales
A dolphin swims through oiled waters in Barataria Bay, LA. Photo Credit: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF)

Marine Mammals Still Struggling on 10th Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Disaster

April 20, 2020April 16, 2020
Tags Conservation, Deepwater Horizon, Dolphins, Marine Mammals, NMMF, Oil, Recovery, Whales
Deepwater Horizon Spill

10 Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

May 22, 2020April 13, 2020
Tags 10 years, Conservation Medicine, Deepwater Horizon, Dolphins, NMMF, Oil Spill

NMMF Outreach 2019 Recap

March 10, 2020February 17, 2020
Tags Education, Girlscouts, NMMF, outreach, STEM

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

Reaching for the impossible: the NMMF research Team

March 10, 2020May 4, 2017

The successes of the NMMF are built on a team of animal care and training experts, scientists, and veterinarians whose daily work complements the research, health, conservation, and educational aspirations of the NMMF.

Tags Dolphins, Marine Mammals, NMMF, Research, Science

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