Sometimes, I wonder if whale and dolphin beachings are their form of non-violent protest

[Ian David]

IFAW Rescues Dolphins Stranded off Coast of Cape Cod

YARMOUTH PORT, Mass., March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday, rescuers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - www.ifaw.org) rushed to save a pod of Atlantic Whitesided dolphins stranded off the coast of Cape Cod.

IFAW's Marine Mammal Rescue team mobilized after reports that a pod of dolphins were trapped in the mud flats off Wellfleet, MA. A total of sixteen dolphins were found stranded in two locations, ten in Drummer's Cove and six in Loagy Bay.

In Loagy Bay, four of the dolphins were rescued but one was found dead and another was in such poor health it had to be euthanized. In Drummer's Cove, two dolphins were rescued but rescuers were unable to free eight others from waist-deep mud.

A total of six dolphins were rescued and released back to the sea. All six were in good health upon release. A group of trained volunteers and staff from the New England Aquarium also assisted with the rescue.

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