Dolphin Deaths

Agency Addresses Mass Die-Off Of Dolphins

AP | Posted 05.23.2012

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...

Navy Defends Actions That Killed Dolphins

AP | Posted 06.26.2011

SAN DIEGO -- The Navy has concluded that it would have been dangerous to stop an underwater training blast believed to have killed three or four dolph...

Feds Thwart Study Of Gulf Dolphin Deaths

Posted 06.17.2011

BILOXI, Mississippi (Leigh Coleman) – A federal agency's practice of returning weakened dolphins to deeper Gulf of Mexico waters is thwarting effort...

Number of Dead Dolphins and Whales in Gulf May Be 50 Times Higher

Rocky Kistner | Posted 05.30.2011

Rocky Kistner

New research released today shows that many more dolphins are dying in the Gulf than are officially counted -- the average number for most species may be 50 times higher than what's reported now.

Feds Keep Probe Into Mysterious Dolphin Deaths Confidential

Posted 05.25.2011

BILOXI, Mississippi -- The U.S. government is keeping a tight lid on its probe into scores of unexplained dolphin deaths along the Gulf Coast, possibl...

Death of a Dolphin Sparks Anger in the Gulf

Rocky Kistner | Posted 05.25.2011

Rocky Kistner

No one knows how many young dolphins have perished in the waves, but as they die in increasing numbers, we are left with questions about what to do.

Oil Spill Or Cold Weather To Blame For Mass Baby Dolphin Deaths?

Posted 05.25.2011

BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters/Leigh Coleman) - Marine scientists are debating whether 80-plus bottlenose dolphins found dead along the U.S. Gulf Coas...

Dolphin Death Toll Spikes To Nearly 60 In Gulf

Posted 05.25.2011

BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters/Leigh Coleman) - The death toll of dolphins found washed ashore along the U.S. Gulf Coast since last month climbed to n...