We Can All Protect Dolphins from Negative Human Interactions This spring, we saw several negative interactions between humans and dolphins — for instance, dolphins patrolling or stalking fishing boats looking for an easy meal. And, on March 24, a female dolphin washed up dead on Fort Myers Beach. A necropsy
Dolphin F217 Stats Name: F217 Sex: Female Age: Born 2007 A Dolphin's Life We’ve known F217 since she was born in 2007 to a dolphin we call Big Shout (F141). We’ve observed F217 more than 280 times since her birth. F217 became
A Dozen Years After the Deepwater Horizon Disaster, We're Still Documenting Impacts to Dolphins April 2022 marks the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A dozen years after this disastrous event, scientists are still identifying the long-term impacts on the local Barataria Bay
Dolphin F207 Stats Name: F207, aka Swiss Cheese Sex: Female Age: Born 2005 A Dolphin's Life Swiss Cheese is the calf of F175 and grand-calf of FB75 (also known as Pup). We’ve observed her more than 600 times since her birth
SDRP Leader Receives Lifetime Achievement Award We're proud to offer congratulations to one of our own: Dr. Randy Wells, Vice President of Marine Mammal Conservation at the Chicago Zoological Society and director of the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program. Dr. Wells received the Kenneth S. Norris Lifetime Achievement Award from the
What Happens When a Dolphin is Left Behind by a Hurricane? This map shows the movements of a pregnant female dolphin nicknamed Dorothy following her release. Dorothy was found in a cow pasture months after Hurricane Ida passed through the region, with no way to return to her home waters.
We love dolphins and know you do too, so we created some printable dolphin cards to share with your Valentine this year! Won't you be theirs? Download a printable PDF of this card Download a printable PDF of this card Download a printable PDF of this card
The image shows Misha just prior to being released back into Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1990. Photo by Flip Nicklin On Oct. 6, 1990, bottlenose dolphins Misha and Echo were successfully returned to their native waters of Tampa Bay after two years in human care. Part of a unique
The Eugenie Clark Field Research Skills and Leadership Program New College of Florida is offering paid training experiences in shark research. Participants will receive mentorship from scientists from New College, Havenworth Coastal Conservation, the Chicago Zoological Society's Sarasota Dolphin Research Program and Minorities in Shark Science (MISS) and participate in on-vessel field-based research, receiving
University of Miami student Cassidy Renninger was an SDRP intern during 2021. Here, in her words, was what her experience was like. Sometime between walking the paths at the Atlanta Zoo as a toddler and moving to Florida as a 5-year-old, the ocean became a place of comfort and adventure for me. Eyeing the
