Tag: Bottlenose dolphins

June 17, 2022

What’s drawing dolphins to New York Harbor?

Dolphins have been appearing more and more in New York Harbor, raising questions about what is bringing them to the area. To better understand, researchers are looking at the behaviors...

February 24, 2021

Dolphins still show effects from Deepwater Horizon spill

Dolphins in Louisiana’s Barataria Bay continue to experience the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Researchers found lingering health differences in the bay’s bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) population...

December 10, 2018

Red tide blamed in Florida dolphin strandings

Officials believe red tide is likely behind the death of more than 22 bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncates) that washed up dead on Southwest Florida beaches last month. Officials with the...

September 13, 2018

Study finds endocrine disruptors in bottlenose dolphins

A new study has found that bottlenose dolphins in Florida’s Sarasota Bay have been exposed to a chemical compounds used in a range of cleaning products, cosmetics, plastics and other...