The International Fund for Animal Welfare responded to a major dolphin stranding Wednesday in Wellfleet, rushing to aid 14 of the mammals in the Herring River Gut area. A spokesperson for IFAW said two of the dolphins died before they could be rescued. The other 12 were transported to Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown […]
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Young minke whale dies in Wellfleet Harbor, Massachusetts
October 6th, 2017 Awake Goy
An International Fund for Animal Welfare marine mammal rescue and research team performed a necropsy on a young minke whale that stranded and died in Wellfleet on Wednesday, according to organization spokeswoman Kerry Branon. The male whale was spotted swimming in Wellfleet Harbor on Wednesday, but stranded and then died shortly after the team […]
Storm-driven tropical seabird discovered in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
September 28th, 2017 Awake Goy
Wild Care staff is working to save a rare tropical seabird found Tuesday at LeCount Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, after it was apparently blown ashore by Tropical Storm Jose, according to a statement from the wildlife rehabilitation hospital. Wild Care received a call about what was originally believed to be an injured gannet at […]