Updated Jan 11, 2020 | Posted Dec 20, 2019 | Rescue
Rescued dolphin, nicknamed Rudolph, receiving medical care at Clearwater Marine Aquarium facilityOne of an estimated 600 of its species in the Gulf of Mexico, Rudolph, a rough-toothed dolphin, is being rehabilitated at Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Fred Howard Park...
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Updated Oct 30, 2019 | Posted Oct 30, 2019 | Rescue, Research
Large Manatee Stuck on a Sandy Berm in SavannahOn October 1, 2019, Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GDNR) and Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute responded to a call in Savannah, Georgia, and found an adult female manatee stranded on a sandy berm...
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Updated Oct 2, 2019 | Posted Oct 2, 2019 | Rescue
Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Rescue Team in Belize responded to a call about a baby manatee stranded off a river bank on September 28, 2019. The stranded baby manatee is now being safely monitored at a wildlife rehabilitation center in northern Belize after being rescued.
Posted Sep 23, 2019 | Rescue
Clearwater Marine Aquarium assisted FWC in successfully encouraging a group of dolphins out of a canal in St. Pete on Sept. 17, 2019.
Updated Aug 14, 2019 | Posted Jul 30, 2019 | Rescue
On July 29, 2019, five pilot whales stranded in the shallow water off Redington Beach, on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Rescue Team responded along with wildlife agencies and local authorities
Updated Jul 18, 2019 | Posted Jul 16, 2019 | Conservation, Rescue, Resident Animals, Sea Turtles
Different Sea Turtle DietsHave you ever been curious about what sea turtles eat? There are seven species of sea turtles in the world, five of which are found around Florida, and they all have different diets. The foods that they eat are determined by their species and...
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Updated Jun 28, 2019 | Posted Mar 27, 2019 | Conservation, Rescue
This Manatee Appreciation Day we asked a member of the Rescue Team what they think about these amazing marine mammals and how we can all help protect them.
Updated Mar 18, 2019 | Posted Mar 18, 2019 | Rescue
Dolphin Calf Freed From Fishing Line Entanglement On March 11, 2019, Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s Rescue Team alongside experts and veterinarians from several rescue organizations worked together to disentangle a bottlenose dolphin calf near Englewood, on the...
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Updated Jun 5, 2019 | Posted Feb 15, 2019 | Rescue
On Tuesday, January 29, the CMA Rescue Team received several calls regarding a large loggerhead turtle that had been floating in the Intracoastal Waterway at Indian Rocks Beach. The Rescue Team had received calls about this same turtle in the weeks leading up to the...
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Updated Nov 12, 2018 | Posted Nov 10, 2018 | Released Animals, Releases, Rescue, Sea Turtles
37 Sea Turtle Hatchlings Released Off East Coast of Florida Clearwater Marine Aquarium released 37 rescued loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings off the east coast of Florida on Nov. 9, 2018, after rescue and rehabilitation at CMA. The baby sea turtles were all rescued...
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