The Tail Behind “Dolphin Tale”

The Tail Behind “Dolphin Tale”

HSWRI’s Marine Mammal Stranding Team and other animal care experts struggled for almost an entire day to save the life of Winter, the dolphin featured in Dolphin Tale. Winter was a severely injured dolphin stranded off the Florida coast and received breakthrough...
Dolphin Families Stick Together

Dolphin Families Stick Together

A ten-year study found that juvenile bottlenose dolphins maintain social ties with other dolphins, from calves to juveniles, with especially strong ties with their mothers and siblings. Read more
Can a Ping Prevent Entanglement?

Can a Ping Prevent Entanglement?

By utilizing SeaWorld’s unparalleled zoological collection of marine mammals, HSWRI researchers tested acoustic pingers to prevent marine mammal entanglements with fishing nets and lines – and the results were striking! Read...
Toxic Red Tides

Toxic Red Tides

Between October 2007 through January 2008, researchers documented the first mass mortality of bottlenose dolphins and Florida manatees caused by a severe bloom of the toxic algae along the eastern coast of Florida. Red tides were first considered rare but are now...