by Bethany Smith | Oct 11, 2022
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...
by Bethany Smith | Sep 9, 2022
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 more
by Bethany Smith | Sep 9, 2022
For years, researchers tagged fish with acoustic pingers, but could these pings signal to marine mammals that food is nearby? With the help of SeaWorld, we discovered what marine mammals could hear. Read more
by Bethany Smith | Sep 9, 2022
Using samples from rescued manatees in SeaWorld and wildlife populations, researchers conducted the first isotope analysis to determine a manatee’s diet. By comparing diets from different populations, we could assess precisely what manatees eat in the wild,...
by Bethany Smith | Sep 9, 2022
Researchers at HSWRI assisted SeaWorld San Diego in the study and successful release of a California gray whale calf named “JJ,” who captivated the public. Read more
