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Four dolphins stranded in Wellfleet, released in Provinctown 02/04/09 · 3:23 pm :: posted by editor

Cape Cod Stranding Network rescues four stranded dolphins on the Outer Cape

(See Turtle Journal Yesterday: Dolphins Take Refuge from Powerful Nor’easter in Protected Wellfleet Harbor)

PROVINCETOWN – Around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, members of the Cape Cod Stranding Network (CCSN) released four dolphins back into the ocean at Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown.

The dolphins had stranded earlier in the day in Wellfleet, the same town where a Minke whale was spotted swimming through the harbor.

One of the dolphins was discovered in Duck Creek, while the other three were found stranded at Chipman’s Cove.

Above, Katie Touhey of CCSN checks on one of the dolphins prior to its release.

The Cape Cod Stranding Network, an IFAW project, maintains a 24-hour stranding hotline. To report a dolphin, whale or seal in distress, call 508-743-9548.  The network offers tips for those who encounter such an animal.

Photo by David G. Curran.

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