Dolphins Strand on Eastham's Thumpertown Beach

A pod of dolphins that were in Wellfleet harbor were coaxed out of the harbor only to strand themselves on Eastham's Thumpertown and Kingsbury Beaches. There appeared to be about 10 dolphins in all, one succumbing to the incident, with the other 9 being rescued. The video below is from the Cape Cod Times.

Rescuers Help Stranded Dolphins

This has been an different kind of year on the Outer Cape with far more dolphin strandings than usual. So far, we've had about 200 strandings, with only half being saved by the dedicated rescue teams that brave the cold and the cold water. The experts are baffled by the sheer numbers. They want to connect the increased strandings to the warmer weather we're having.  One theory (which I think makes some sense) is that we normally have an ice shelf the covers the low tide 'flats', preventing the dolphins from getting too close to land. With the ice missing they stray too close to shore and get surprised when they no longer has enough water to swim in.  Just a theory...

Check out this video from WHDH, Channel 7.

Dolphin Strandings On The Outer Cape

This last week or so has seen an unprecedented number of dolphin strandings on the bay beaches of Brewster, Orleans, Eastham, and Wellfleet. So many, it seems, that the national news has picked up the story. Sadly, most of the approximately 85 dolphins expired before the tireless volunteers of IFAW's rescue efforts could save them. They were able to save about 35 animals by transporting them to Provincetown's Race Point, where they released them safely into the open ocean.

The following video is from Fox News, broadcast this morning.

Eastham's Dolphin Strandings

As the weather turns cold, we've had more than the 'normal' number of dolphin strandings on the bayside of Eastham. The last two days has had two, one on Campground Beach and another in Rock Harbor. Read about them on the Cape Cod Times website.

Also, check out this video...