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Dolphin Found Stranded On Long Island Shoreline
A dolphin that washed up on a Long Island shoreline had to be euthanized following last month's storms, officials said. The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society responded to Jockey Creek in Southold late last month, where there was a report of a stranded dolphin that required assistance. Officials said that the necropsy on the 6-foot-11 female dolphin found that she was aged and showed signs of a compromised liver. Dolphins normally grow upwards of eight feet, so it is believed that the animal was sub-adult to adult. The dolphin was found following last month’s snowstorms, and when it wa…
