Overview
- Rescue Location
- Sanibel Island, FL
- Rescue Date
- 12.16.2019
- Species
- Rough-toothed dolphin
Location
Details
On Monday, December 16, 2019, at 7:00 a.m., Clearwater Marine Aquarium received a report from NOAA that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was responding to a young rough-toothed dolphin that beached in Sanibel Island. FWC assessed the animal’s health and transported the animal to CMA for rehabilitation at its Fred Howard Park marine mammal stranding station.
Rudolph, Rudy for short, is now thriving as a permanent resident of Clearwater Marine Aquarium.