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Rescuers disentangle leatherback sea turtle in waters off Wellfleet
Environment Leatherbacks, the largest type of sea turtle in the world, are susceptible to getting entangled in fishing gear. The Center for Coastal Studies’ MAER team working to unwind the entanglement from the leatherback turtle on Aug. 27 in Cape Cod Bay. Center for Coastal Studies, permit 50 CFR 222.310 A rescue team successfully disentangled […]
Whales and dolphins in American waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, US study says
Environment The NOAA study is significant because it’s the first to look broadly at U.S. marine mammals and attempt to predict their resiliency to climate change. A humpback whale breaches on Stellwagen Bank about 25 miles east of Boston, on Aug. 22, 2005. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press October 6, 2023 […]
Two dolphins saved from shallow waters near Wellfleet
Local News Rescuers extracted the dolphins and released them in deeper waters off of Provincetown. After working for an entire day, rescuers successfully saved two dolphins from stranding on Cape Cod. Rescuers with the IFAW treat dolphins in a mobile rescue vehicle after saving them from waters off Wellfleet. – International Fund for Animal Welfare […]
Woman whose car plunged into the waters off Cape Cod has died
Local News The car was 15 feet underwater when authorities pulled the woman from the vehicle. A woman who was found in her car floating in waters off the Cape Cod coast Monday night has died, authorities said in a press release Thursday. Officials did not release the woman’s identity or age, but said they […]
Man rescued from choppy waters off Crane Beach in Ipswich
Local News Officials are warning people to stay out of the ocean as Hurricane Lee brings rough conditions along the coast. Ipswich fire officials rescued a man who was treading water off the coast of Crane Beach Friday night amid choppy seas due to Hurricane Lee. Operators received a 911 call around 6 p.m. from a […]
Manatee seen in R.I. waters for first time since 2016
Local News Officials think the slow-moving creature swam all the way from Florida to New England. Those at Quonochontaug Pond in Rhode Island were treated to an extremely rare sight over the weekend: a manatee swimming in New England waters. The sighting was reported by the state’s Department of Environmental Management in a social media […]
Wellesley police post video of rescue of dog from raging waters
Local News The 7-year-old rescue named Maggie was returned unharmed to her owner that day. Wellesley police and Newton firefighters rescued a 7-year-old dog named Maggie from a fast-moving spillway off of the Charles River on Friday — but not before she went on what must have been a harrowing journey down the river and […]