Florida can’t decide if its official saltwater mammal is a dolphin or a porpoise

However, Florida’s state saltwater mammal, seems to be a bit of an enigma. The same statute that says the manatee as the ...
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Mexico Bans Dolphin Shows in Landmark Animal Welfare Victory

Mexico has officially banned dolphin shows after years of heated debate, marking a turning point for animal rights. The move to outlaw marine mammal performances is not just symbolic, it deals ...
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Scientists raise alarm after terrifying discovery inside dolphin brains

Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and collaborating institutions have made a discovery inside ...
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Dolphin in Florida with ‘highly pathogenic’ bird flu raises concerns from researchers

DIXIE COUNTY, Fla. — A recent study confirmed a common bottlenose dolphin from Florida that died not long after it was found in distress was the first of its kind to have been infected by bird flu.

Humans pose the biggest risk to Venice’s celebrity dolphin

Since June 2025, the lone bottlenose dolphin nicknamed Mimmo has been spotted numerous times, including right by San Marco Square.
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‘The situation there is dire’: Animal advocates raising concern for safety of dolphins at Gulf World exhibit

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP/Gray News) - A Florida marine park known for aquatic animal encounters is now weathering concerns about its animals’ quality of life, causing lawmakers to speak out.
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“Once the Dolphin Company took over, these animals had to suffer,” former Gulf World trainer speaks out

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Rachel Hale is a former member of Gulf World Marine Park’s animal care team and former dolphin trainer, with over 10 years of experience in marine mammal and ...

Celebrity dolphin of Venice doesn't need special protection—except from humans

Bottlenose dolphins usually live in small to medium-sized groups in coastal and open-sea waters, but every once in a while, a ...