Teaching Future Generations How to Give Wild Dolphins a Checkup
CARMMHA hosted its first Dolphin Health Educational Workshop…
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August 9, 2018
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Barataria Bay Field Update 7: Getting to Know our Research Fleet
The weather is starting to become less predictable…
July 17, 2018
Barataria Bay Field Update 6: Gathering the Dolphin Data
The CARMMHA field team is feeling refreshed after…
July 16, 2018
Barataria Bay Update 5: Tracking Dolphin Movement
In addition to collecting ultrasound images, echocardiography, and blood/tissue samples, our field biologists use the capture-release opportunities to attach satellite tags to some of the animals.
July 14, 2018
Barataria Bay Field Update 4: How We Handle Dolphin Samples
The Barataria Bay fieldwork went smoothly today for…
July 13, 2018
Barataria Bay Field Update 3: Getting a Deeper Look Into Dolphin Health
It was a hot day out in Barataria…
July 12, 2018
Barataria Bay Field Update 2: How a Dolphin Gets Selected for a Health Checkup
It can take anywhere from 4-10 dolphin handlers to safely hold a dolphin and keep them as comfortable as possible while the highly skilled veterinary team assess the individual and collect samples.
July 11, 2018
Dr. Cynthia Smith examines dolphin while he is being photographed for later identification.
Barataria Bay Field Update 1: Dolphin Health Assessments Begin
The CARMMHA team of 60 biologists, veterinarians, and…
July 10, 2018
CARMMHA Has Successfully Completed Our First Field Effort!
CARMMHA scientist Carl Cloyed, of the Dauphin Island…
July 6, 2018
Entangled Bottlenose Dolphin Rescued in Barataria Bay Recap
Marine mammal health assessments are typically designed to…
April 25, 2018
