The stranding of more than 140 dolphins off Cape Cod last month has been confirmed as the largest mass stranding of the mammals in United States history, animal rescuers say.
A final review of data and aerial imagery of the mass stranding event near Wellfleet, Massachusetts, believed to have begun June 28, revealed 146 dolphins were involved, the International Fund for Animal Welfare announced Thursday. Wellfleet is located on Cape Cod’s northeastern arm. The dolphins were found stranded in the shallow mud flats of Wellfleet in an area called the “Gut,” or Great Island at the Herring River.
“This rescue had many challenges due to the number of dolphins, the large size of many of the animals, how spread out they were over a large area, the difficult mud conditions and the complicated locations from which we could reach them,” said Misty Niemeyer, stranding coordinator for the organization, in a statement last month. The organization said the mass stranding event was “considered closed” by July 8, by which time more than 100 dolphins had been returned to their homes in deeper waters.
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