Dolphin Tragically Found Dead on Beach with Multiple Gunshot Wounds – NOAA Offers $20,000 Reward

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Authorities are offering a $20,000 reward for information after a tragic incident involving a dolphin found dead on a beach in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Services reported that the juvenile bottlenose dolphin was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds in its brain, spinal cord, and heart on West Mae’s Beach on March 13. A necropsy confirmed that the dolphin sustained traumatic injuries at or near …

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Dolphin Found Dead on Louisiana Beach with Multiple Gunshot Wounds: NOAA Offers $20,000 Reward

TAMPA, Fla. — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Services is offering a $20,000 reward for information following the tragic discovery of a deceased dolphin with gunshot wounds on a Louisiana beach. The juvenile bottlenose dolphin was found on West Mae’s Beach in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, with multiple bullets lodged in its brain, spinal cord, and heart on March 13. A necropsy conducted on the dolphin revealed that the trauma leading to its …

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