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$20,000 reward offered after dolphin found dead with head missing near North Carolina coast

  • Authorities found a dead 8-foot bottlenose dolphin on Lea-Hutaff Island, North Carolina, with its head intentionally removed in mid-April 2025.
  • The decapitation violates the Marine Mammal Protection Act and NOAA is seeking persons responsible to face arrest, conviction, or civil penalties.
  • NOAA stated the island's remote, boat-accessible location complicates investigating the mutilation and the dolphin's cause of death, with necropsy results pending.
  • Enforcement agents offer a $20,000 reward for information leading to conviction, requiring tipsters to provide names and contact details via the NOAA Hotline at 800-853-1964.
  • The case underscores legal consequences including fines up to $100,000 and up to one year jail per violation, while officials urge public assistance to identify perpetrators.
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CBS 17 broke the news in Raleigh, United States on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
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