Mother Dolphin Rescued After Getting Tangled in Crab Trap Lines in Florida

Dolphin rescued after getting tangled in rope near Kennedy Space Center - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WSVN) — A team of experts helped rescue a dolphin after boaters spotted the mammal struggling to break free off the coast of Florida. The boaters spotted the dolphin on Sunday off the shore near the Kennedy Space Center with a rope wrapped around its tail. Several experts came out to help. After several tries, they managed to cut the rope and free the dolphin, who swam off with her calf. The team also removed several crab t…

Mother dolphin rescued after getting tangled in crab trap lines

TITUSVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A heartwarming rescue unfolded off the shore of Florida's Brevard County after a dolphin that was swimming with her calf was found entangled in the lines of a crab trap. According to Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute, the dolphin was spotted by boaters on Sunday just south of A. Max Brewer Causeway in Titusville. The boaters reported the incident to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The FWC then dis…

Mother dolphin rescued after getting tangled in crab trap lines in Florida

TITUSVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A heartwarming rescue unfolded off the shore of Florida's Brevard County after a dolphin that was swimming with her calf was found entangled in the lines of a crab trap. According to Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute, the dolphin was spotted by boaters on Sunday just south of A. Max Brewer Causeway in Titusville. The boaters reported the incident to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. McDonald’s …

Hubbs-SeaWorld rescues mother, calf dolphin pair in Indian River Lagoon

Rescuers untangled a mother bottlenose dolphin in Titusville this week, so she could rejoin her calf.