Today was a sad day in Cape Cod. Early this morning, I got a call from the CCSN informing me that the two dolphins that had stranded last night had re-stranded this morning. They were found
on a beach
in Eastham. I immediately drove over to the CCSN and rode to the scene in the animal ambulance. There were already volunteers there when we arrived. The scene was pretty grim. There were two Common Dolphins, a mom and a calf, that were stranded in about a foot and a half of water. The mom was already lifeless. We put the calf on a stretcher and moved him over to the beach to examine him. Upon examination, Sarah discovered that his organ systems were already shutting down. There was no hope for him either. I felt bad for the dolphins and for the CCSN staff. It was heartbreaking.
Posted by Christy Buckley on Dec 11, 2006


