Wildlife team frees entangled dolphin off Layton shore
On Saturday afternoon, April 18, 2020, an experienced team from Dolphins Plus Marine Mammal Responder (DPMMR) freed a bottlenose dolphin entangled in a crab pot buoy-line off...
DRC, Dolphins Plus and FWC team up to free entangled, pregnant manatee
On Tuesday, a manatee named “Dually” was rescued at San Pedro Lake on Plantation Key. According to eyewitnesses and responders, the manatee had both flippers and her...
Daily Facebook live sessions with everyone’s favorite dolphins from DRC
Every day at 1 p.m., Dolphin Research Center (DRC) in Marathon hosts a daily Facebook Live session with their resident dolphins. DRC shares “dolphin joy” and activity...
The Turtle Hospital celebrates Earth Day with sea turtle release named after the father...
In honor of Earth Day’s 50th anniversary, staff from the Turtle Hospital in Marathon released a rehabilitated green sea turtle back to the ocean Wednesday in waters...
Orphaned Infant Manatee Rescued in Islamorada
An orphaned infant manatee was rescued Saturday by marine mammal rescue volunteers in oceanside waters off Islamorada.
The lone calf was spotted beneath underwater rocks along a dock...
MarineLab Offers Summer Camp for Monroe County kids in June
With kids coming out of quarantine and itching to get hands-on with learning again, parents are wondering what options will be available this summer. MarineLab has a...
Following rescues and recoveries, manatees head back home
Two manatees rescued in the Florida Keys are back home in the ocean following their release on May 20 in Tavernier.
Spookey, a female, suffered deep gashes from a...
FWC requesting input on the stone crab fishery management
FWC will be holding two virtual stone crab workshops to gather public input about management of the stone crab fishery. A long-term declining trend in stone crab...
Tagged Sea Turtle to Join Global Turtle Race
A rare hybrid hawksbill-green sea turtle, rehabilitated at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, was fitted with a satellite-tracking transmitter and released from a Florida Keys beach Friday...
Confirmed dengue case in Key Largo
A mosquito-borne illness advisory remains in effect after the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County confirmed a case of dengue on June 19. It’s the second...
