Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles Should be Reported Marine wildlife — dolphins, manatees, sea turtles, whales, and others –are making their seasonal return to both the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries, as well as the coastal bays. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reminds anyone who has seen either a marine mammal or sea […]
New Family of Extinct Dolphins Named
A single nearly complete skull of a mysterious fossil dolphin (Figure 1) was collected by the late fossil-finder extraordinaire Doug Emlong (1942–1980) in March of 1969 from coastal Oregon (Lincoln County), south of the Yaquina River. Remarkably, this skull remained unstudied for nearly 50 years until a team of fossil dolphin enthusiasts from Belgium, the […]
Save the Date! Chesapeake DolphinWatch
Sunday, November 11, 6:30-8:30 pm Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, Prince Frederick, MD Little is known about how often dolphins come into the Chesapeake Bay, how long they spend there, what areas they are using and why. Dr. Bailey and her team have been frequently detecting dolphin calls in the Bay and citizen scientists have reported […]
Save the Date! Chesapeake DolphinWatch
Sunday, November 11, 6:30-8:30 pm Battle Creek Cypress Swamp, Prince Frederick, MD Little is known about how often dolphins come into the Chesapeake Bay, how long they spend there, what areas they are using and why. Dr. Bailey and her team have been frequently detecting dolphin calls in the Bay and citizen scientists have reported […]