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May 14th - Dolphin Stranding in Port Royal

We received a call on Mother's Day about a dead dolphin down in the Mackay Creek near Pinckney Island in Port Royal. Despite DNR's best...

Live Pygmy Sperm Whale Stranding in Myrtle Beach, SC

A pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) live stranded on Myrtle Beach, SC on May 4th, 2023. The animal died naturally on-site and was then...

April 18th - Dolphin Stranding on James Island, SC

Believe it or not, this picture was not taken by responders on site, but with a drone! In some cases, dolphins can strand in really...

April 17th - Dolphin Stranding in the Kiawah River

This sub-adult/adult male bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) stranded in the Kiawah River on April 17th, 2023. With the help from...

March 31st - Dolphin Stranding in the Folly River

This bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was found and reported by College of Charleston graduate student, Colin Perkins-Taylor,...

March 27th - Spotted Dolphin Stranding in Hilton Head Island

On March 27th, Amber Keuhn, our lead stranding volunteer in HHI, responded to a deceased, female, spotted dolphin on the beach in Hilton...

March 26th - Dolphin Stranding in Port Royal, SC

This bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was found deceased in the Beaufort River in Port Royal, SC. The animal was towed to land...

March 24th - Deceased Dolphin Calf in Seabrook Island

Warning: This post talks about a deceased calf and grief and may be hard for more sensitive readers (& us at LMMN) On March 24th, our...