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Dec 41 min read

Folly Beach Necropsy

On November 3rd LMMN received a call about a dead dolphin at the north end of folly beach. Lauren Rust and Tracy Kowalczyk reported to...

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September 2nd- Dolphin with Boat Strike in Folly River.

Tracy Kowalczyk

Nov 12 min read

September 2nd- Dolphin with Boat Strike in Folly River.

Over the Memorial day weekend the LMMN team received a phone call of a dead dolphin in the Folly River. When the team arrived to the...

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May 3rd - Minke Whale Stranding in Cape Romain

Nicole Principe

May 22 min read

May 3rd - Minke Whale Stranding in Cape Romain

On May 3rd, we got a report from Jerry Tupacz (USFW) regarding a dead whale in Cape Romain. Photos provided confirmed it was a freshly...

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April 4th - Live Dwarf Sperm Whale Stranding on Sullivan's Island

Nicole Principe

Apr 32 min read

April 4th - Live Dwarf Sperm Whale Stranding on Sullivan's Island

Response Around 5 pm on April 4th, Lauren Rust received a call at approximately regarding a live stranded “dolphin” on Sullivan’s Island....

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March 19th - Pregnant Dolphin Stranded in Hilton Head

Nicole Principe

Mar 192 min read

March 19th - Pregnant Dolphin Stranded in Hilton Head

On the afternoon of March 19th, just as our team finished up a necropsy on a dolphin recovered in Kiawah, we were notified of another...

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March 19th - Dolphin Stranding on Kiawah

Nicole Principe

Mar 182 min read

March 19th - Dolphin Stranding on Kiawah

On the morning of March 19th, we were notified of a dead dolphin on the beach on Kiawah Island. Nicole and Colin Perkins-Taylor...

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March 15th - Dolphin Stranding in Bluffton with Apparent Boat Strike Injuries

Nicole Principe

Mar 142 min read

March 15th - Dolphin Stranding in Bluffton with Apparent Boat Strike Injuries

We received a call on the evening of March 15th about a deceased dolphin stranded near the Palmetto Bluff neighborhood in Bluffton. We...

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March 1st- Dolphin Stranding on Morris Island

Nicole Principe

Mar 11 min read

March 1st- Dolphin Stranding on Morris Island

Lauren Rust was notified about a dead bottlenose dolphin on Morris Island from eco-tour guide, Chuck Gainey on March 1st. The following...

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Nicole Principe

Feb 212 min read

February 21st - Sperm Whale Stranding

On February 21st, we were notified by the SCNDR aerial survey team about a deceased whale in nearshore waters of South Carolina (location...

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January 29th - Dolphin calf stranding in

Lauren Rust

Jan 291 min read

January 29th - Dolphin calf stranding in

We received a text from Amber Kuehn (LMMN volunteer) on 29 January 2024 about a small, dead bottlenose dolphin near Forest Beach on...

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January 16th - Dolphin stranding in Kiawah

Nicole Principe

Jan 161 min read

January 16th - Dolphin stranding in Kiawah

We received a call from Janet Thibault with SCDNR on 16 January 2024 about a deceased dolphin on the beach in front of the Ocean Course...

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December 5th - Dolphin Stranding in Port Royal

Nicole Principe

Dec 5, 20232 min read

December 5th - Dolphin Stranding in Port Royal

On the afternoon of December 5th, while Nicole and Brooke were responding to a dolphin in N Myrtle Beach, we got a call from USCB dolphin...

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November 27th - Dolphin Calf Stranding in Bluffton

Nicole Principe

Nov 27, 20231 min read

November 27th - Dolphin Calf Stranding in Bluffton

A deceased bottlenose dolphin calf was reported to us on November 27th in Bluffton. This dolphin was found floating near a dock. Our HHI...

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November 19th - Dolphin Stranding in the Ashley River

Nicole Principe

Nov 19, 20231 min read

November 19th - Dolphin Stranding in the Ashley River

On Sunday, November 19th, we were notified of a deceased dolphin floating in the Ashley River. The boaters who called were kind enough to...

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November 13th - Dolphin Calf Stranding on Folly Beach

Nicole Principe

Nov 13, 20231 min read

November 13th - Dolphin Calf Stranding on Folly Beach

We received a call early in the morning on November 13th regarding a dead baby dolphin. Pictures confirmed this was a neonate bottlenose...

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October 23rd - Dolphin Stranding on Folly Beach

Nicole Principe

Oct 22, 20231 min read

October 23rd - Dolphin Stranding on Folly Beach

On the evening of October 23rd, we were notified about a deceased dolphin on Folly Beach. LMMN stranding tech, Nicole Principe, and NOAA...

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September 29th - Striped Dolphin Stranding on Litchfield Beach

Nicole Principe

Sep 28, 20231 min read

September 29th - Striped Dolphin Stranding on Litchfield Beach

On September 30th, LMMN was notified that a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) had stranded alive the previous night on Litchfield...

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September 4th - Dolphin Stranding in Hilton Head Island

Nicole Principe

Sep 4, 20232 min read

September 4th - Dolphin Stranding in Hilton Head Island

On Labor Day, our team was notified by Amber Kuehn, head of sea turtle patrol on HHI and LMMN volunteer, that there was a dead bottlenose...

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August 20th - Dolphin Stranding on Kiawah Island

Nicole Principe

Aug 20, 20231 min read

August 20th - Dolphin Stranding on Kiawah Island

We got a call on August 20th regarding a dead dolphin on North East Kiawah Island. Brooke jumped into action and coordinated with...

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August 6th - Dolphin Stranding in Mt. Pleasant

Nicole Principe

Aug 5, 20231 min read

August 6th - Dolphin Stranding in Mt. Pleasant

Warning - Graphic Content On the evening of August 6th, we were notified that there was a dead bottlenose dolphin in an oyster bed off...

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