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Juvenile Dolphin Found Dead on Beach with Multiple Gunshot Wounds – NOAA Offers $20,000 Reward

TAMPA, Fla. – Authorities are seeking information about the tragic death of a dolphin found on a Louisiana beach last month. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Services is offering a reward of $20,000 in connection with the incident. The juvenile bottlenose dolphin was discovered on March 13 at West Mae’s Beach in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, with multiple bullets lodged in its brain, spinal cord, and heart. A necropsy indicated that the dolphin …

Juvenile Dolphin Found Dead on Beach with Multiple Gunshot Wounds: NOAA Offers $20,000 Reward for Information

TAMPA, Fla. – The discovery of a dolphin shot to death on a beach in Cameron Parish, Louisiana has sparked outrage and prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Services to offer a $20,000 reward for information. The juvenile bottlenose dolphin was found on West Mae’s Beach with multiple bullets lodged in its brain, spinal cord, and heart on March 13th. A necropsy revealed that the dolphin had likely died from trauma inflicted …

Juvenile Dolphin Found Dead with Multiple Gunshot Wounds on Louisiana Beach: NOAA Offers $20,000 Reward

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Following a tragic incident in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, where a dolphin was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Services is offering a $20,000 reward for information on the perpetrator. The juvenile bottlenose dolphin was discovered on West Mae’s Beach on March 13, with bullets lodged in its brain, spinal cord, and heart, according to a necropsy report. NOAA confirmed that the dolphin’s death …

NOAA Issues Geomagnetic Storm Warning Following Solar Flare Disruption

A geomagnetic storm warning has been issued for Monday by the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) in the United States. This warning follows a major coronal mass ejection that occurred on Friday, causing disruption in the Earth’s magnetic field. The SWPC has downgraded the warning to a G2 from the previous G4 alert issued on Sunday. Geomagnetic storms like this one often result in spectacular displays of the aurora borealis, commonly known as the …