Stranded common dolphins rescued on a Cape Cod beach in Brewster, Massachusetts. Cape dolphin strandings are up this winter.

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Stranded common dolphins being rescued by International Fund for Animal Welfare workers and volunteers from Cape Cod Bay on a Cape Cod beach in Brewster, Massachusetts early February, 2012. Cape dolphin strandings are up this winter; over 145 dolphins have been rescued as of Feb. 9, 2012. Most dolphins have died when released back into deeper water but some have lived.

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Location: Brewster, Massachusetts, USA
Photo credit: © Vincent DeWitt / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: animal, cape, dolphin, environment, fund, ifaw, international, mammal, massachusetts, rescue, stranding, welfare