Overview
- Wareham natural resources staff located two common dolphins alive and active in Beaver Creek off the Weweantic River around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday.
- Receding tides left the pair unable to reach open water from the shallow marsh.
- IFAW’s Marine Mammal Stranding Response Team conducted preliminary checks and moved the dolphins into a specialized transport vehicle.
- Officials reported the animals weighed about 90 and 150 pounds, below NOAA’s average of roughly 170 pounds for short‑beaked common dolphins.
- Town officials publicly thanked IFAW for the rapid response, and the dolphins’ release or further care will be determined following full evaluations.