Two Pilot Whales Dead, Several Others Stranded Off Cudjoe Key
CUDJOE KEY (CBS4) – Marine mammal rescuers are working to save 16 pilot whales who were found stranded off the lower Florida Keys late Thursday afternoon. They were not able to save two others,...
View ArticleStranded Whale Death Toll Rises To 13
CUDJOE KEY (CBS4) - A total of 13 whales have died after beaching themselves near Cudjoe Key late Thursday afternoon. That leaves 7 whales in stable, but guarded condition. Marine officials were...
View Article2 Of 7 Pilot Whales Released Off Cudjoe Key
CUDJOE KEY (CBS4) – Two of the seven surviving whales were released early Saturday afternoon. A total of 14 whales have died after beaching themselves near Cudjoe Key late Thursday afternoon. The 14th...
View ArticleFive Beached Pilot Whales Survive Another Night In Keys
CUDJOE KEY (CBS4) – Five pilot whales which were part of a group which beached themselves near Cudjoe Key last week have survived another night. Karrie Carnes with the National Ocean and Atmospheric...
View Article2 Released Pilot Whales Swimming Strong
CUDJOE KEY (CBS4) – Two of seven previously stranded pilot whales are swimming strong in the Florida Straits. The mammals were released Saturday from the lower Florida Keys. Satellite tags were placed...
View ArticlePilot Whales Taken To Keys’ Rehab Facility
KEY LARGO (CBS4) – Five pilot whales which survived a mass stranding off Cudjoe Key last week have been taken to a marine life rehab center in Key Largo. The whales arrived at the Marine Mammal...
View Article2 Surviving Stranded Pilot Whales In Critical Condition
KEY LARGO (CBS4)- Two of the four female pilot whales that survived a May 5 mass stranding in the Lower Keys was classified as critical. But the whales are still getting around-the-clock care at the...
View ArticleKeys Marine Center Needs Volunteers For 3 Surviving Whales
KEY LARGO (CBS4) – Three of the 21 pilot whales are left and the marine mammal rehabilitation center in the Florida Keys is still looking for volunteers to maintain 24-hour vigils for the whales that...
View ArticleKey Largo Hotels Offer Pilot Whale Rehab Volunteers Special Rates
KEY LARGO (CBS4) — Several Key Largo hotels are offering reduced-rate accommodations for visitors who want to join round-the-clock efforts to rehabilitate three surviving pilot whales recovering at the...
View ArticleThird Stranded Pilot Whale Euthanized, 2 Remain
KEY LARGO (CBS4)- Officials at a Florida Keys-based marine mammal rehabilitation center Saturday euthanized the third of seven surviving pilot whales that stranded May 5 off the lower Florida Keys. A...
View ArticleRescued Whales Showing Signs Of Improvement
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Five pilot whales which stranded themselves on a South Florida beach along with 22 others are doing better after being hydrated with fish smoothies through a feeding tube every...
View ArticlePod Of Pilot Whales Stranded Off Everglades Nat’l Park
HIGHLAND BEACH (CBSMiami) – Members of the rescue team tasked with trying to herd a pod of pilot whales away from the beach where they’ve stranded themselves worry some of the animals won’t survive the...
View ArticleFlorida Wildlife Ageny Wraps Whale Rescue Efforts
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard and Florida wildlife officials have wrapped up their efforts to help a pod of pilot whales which became stranded last week off Everglades National Park on the...
View ArticlePilot Whales Strand Themselves Off Naples
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Florida Marina Patrol is keeping tabs on about 30 or so short finned pilot whales, several of which have beached themselves, at the Gordon Pass in Naples. Officials said the high...
View ArticleBiologists Monitoring Beached Pilot Whales Off SW Florida Coast
FORT MYERS BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) — About four dozen pilot whales in shallow waters off of southwest Florida are being monitored by wildlife officials. Two of the whales died and a third will be...
View Article8 Pilot Whales Found Dead
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – A total of eight pilot whales have died in the waters off the state’s southwest coast Tuesday, and a total of six remain unaccounted for Tuesday. The Coast Guard temporarily...
View ArticleNecropsies Continue On Whales Beached Off SW Fla.
FORT MYERS BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) — Biologists are continuing to perform necropsies on eight pilot whales that died in shallow waters off southwest Florida. Officials with the National Oceanic and...
View ArticleAbout 25 Pilot Whales Found Dead Off Fla.
MIAMI (AP) — Boaters discovered 25 dead pilot whales on an island off Florida’s southwest coast Thursday, raising the death toll to 33. The whales were found on Kice Island, south of Naples and near...
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