A $20,000 reward is being offered after two wild dolphins were found dead with bullet and stab wounds in Florida. The second was found with a bullet in its left side along Pensacola Beach, 600 miles away, by experts from the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge. Biologists believe these cases may stem from humans feeding wild dolphins as the animals learn to associate people and boats with food which can put them in harmful situations. An NOAA spokesperson said: 'You can prevent harm to wild dolphins by not feeding or attempting to feed them.' Harassing, hunting, killing or feeding wild dolphins is prohibited under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Source: Daily Mail February 12, 2020 08:37 UTC