{"id":298850,"date":"2024-04-24T12:16:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/dolphin-that-washed-ashore-in-louisiana-was-shot-killed-officials-say"},"modified":"2024-04-24T12:17:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:17:03","slug":"dolphin-that-washed-ashore-in-louisiana-was-shot-killed-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/dolphin-that-washed-ashore-in-louisiana-was-shot-killed-officials-say","title":{"rendered":"Dolphin That Washed Ashore in Louisiana Was Shot & Killed, Officers Say"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A dolphin that washed ashore in Louisiana was riddled with bullet holes — something federal officials are now offering a huge reward for to track down the party responsible.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s Fisheries Service announced the dolphin’s death Tuesday … saying the mammal’s body washed up on Mae’s Beach in Cameron Parish on March 13.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The NOAA says it performed a necropsy — an animal autopsy — on the body … and found multiple bullets lodged in the brain, spinal cord, and heart. A photo of the dead dolphin has been circulating — although, it doesn’t appear to show the bullet holes described.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n


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Either way, officials are offering a $20,000 reward for anyone who has information leading to a criminal conviction or assessment of a civil penalty against the perpetrators of the dolphin’s death. In other words, they wanna catch the bastard that did this.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Dolphin slaying is far from unheard of … in fact, it sadly happens more often than you think. In 2020, Florida officials found a dead bottlenose dolphin in the Gulf of Mexico with a gaping hole — believed to be caused by either a bullet or spear — marring the side of its face.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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As we reported … another dolphin washed up on the Florida coast with a stab wound<\/strong><\/a> in its head back in 2022 — when officials say the animal was killed while begging humans for food.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Marine Mammal Protection Act makes it a crime to hunt, harass, capture, kill, or attempt to do so, to any marine mammal, including dolphins.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Violators face up to $100,000 in fines and up to one year in jail per violation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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