3-year-old dolphin rescued, relocated from Volusia County creek
‘Maggie-May,’ mother well-known by researchers
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Dolphin rescued from Spruce Creek. (Image: Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institue) (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A 3-year-old bottlenose dolphin was rescued by several teams from Spruce Creek in Volusia County and relocated back to the Halifax River Wednesday, according to Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute.
The institute said with the help from SeaWorld, Volusia County Environmental Management, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Blue World Research Institute and the University of Florida, they were able to rescue the trapped dolphin nicknamed “Maggie-May.”
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