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A local whale release and rescue group says a quick response from residents in Heart's Delight-Islington saved the lives of over a dozen trapped dolphins, but fear ice conditions could create more problems down the line.
Several dolphins got stuck by the wharf in Heart's Delight-Islington, N.L., on Friday. Some have since been freed by rescue crews, but others are still wading in the ice.
The mayor of a rural newfoundland community is beaming with pride after more than a dozen people from his town waded into the frigid Atlantic ocean to help rescue dolphins trapped by a crush of sea ice.
Newfoundland and Labrador is a world leader in trying to save whales tangled in ocean detritus, including fishing gear, communications lines and plane debris. Now the province's whale-disentanglement experts are working to pass those skills on to others.