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Dolphins Found Shot, Slashed, Stabbed With Tool

Punta Umbría. Port. Dolphins Statue. Huelva. Andalusia. Spain
Punta Umbría. Port. Dolphins Statue. Huelva. Andalusia. Spain by Tomas Fano
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Authorities are investigating several attacks on dolphins in the northern Gulf of Mexico after some were found with gunshot wounds, cuts and missing jaws. The Sun Herald reports ( http://bit. ly/QN0xUt ) that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a "heads up" directive. That puts officials on alert for an increase in human interaction with dolphins in the waters across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Authorities say cases of gunshot wounds, mutilations and other injuries have been detected in recent months. Scientists from the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport have responded to four dolphin strandings. And on Friday, a team went to Deer Island and found a second dolphin dead with a portion of his jaw missing. A dolphin found dead earlier near Gautier had a 9mm bullet wound. "It went through the abdomen, into the kidneys and killed it," said Moby Solangi, IMMS executive director.

People:

Moby Solangi

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-0.411422"It went through the abdomen, into the kidneys and killed it," said Moby Solangi, ...
-0.195955"They already are under a lot of stress from the oil spill, the dead zone," he said. ...
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  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.607377
  • Mean: -0.3036885
  • Standard Deviation: 0

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Movie: the dead zone

Overall Sentiment: -0.185801

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PrintMedia: Sun Herald

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Relevance: 0.441227

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Overall Sentiment: 0.255825

Relevance: 0.506307

Organization: Institute for Marine Mammal Studies

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.415707

Company: IMMS

Overall Sentiment: -0.248209

Relevance: 0.339993

FieldTerminology: oil spill

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