By Drew Grant 4/01 3:48pm

marine life

Different seal, different net. (Getty Images)

East River Dolphins Disappear, Seal Cub Caught in Net and Dead Porpoise in Amagansett

Wondering whatever happened to those two bottleneck dolphins that were doing laps in the East River earlier this month? Yeah, us too. Strangely, there seems to be no updates past the intial spottings, and though no news is good news in these situations–dolphin death being instant click-bait for this messed up Internet world we live in–we can’t help but wonder where those two magestic specisims ended up. Did they find their way out of the East River? Back to the ocean? Did a rich entrepreneur skyjack the mackerel-eating mammals for their own personal dolphin pool? Why were the police so unhelpful? Please, tell us Riverhead Foundation!

But the not-for-profit foundation has its hands busy dealing with a new crisis to answer our calls about some lost dolphins. Read More

By Drew Grant 3/18 11:10am

Dolphins!!!

Greenpoint dolphin (YouTube)

If You Can Mackerel Here, You Can Mackerel Anywhere: Another Dolphin Joins Friend in East River Jaunt

You know, we’re starting to think it’s not a coincidence that all these dolphins have started showing up in New York’s bodies of (filthy) water. After all, in the past decade there’s been an uptick in marine life just kind of moseying into our rivers and canals, mostly with tragic results.

But this weekend’s sighting of not one but two bottlenose dolphins in the East River–both apparently in fine health, from what experts can see–shows that maybe the creatures can survive in these unsanitary conditions … at least for a little while. Which is pretty perfect metaphor for college students’ NYC migration habits, when you think about it. Read More

By Drew Grant 6/21/12 1:39pm

Dolphin death

R.I.P. bottlenose buddy (DNAInfo.com)

New York Dolphin Died As it Lived: On the Hudson River

Sadly, our friend the Hudson bottlenose dolphin has passed away. It was discovered, belly-up, on the Chelsea Piers this morning, several days after it was spotted frolicking in the murky waters separating Manhattan from New Jersey.

Though this is devastating news, we do retain some hope that this mammal carcass might not be the same dolphin that has recently been photographed in the water. Read More

By Drew Grant 6/18/12 5:00pm

animal rescue

The photo of the dolphin on the Hudson (Jennifer Parker, via DNAInfo.com)

Dolphin in the Hudson, Dolphin in the Hudson!

Oh my gawsh, there is a dolphin hanging around the Hudson River. Adorbs! Well, not really. Dolphins are smarter than people, at least when it comes to stuff like “how to survive in water,” and even humans are smart enough not to know not to swim in the Hudson.

So sadly, this little dolphin is probably very sick. Or trying to avenge his wife’s murder. Read on! Read More