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Heartbreak on Cape shows value of research into dolphin strandings

  February 22, 2012

The stranding deaths this winter of more than 100 dolphins on Cape Cod, while scores of emotionally wrought volunteers raced against time in the muck of mud flats to save dozens more, is the most heart-tugging chapter yet in a signature mystery of New England’s animal kingdom. Why do dolphins and pilot whales swim ashore Cape Cod? As scientists struggle to find an answer, the government and private donors must provide necessary funds to continue the research.

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