Izzy the dolphin has found a new home at Clearwater Marine Aquarium.

Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network
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Izzy the dolphin has found a new home at Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
Since early 2020, Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network worked tirelessly in coordination with NOAA to educate the public and prioritize investigations of people interacting with Izzy for her protection, but unfortunately the illegal interactions continued and intervention was the only choice to save her life.
“We are so pleased that Izzy now has a safe place to call home and that she will stand for something,” said Heidi Whitehead, Executive Director of the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network.
“Izzy belongs in the wild but despite our persistent efforts to protect her over the course of three years, she became increasingly habituated to humans and boats putting her at high risk for serious, life-threatening injury.”
Thank you CMA for providing her with a forever home and to SeaWorld San Antonio for providing her excellent care these last few months! 

RESCUE​

The first thing you can do to help a marine mammal in need of rescue is to call our 24 hour hotline at 1-800-9MAMMAL (1-800-962-6625).
Dolphins and whales do not usually wash up on our beaches unless they are sick, injured, or orphaned, so it is important NOT to push them back into the water.
The Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network (TMMSN) is on-call 24 hours/day for rescue. Operating under a stranding agreement with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), TMMSN responds to live cetaceans (whales and dolphins) and works closely with the Unites States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for manatees. Our response area extends from the Texas/Louisiana border to the Texas/Mexico border and we assist outside this area as requested by NMFS.
For live stranded animals, an immediate response is mounted by our Critical Care Team made up of staff and experienced volunteers. For free-swimming marine mammals that are injured, entangled, or out of habitat, TMMSN monitors the animal to determine if intervention is imperative and consults with NMFS to develop a plan for rescue.

​Manatee sightings along the Texas coast should also be reported to 1-800-9MAMMAL so that we can monitor their movement patterns throughout the year and conduct rescue efforts should they require assistance (e.g., suffering from cold stress).

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Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working under a federal stranding agreement for all activities. Marine mammal photographs collected under NMFS authorization: Stranding agreement, Permit No 14450, and LOC 22725. ​

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