Eventually, Izzy, named after the Island or Isla, started showing dangerous behaviors towards people and had signs of injuries likely caused by a collision with a boat. Their experiences were being shared via social media which encouraged others to interact with her. '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.'įirst spotted alone in December of 2019 in canals adjacent to a nearby neighborhood in North Padre Island, Izzy became a popular attraction where the public would seek her out to swim with, ride, jump on, feed, and pet her. '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. Estimated to be 5-years-old and known as 'Izzy,' the female dolphin was rescued in June of 2022 by NOAA partners – the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network, Texas State Aquarium, and SeaWorld San Antonio – after years of illegal human interaction caused her health to decline to the point of requiring intervention and medical attention. "Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) is now the forever home to a new non-releasable juvenile bottlenose dolphin. A necropsy will be underway to find the cause of death.Ģ5th - WFLA8 and the Tampa Bay Times have both confirmed that PJ died Sunday(23rd).ġst - Apollo has been seen with Hemingway!Ĥth - Insane out-of-the-blue news! Izzy, a 5 year old Atlantic Costal Bottlenose dolphin, has been selected as a permanent resident at CMA!!! PJ is now able to join Winter and serve as her bodyguard for eternity – as she would have it no other way."īased on her activity and appearance yesterday, it is very likely that PJ died sometime this morning. We did all we could to ensure she was as comfortable as possible during her last moments with us.Įstimated to be 51 years old, PJ lived a long and whole life – and we are so incredibly grateful to be able to provide her every comfort during her sunset years.įrom the instant she arrived at CMA following her rescue, it was clear that her easygoing personality would make her a perfect match for Winter, Hope, and later Apollo. She was in the loving arms of her animal care and vet teams as she took her last breaths.
"We are deeply saddened to share the passing of PJ, our eldest bottlenose dolphin. Nicholas was reportedly not in the pool with them.Ģ0th - The calf that was rescued by CMA in July and has been rehabilitating at SeaWorld Orlando has been named Ridgway!Ģ3rd - Incredibly sudden news, PJ has died. This likelihood for this is because PJ is too old to breed, the main reason the cetaceans are separated in the first place. Yay!ġ4th - Reported yesterday, PJ and Hemingway have been seen together. CMA posted a video featuring memories from her past birthdays at the facility.ġ1th - Happy 12th birthday, Hope! CMA Dolphins Wiki is launched. The news starts from when the wiki launched(and a little bit before).ġ0th - Winter would have turned 17 today. ĭates are sorted from the beginning towards the end of the year.
This page features news about CMA's dolphins from 2022.ĭisclaimer: This page is archived, meaning updates are fixing broken links, names, small mistakes, etc.
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