#Dolphins
Scientific first: Researchers find traces of disease in dolphin poop
Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Health and Stranding Lab have successfully detected Fraser’s morbillivirus, which can cause respiratory and neurological disease, in the feces of a dolphin.
What was poll’s No. 1 response to seeing swimmers, snorkelers too close to whales, dolphins?
In our recent Big Island 30-second poll, we asked: What would you do if you see people swimming/snorkeling too close to whales or dolphins? We got 1,070 votes. What response came out on top?
Big Island Now’s poll #11: What would you do if you see swimmers, snorkelers too close to whales, dolphins?
This week, “Dolphin Dave” will appear in Kona District Court this week for a hearing regarding a criminal citation for harassing wildlife.
Maui’s ‘Dolphin Dave’ cited for harassing dolphins, humpback whale at Hawaiʻi Island state park
David Jiménez, who calls himself “Dolphin Dave,” was cited for two violations after the state Department of Land and Natural Resources received numerous calls reporting alleged wildlife harassment.
Potentially fatal virus discovered in dolphins, whales across the Pacific
Prior to its discovery in 10 whale and dolphin host species across the Pacific, the virus was found in only a single marine mammal worldwide, a Longman’s beaked whale stranded on Maui in 2010.
Keiki experience first-time ocean adventures provided by Big Island nonprofit
For Children to Flourish is a nonprofit organization that provides free ocean adventures for local children, families and those working for and with the next generation.
Waikoloa Woman Captures Footage of Dolphins While Paddling
Members of the Waikoloa Canoe Club were joined on their Sunday morning paddle session by a large pod of dolphins.
