Three male common dolphins that stranded at Chipman’s Cove in Wellfleet on March 30 were transported and released at Herring Cove in Provincetown by the IFAW Stranding Team. IFAW volunteer responders were on the lookout in Wellfleet Harbor early Tuesday because of the low spring tide, and because the majority of the 44 stranded dolphins reported to IFAW during the month of March were found there, according to Misty Niemeyer, IFAW’s stranding coordinator. Thirty-three were successfully released, Niemeyer added. Residents in the Chipman’s Cove area called the IFAW hotline to report the dolphins. It is 508-743-9548. Niemeyer asked that anyone coming upon a dolphin or seal in apparent distress should keep their distance, because being too close stresses the animals. Find more information on what to do (and not do) if you see a stranded marine mammal at: IFAW.org/strandings. (Photo Nancy Bloom)
Sunset behind Phragmites at High Head on March 28. (Photo Nancy Bloom)