Two stranded dolphins were rescued from a marsh in Wareham this week.

After receiving a report about the distressed dolphins, staff from the Wareham Department of Natural Resources responded to a part of Beaver Creek off the Weweantic River at about 10:45 a.m. Monday. They found the two animals “alive and active” in the marsh, but low tides had apparently stranded them in shallow waters, according to town officials.

Rescuers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare work to save the stranded dolphins in Wareham. – Courtesy of Wareham Department of Natural Resources

The department contacted the International Fund for Animal Welfare, which operates a local marine mammal rescue team . IFAW immediately responded to the area, successfully moving the dolphins into a special marine mam

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