Feds Offering $20K Reward For Info On A Dead Dolphin Found With Multiple Bullet Holes

Feds Offering $20,000 Reward For Information On A Dead Dolphin Found With Multiple Bullet Holes

A Dead dolphin with multiple bullet holes was found in Louisiana. According to reports reaching us at Dreddsworld, the Feds are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction.

The dead bottlenose dolphin was reported on West Mae’s Beach in Cameron Parish on March 13, per The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service.

It’s gathered that the dolphin was recovered and taken to the Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans for a necropsy.

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On Tuesday, NOAA Fisheries said the necropsy revealed there were “multiple bullets lodged in the dolphin’s brain, spinal cord, and heart.”

The NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is now investigating and asking the public for any information about the dolphin’s death.

Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, it is a crime to hunt, harass, capture, kill, or attempt to do so, to any marine mammal, including dolphins. Violators face up to $100,000 in fines and up to one year in jail per violation.

NOAA Fisheries is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to a criminal conviction or the assessment of a civil penalty in the dolphin’s death. Anyone with information is asked to call the NOAA Enforcement Hotline at (800) 853-1964.