Reward Increased To $54,000 In Case Of Dolphin Found Shot On Pensacola Beach

March 3, 2020

Authorities are stepping up their efforts to solve the case of two dolphins found shot on Florida beaches including one on Pensacola Beach.

Last week, Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge experts recovered a dolphin with a bullet in its left side along Pensacola Beach. Florida late last week. Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission also discovered a dead dolphin off Naple late last week. The animal was fatally wounded from what appeared to be a bullet and/or a sharp object.

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement and agency partners are offering a reward of up to $54,000 for information on the recent dolphin deaths.

NOAA officials are seeking information from anyone who may have details about these incidents. Please call the NOAA Enforcement Hotline at (800) 853-1964. Tips may be left anonymously.

Harassing, hunting, killing or feeding wild dolphins, or attempting to do these activities is prohibited under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.  Violations can be prosecuted either civilly or criminally. They are punishable by up to $100,000 in fines and up to one year in jail per violation.

Comments

5 Responses to “Reward Increased To $54,000 In Case Of Dolphin Found Shot On Pensacola Beach”

  1. Cindi on March 5th, 2020 1:55 pm

    Evil, black hearted s.o b. with no conscience. How can they sleep at night?! I pray they are caught!

  2. Bama on March 3rd, 2020 5:49 pm

    54k reward for killing a dolphin, 60 million babies aborted since Roe v Wade and no reward for killing them. It just isn’t right.

  3. Henry Coe on March 3rd, 2020 4:14 pm

    Glad the amount is up. Would love to see the same money or more put together toward solving cold cases involving people.

  4. Mr. Nobody on March 3rd, 2020 12:42 pm

    I hate that someone did this to such a beautiful creature but a $54k reward plus the cost of prosecution for a crime that only constitutes 1 year in jail? And during the time of incarceration the tax payers will foot the bill for his/her housing and food. That makes a lot of sense

  5. ELW on March 3rd, 2020 8:02 am

    I hope they catch them. EVel, Evil, Evil.

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