$20,000 reward offered after dolphin found dead with head missing near North Carolina coast

$20,000 reward offered after headless dolphin found on N.C. island

The intentional decapitation of the animal, officials said, is a violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Bizarre: Decapitated Dolphin Head Found On North Carolina Island

Wildlife authorities in North Carolina have reported that a decapitated dolphin was discovered on Lea-Hutaff Island. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries’ law enforcement office stated the dolphin was initially found on the island intact. Days later, when members of the marine mammal stranding team from the University of North Carolina Wilmington arrived on the island to evaluate the dolphin, they discovered its head was…

Dolphin found ‘intentionally mutilated’ with no head in North Carolina marsh, officials say

Officials said the bottlenose dolphin was reported stranded on April 15 on Lea Island.

Decapitated dolphin found in North Carolina; $20K reward offered

Investigators are trying to find the person or people who decapitated a dolphin on a North Carolina island.

NOAA offers reward for information on decapitated dolphin on Lea-Hutaff Island

This article contains graphic imagery. Viewer discretion is advised. WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the criminal conviction or the assessment of a civil penalty against the person(s) responsible for the death and decapitation of a dead bottlenose dolphin on Lea-Hutaff Island. A member of the public originally reported the stranding of a dead dolphi…

Feds offering $20,000 reward in decapitated dolphin case

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement says the bottlenose dolphin was found dead on Lea-Hutaff Island, that’s near Hampstead.