MELBOURNE, Fla., June 7 (UPI) -- A colder-than-usual winter likely killed an unusually large number of bottlenose dolphins from Louisiana to the Florida panhandle, officials said.
Sixty-two dolphin deaths were reported in the region in March with 39 more deaths reported in April. The average is 18 for March and 13 for April, said Erin Fougeres, a biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Service.