Worries raised over dolphins in N.J. rivers

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Environment  Sat, 12/27/2008 - 18:51

Bottlenose dolphins swim near a marker buoy in the Shrewsbury River in Sea Bright, N.J., on July 2, 2008.A group of bottlenose dolphins has been confounding humans since they took up residence in two rivers near the New Jersey shore six months ago.

Now that it's winter, some people are worried they'll never make it out.



 

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