Ranger the dolphin moved to the Florida Keys for permanent sanctuary after spending nine months healing at a marine rehabilitation center. He was rescued in June 2021 after being stranded in waters around Texas and suffering from a respiratory infection.
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Ranger, a two-year-old bottlenose dolphin, eats food in a medical pool at Dolphin Research Center Friday, March 25, 2022, in Marathon, Fla. The juvenile male was flown to the Florida Keys from the Texas State Aquarium Wildlife Rescue Center after it was discovered in June 2021 at Goose Island State Park in Texas suffering from a respiratory infection and dehydration after his mother had died.
MARATHON, Fla. — A juvenile bottlenose dolphin has been flown to the Florida Keys for permanent sanctuary after spending nine months healing at a Texas-based marine rehabilitation center. The orphaned male calf, named “Ranger,” arrived Friday at the Florida Keys-based Dolphin Research Center. He was rescued in June 2021 after being discovered stranded in waters around Goose Island State Park in Texas suffering from an underlying respiratory infection and dehydration. He was found near his dead mother and was transported to the Texas State Aquarium Wildlife Rescue Center.
The National Marine Fisheries Service determined the dolphin could not survive in the wild and chose the
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