Dead Baby Dolphin
The mother dolphin was seen
pushing her dead baby around for 9 days before someone intervened. The dolphins
were sited many times from the south side of the Ten Cent bridge
over the St. Lucie River. This occurred back in January of 2004.
They were spotted after the water was released from Lake Okeechobee. In the photo the water is turbid and dark. Since our injunction, the South Florida Water Management District has temporarily stopped the pulse releases of water from Lake Okeechobee. For now, the water is clear on the flood tide without the polluted infusion from the Lake. -
Henry Fish Lesion
Following massive discharges of water from Lake Okeechobee in 1998 the St. Lucie Estuary had millions of fish with lesions similar to those pictured. Our efforts are needed to prevent a recurrence."