Results tagged “heidiwatts”

Remember earlier this year, when the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration began a probe into dozens of dead dolphins that had washed up on Southeast Texas beaches? Well, several months into the investigation, the NOAA hasn't figured out what killed the dolphins — and officials say they're unlikely to find an answer. Nearly 70 dolphins washed ashore on beaches in Galveston and Jefferson counties, at least 60 of them in March — a sharp upturn... more ›

Houstonist digs dolphins — no, not those — so we were sad to hear about the recent spate of dead dolphins washing up on Galveston County beaches lately. Thirty-five bottlenose dolphins have washed ashore since January, an estimated 26 of them in the last two weeks. "There were a lot of dolphins," a dispatcher for the Galveston County sheriff's office told The Galveston County Daily News. "They were coming in [Friday and Saturday], but the... more ›