When marine mammals become stranded in shallow water, the risks can rise quickly, even over a short period.

Out of the water, marine mammals can become stressed, overheated, and physically strained.

Rescuers were working to save around 30 bottlenose dolphins that got stranded off Cape Cod early Monday morning.

A dramatic two-day rescue operation unfolded along the Massachusetts coast after 53 bottlenose dolphins became stranded on the tidal flats of Cape Cod, prompting marine wildlife teams to race against ...

The dolphins from the two events were "extremely likely" to be the same animals.

Lifeguards rescued a stranded baby dolphin from the shoreline at Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand, after spotting the calf struggling in shallow water. Footage shows the lifeguards trying to guide the ...

Nearly 50 bottlenose dolphins stranded across Cape Cod in what IFAW calls the largest known dolphin stranding in Massachusetts history so far.

A pod of 157 dolphins lies on the sand of a remote beach in Tasmania. Handout photo from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania – Copyright ...

New research by scientists in South Florida indicates that a high percentage of stranded dolphins were almost deaf at the time of stranding. The cause of the near-deafness is unknown. It might be ...

A juvenile southern right whale has been saved by a pod of dolphins after it was stranded in an estuary in WA's south for two weeks.

Bottlenose and harbour porpoise dolphins are the most common types seen around the UK coast. The bottlenose can be found in ...