Our ride to Bailey’s Key included an unexpected rain shower, which made two of us decide to forego morning data collection. Still, Manon, Kathleen, Rebecca, and Eric weathered the storm and were …
Category: Blog & Field Reports
Shaking Things Up!
Today was a sunny, warm, delightful day! And, we shook things up a bit – in more ways than the hermit crab race, limbo contest, and Garifuna dancing! Manon did …
Day 2 of Leap Year 2024!
Our day began dryer and warmer and with dolphins! Kathleen was joined by Manon, Rebecca, Eric, and Tracy to observe the dolphins and collect data at Bailey’s Key. It was our first 31+ min session of the year! The dolphins were playful and scattered all around the lagoon. We have …
Happy New Year! The Sun Appeared!
Even though rain greeted our morning, the clouds did part and we did see the sun today! It was very welcome. The underwater visibility was exceptionally …
Happy New Year’s Eve!
We had an unexpected morning session. Manon and Kathleen went to the AKR overlook from the old dining room at about 6:30 AM and were pleasantly surprised by what looked like clearing/cleared/good visibility water at Bailey’s Key! So, we decided …
50% Off Dolphin Protector E-Kits!
Happy New Year!
To celebrate, DCP is offering 50% off all Dolphin Protector E-Kits (regularly $29 – now just $14.50!). With these kits, you can declare your support for one of three dolphin species: common bottlenose, Atlantic spotted, or Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins. Or choose all three!
Kits include a species fact sheet, image, personalized Dolphin Protector certificate, and more. All E-Kits are delivered electronically, meaning no shipping costs or waiting around for a package!
Code: DolphinProtectorEKit
Expires Jan 5th.
The Rest of Our Group Arrived!
Weather was the day’s highlight! The last winter storm of 2023 arrived with a flourish at 3:30 AM with a heavy downpour and high winds that rendered data collection moot. Underwater visibility was like liquid mud …
Extremely Long Travel Day!
Automobiles, ‘trains’, and planes! (Not quite the movie!) We started the day in the car then to the monorail train between the car rental return and the airport. Then we waited and waited …
Is it really almost 2024?!
Time for DCP to return to Roatan, Anthony’s Key Resort (AKR), the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS) for our 21st year of research … observing and recording the behavior and vocalizations of the dolphins who call RIMS home! And to Celebrate the New Year with Sandy and the other dolphins (and people) at RIMS.
New Winter Coloring Page!
It’s heeeeere!
The latest festive winter coloring page from Ranke. Enjoy it as a standalone PDF or as part of our Winter Coloring Book PDF.
Thank you, Ranke!
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