Three dead dolphins washed up at Sandy Hook Bay over the weekend.
It was verified that the dolphins were Common Dolphins.
The dolphin deaths follow a recent increase in the number of whales that have washed up in New York and New Jersey. Since the beginning of December, at least nine whales have perished.
However, many people reported that park rangers with the National Park Service stopped them from trying to help the animals and did not allow anyone to approach the dolphins.
“Protocol is that you don’t push stranded animals back in the water.
That delays any medical attention they may need,” said a spokeswoman for the National Park Service, which operates Sandy Hook.
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