A mother and calf dolphin were found stranded in a Wareham marsh on Dec. 8.

The dolphins were saved by the International Fund for Animal Welfare's response team.

The animals were evaluated and released back in the ocean at West Dennis Beach on Cape Cod.

WAREHAM — Two dolphins took a wrong turn and ended up stranded in a marsh off the Weweantic River on Dec. 8, but rescuers soon had them back where they belonged.

The Wareham Department of Natural Resources reported in a social media post that they were dispatched to the site, in the area of Beaver Creek, at approximately 10:45 a.m. on a report of two stranded common dolphins.

They were found alive and active on the marsh but out of the water due to the low tide, according to the WDNR.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare’s M

See Full Page