The Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project (PCDP) is a relatively new program founded in 2015 by Dr. Janet Mann of Georgetown University.
On August 17th, graduate students involved with PCDP witnessed the birth of a wild bottlenose dolphin in the Potomac River. This important observation confirms that dolphins are using the river for breeding, which is good news for the population here. According to the Georgetown Voice, this was the third documented birth in the Potomac.
The newborn calf, named Gwendolyn Mink is seen here with the mother, Patsy Mink. (Taken under NOAA NMFS Permit No. 19403, PCDP)
Reports suggest that the number of dolphin sightings have increased in the Chesapeake and Potomac in the past few years.
The PCDP aims to study dolphins in the Chesapeake and Potomac and work to protect the population there.
