SLIDELL, La. - A young dolphin was rescued and released back into the wild Sunday after Hurricane Ida pushed the mammal into a canal in Slidell, Louisiana, according to local researchers and officials involved in the effort.The Slidell Police Department released the footage and said officers had help with the rescue from the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other various agencies.
The IMMS said the young dolphin separated from its pod and got stranded in a drainage pond in Slidell amid rising waters on Aug.