Feds say wayward dolphins in NJ rivers are dying

January 7, 2009 By WAYNE PARRY , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- More than two-thirds of the 16 bottlenose dolphins inhabiting New Jersey rivers since summer have died or disappeared, federal officials say.

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