A state-endangered beach bird is getting a helping hand at Cape Henlopen State Park as Delaware environmental officials work to rebuild declining least tern populations along the coast.
The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute responded to Cape Henlopen State Park Monday morning for a gray seal pup tangled in the line of a mesh bag.
School leaders from across Delaware testified Monday before the Joint Special Committees investigating the state’s recent property reassessment, highlighting disparities in public education funding.
Delaware River and Bay Authority greenlights major hybrid ferry project for the Cape May-Lewes Ferry
The Delaware River and Bay Authority has approved a $78.6 million contract to build a new diesel hybrid ferry for the Cape May-Lewes Ferry system, marking the fleet’s biggest upgrade in decades.
Swim advisories were issued Tuesday at two beaches in Sussex County after water tests showed elevated levels of Enterococcus bacteria, a fecal indicator bacteria, according to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC).
A body was recovered from the waters off of Cape Henlopen State Park on Wednesday, with first responders confirming it to be that of a swimmer who went missing over the weekend.
The National Aquarium Animal Rescue team are working through their busiest local seal rescue season in years, with four juvenile seals currently in their care.
The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute in Sussex County rescued a gray seal pup from Cape Henlopen State Park on Sunday.
The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park is closing for the spring and summer seasons.
Concerns about avian flu are growing across Delmarva, with confirmed cases in Sussex County affecting both livestock and wild snow geese. At Cape Henlopen State Park, one man’s weekend walk turned into a disturbing encounter.
